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Gulo Maḵadā, ʾAgarhǝse ʾAbuna Māmās, AQM-003

Iosif Fridman (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography

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General description

ʾArbāʿtu wangel “Four Gospels”

Number of Text units: 2

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Original Location: ʾAgärhǝse ʾAbuna Mammas / AQM↗

The colophon mentions Tewoflos (r. 1708-11) as King and ʾabbā Marqos as the Metropolitan of Ethiopia (in tenure 1689-1716).

Summary

I)Gospel of Matthew (fols. 3ra-41ra) - List of the “tituli” for the Gospel of Matthew – 68 titles (fol. 3ra-vb) - Bǝsrāta Mātewos "Gospel of Matthew" (fols. 4ra-41ra) - Short postscript to the Gospel of Matthew (fol. 41ra) II)Gospel of Mark (fols. 41ra-63vb) - List of the “tituli” for the Gospel of Mark – 48 titles (fol. 41ra-vb) - Bǝsrāta Mārqos “Gospel of Mark” (fols. 42ra-63vb) - Short postscript to the Gospel of Mark (fol. 63vb) III)Gospel of Luke (fols. 63vb-104rb) - List of the “tituli” for the Gospel of Luke – 93 titles (fols. 63vb-64vb) - Bǝsrāta Luqās “Gospel of Luke” (fols. 65ra-104rb) - Short postscript to the Gospel of Luke (fol. 104rb) IV) Gospel of John (fols. 104rb-139rb) - List of the “tituli” for the Gospel of John (fol. 104rb-va) - Bǝsrāta Yoḥannǝs “Gospel of John” (fols. 105ra-139rb) - General postscript to the Four Gospels (fol. 139rb-va) Colophon.
  1. ms_i1 (),
  2. ms_i2 (),

Contents

Incipit ( ):

Explicit ( ):

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(The "Golden Gospel" book of Dabra Qǝddusan ʾAbuna Mamas ʾAgärhǝse gädam.)

Colophon

check the viewer139vb

f. 139vb: ዛቲ፡ ወንጌል፡ ዘአቡነ፡ ማማስ፡ ዘአገርህሤ፡ ዘተጽሕፈት፡ በዘመነ፡ መንግሥቱ፡ ለንጉሥነ፡ ቲዎፍሎስ [sic]፤ ወጳጳስነሂ፡ አባ፡ ማርቆስ፡ ወዘአጽሐፈ፡ አባ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ወዘጸሐፈ፡ እሁኁ፡ ሚሳኤል፡ ዘቤተ፡ አባ፡ መጣዕ፤ ወቄሰ፡ ገበዝሂ፡ ተክለ፡ ማርያም፡ ይጽሐፍ፡ ስሞሙ፡ ኀበ፡ ዓምደ፡ ወርቅ፡ በቀለ [sic]፡ ጽድቅ፡ አመ፡ ይመጽእ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ሊቅ፡ እ[ን]ዘ፡ ያድለቀልቅ፡ በንጥረ፡ መባርቅት፡ ወበድልቅልቅ። አሜን። ወአሜን።: This Gospel book of ʾabuna Mamas of ʾAgärhǝśe was written in the time of the reign of our King Tewoflos and of our Metropolitan ʾabba Marqos. ʾAbbā Mikāʾel caused it to be written, and his brother Misaʾel, of the house of ʾabbā Mäṭaʿ, wrote it. And the qesa gabaz (is) Takla Māryām. May Christ the Master write their names upon a pillar of gold in words of righteousness, when He comes instilling awe with the gleaming of thunderbolts and with shaking the earth. Amen and amen.

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

    Extras

    1. (Type: findingAid)

      - White and coloured threads are inserted in the upper edges of some folios, for navigating in the text.

    2. - Fols. 6v, 8r, 26v, 36r, 38r, 42r, 60r, 61v, 62v, 69r, 99r, 100v, 105r, 105v (in the upper margin): Crude notes, some written in pink ink.

    Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .

    Frame notes

    1. frame: - check the viewer4r : Broad coloured ornamental band, with two lateral extensions reaching l.8.

    Miniatures notes

    1. miniature:

    Catalogue Bibliography

    This manuscript has modern restorations.

    Physical Description

    Form of support

    Parchment Codex

    Extent

    Made of 141.0 (leaf) , Entered as 141.0 folios, of which 4.0 (leaf, blank) .Entered as 4.0 blank 1, 2, 140, 141, in 19.0 (quire) .Entered as 19.0 quires (A+17+B). 345 280 100
    Outer dimensions
    Height 345
    Width 280
    Depth 100

    Foliation

    Quire Structure Collation

    Position Number Leaves Quires Description
    1 2 No image availableFols 1r–3v A(2; s. l.: 2, stub after 1/fols. 1r-3v)
    2 8 No image availableFols 4r–11v I(8/fols. 4r-11v)
    3 8 No image availableFols 12r–19v II(8/fols. 12r-19v)
    4 8 No image availableFols 20r–27v III(8/fols. 20r-27v)
    5 8 No image availableFols 28r–35v IV(8/fols. 28r-35v)
    6 8 No image availableFols 36r–43v V(8/fols. 36r-43v)
    7 8 No image availableFols 44r–51v VI(8/fols. 44r-51v)
    8 8 No image availableFols 52r–59v VII(8/fols. 52r-59v)
    9 8 No image availableFols 60r–67v VIII(8/fols. 60r-67v)
    10 8 No image availableFols 68r–75v IX(8/fols. 68r-75v)
    11 8 No image availableFols 76r–83v X(8/fols. 76r-83v)
    12 8 No image availableFols 84r–91v XI(8/fols. 84r-91v)
    13 8 No image availableFols 92r–99v XII(8/fols. 92r-99v)
    14 8 No image availableFols 100r–107v XIII(8/fols. 100r-107v)
    15 6 No image availableFols 108r–113v XIV(6/fols. 108r-113v)
    16 8 No image availableFols 114r–121v XV(8/fols. 114r-121v)
    17 8 No image availableFols 122r–129v XVI(8/fols. 122r-129v)
    18 10 No image availableFols 130r–139v XVII(10/fols. 130r-139v)
    19 2 No image availableFols 140r–141v B(2/fols. 140r-141v). Reinforcing strips of parchment are attached to all of the quires.

    Collation diagrams


    A(2; s. l.: 2, stub after 1/fols. 1r-3v)
    Quire ID:q1
    Collation diagram Quire 1 1 2 Unit #1 Unit #2

    I(8/fols. 4r-11v)
    Quire ID:q2
    Collation diagram Quire 2 3 10 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    II(8/fols. 12r-19v)
    Quire ID:q3
    Collation diagram Quire 3 11 18 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    III(8/fols. 20r-27v)
    Quire ID:q4
    Collation diagram Quire 4 19 26 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    IV(8/fols. 28r-35v)
    Quire ID:q5
    Collation diagram Quire 5 27 34 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    V(8/fols. 36r-43v)
    Quire ID:q6
    Collation diagram Quire 6 35 42 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    VI(8/fols. 44r-51v)
    Quire ID:q7
    Collation diagram Quire 7 43 50 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    VII(8/fols. 52r-59v)
    Quire ID:q8
    Collation diagram Quire 8 51 58 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    VIII(8/fols. 60r-67v)
    Quire ID:q9
    Collation diagram Quire 9 59 66 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    IX(8/fols. 68r-75v)
    Quire ID:q10
    Collation diagram Quire 10 67 74 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    X(8/fols. 76r-83v)
    Quire ID:q11
    Collation diagram Quire 11 75 82 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    XI(8/fols. 84r-91v)
    Quire ID:q12
    Collation diagram Quire 12 83 90 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    XII(8/fols. 92r-99v)
    Quire ID:q13
    Collation diagram Quire 13 91 98 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    XIII(8/fols. 100r-107v)
    Quire ID:q14
    Collation diagram Quire 14 99 106 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    XIV(6/fols. 108r-113v)
    Quire ID:q15
    Collation diagram Quire 15 107 112 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

    XV(8/fols. 114r-121v)
    Quire ID:q16
    Collation diagram Quire 16 113 120 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    XVI(8/fols. 122r-129v)
    Quire ID:q17
    Collation diagram Quire 17 121 128 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    XVII(10/fols. 130r-139v)
    Quire ID:q18
    Collation diagram Quire 18 129 138 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    B(2/fols. 140r-141v). Reinforcing strips of parchment are attached to all of the quires.
    Quire ID:q19
    Collation diagram Quire 19 139 140 Unit #1

    Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(1+1/s.l. 2, stub after 1/No image availableFols 1r–3v) – II(8/No image availableFols 4r–11v) – III(8/No image availableFols 12r–19v) – IV(8/No image availableFols 20r–27v) – V(8/No image availableFols 28r–35v) – VI(8/No image availableFols 36r–43v) – VII(8/No image availableFols 44r–51v) – VIII(8/No image availableFols 52r–59v) – IX(8/No image availableFols 60r–67v) – X(8/No image availableFols 68r–75v) – XI(8/No image availableFols 76r–83v) – XII(8/No image availableFols 84r–91v) – XIII(8/No image availableFols 92r–99v) – XIV(8/No image availableFols 100r–107v) – XV(6/No image availableFols 108r–113v) – XVI(8/No image availableFols 114r–121v) – XVII(8/No image availableFols 122r–129v) – XVIII(10/No image availableFols 130r–139v) – XIX(2/No image availableFols 140r–141v) –

    Formula: No image availableFols 1r–3v A(2; s. l.: 2, stub after 1/fols. 1r-3v) ; No image availableFols 4r–11v I(8/fols. 4r-11v) ; No image availableFols 12r–19v II(8/fols. 12r-19v) ; No image availableFols 20r–27v III(8/fols. 20r-27v) ; No image availableFols 28r–35v IV(8/fols. 28r-35v) ; No image availableFols 36r–43v V(8/fols. 36r-43v) ; No image availableFols 44r–51v VI(8/fols. 44r-51v) ; No image availableFols 52r–59v VII(8/fols. 52r-59v) ; No image availableFols 60r–67v VIII(8/fols. 60r-67v) ; No image availableFols 68r–75v IX(8/fols. 68r-75v) ; No image availableFols 76r–83v X(8/fols. 76r-83v) ; No image availableFols 84r–91v XI(8/fols. 84r-91v) ; No image availableFols 92r–99v XII(8/fols. 92r-99v) ; No image availableFols 100r–107v XIII(8/fols. 100r-107v) ; No image availableFols 108r–113v XIV(6/fols. 108r-113v) ; No image availableFols 114r–121v XV(8/fols. 114r-121v) ; No image availableFols 122r–129v XVI(8/fols. 122r-129v) ; No image availableFols 130r–139v XVII(10/fols. 130r-139v) ; No image availableFols 140r–141v B(2/fols. 140r-141v). Reinforcing strips of parchment are attached to all of the quires.;

    Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (6), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (10), 19 (2),

    Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (6), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (10), 19 (2),

    State of preservation

    good

    Condition

    Binding

    Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather; textile inlays. Two pairs of sewing stations.

    Binding decoration

    Two pairs of chains of endband stitches at the spine cover.

    Binding material

    wood

    leather

    textile

    Layout

    Layout note 1

    Number of columns: 2

    Number of lines: 24

    H 230mm
    W 200mm
    Intercolumn 15mm
    Margins
    top 38
    bottom 77
    right 61
    left 19
    intercolumn 15
    (All data for check the viewer96r .)

    Ms Gulo Maḵadā, ʾAgarhǝse ʾAbuna Māmās, AQM-003 main part

    looks ok for measures computed width is: 280mm, object width is: 280mm, computed height is: 345mm and object height is: 345mm.

    Layout note 1

    Ruling
    • (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C.
    • The upper line is written above the ruling.
    • The bottom line is written above the ruling.
    Pricking
    • Ruling and pricking are visible.
    • Primary pricks are mostly visible (s. fol. 66r).
    • Ruling pricks are mostly visible (s. (Excerpt from check the viewer92r)
      ).
    • Structural pricks are partly visible (s. fols. 110v-111r).

    Palaeography

  1. Hand 1

    Scribe: Misaʾel scribe

    Script: Ethiopic

    Regular.

    Ink: Black; red.

    Rubrication: Short postscripts to the first three Gospels; chapter numbers in the “tituli”; some of the marginal notes repeating chapter titles or indicating the liturgical occasion on which given sections should be read; elements of the punctuation signs; elements of the Ethiopic numerals; personal names in the colophon. Incipits of the Four Gospels are written alternately in red and black lines (s. fols. 4r, 42r, 65r, 105r).

    Date: Early 18th century.

    Misaʾel scribe The colophon mentions Misaʾel, a "brother" of the commissioner Mikāʾel.Early 18th century.


    2. Keywords

    New Testament

      Publication Statement

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      Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
      pubPlace
      Hamburg
      publisher
      Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
      availability
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      date
      type=expanded
      14.3.2024 at 00:00:20
      date
      type=lastModified
      25.4.2019
      idno
      type=collection
      manuscripts
      idno
      type=url
      https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/ESaqm003/main
      idno
      type=URI
      https://betamasaheft.eu/ESaqm003
      idno
      type=filename
      ESaqm003.xml
      idno
      type=ID
      ESaqm003

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    Revision history

    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo added missing extras from domlib on 25.4.2019
    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo transformed from mycore to TEI P5 on 10.5.2016
    • Denis Nosnitsin last edited in Ethio-SPaRe on 8.1.2016
    • Iosif Fridman catalogued in Ethio-SPaRe on 24.6.2011
    • Ethio-SPaRe team photographed the manuscript on 16.11.2010
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    Alessandro Bausi, general editor

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    Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor

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