Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, DD-040
Magdalena Krzyzanowska (cataloguer), Denis Nosnitsin
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
Collection: Ethio-SPaRe
Other identifiers: C3-IV-235, 278
General description
Maṣḥafa ʾIsāyǝyyās “Book of Isaiah” / Maṣḥafa mǝssāle “Book of Proverbs” / Ṭǝbäbä Sälomon “Wisdom of Solomon” / Qāla Makbǝb “Word of Ecclesiastes” / Maṣḥafa ʾIyob “Book of Job”
Number of Text units: 7
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Original Location: Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi↗
18th cent. (?)Provenance
The name of the original donor has been erased from the supplication formula on check the viewer56vb . According to Additio 1, the Ms. was donated by ʾabbā Gabra Krǝstos and his son ʾabbā Gabra Mikāʾel.
Summary
- ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 2ra–56vb ), Maṣḥafa ʾIsāyǝyyās “Book of Isaiah” [Is.]
- ms_i2
(check the viewerFols 57ra–101rb ),
Maṣḥafa mǝssāle “Book of Proverbs” [Prov.]
- ms_i2.1 (check the viewerFols 57ra–77vb ), Mǝssalǝyatä Sälomon “Proverbs of Solomon”
- ms_i2.2 (check the viewerFols 77vb–82vb ), Tägśaṣä Sälomon “Admonition of Solomon”
- ms_i3 (check the viewerFols 82va–101rb ), “Wisdom of Solomon” [Wis.]
- ms_i4 (check the viewerFols 101rb–111ra ), Qāla Makbǝb “Word of Ecclesiastes” [Ecc.]
- ms_i5 (check the viewerFols 112ra–141ra ), Maṣḥāfa ʾIyob, Book of Job [Job]
Contents
check the viewerFols 2ra–56vb Maṣḥafa ʾIsāyǝyyās “Book of Isaiah” [Is.] (CAe 1672) (Text I is divided into parts (kǝfǝl) which are followed by a number. The numeration is not reliable and stops after check the viewer34ra . Up to check the viewer56ra , the scribe left blank spaces for rubricated numerals.)
check the viewerFols 57ra–101rb Maṣḥafa mǝssāle “Book of Proverbs” [Prov.] (CAe 2195)
check the viewerFols 57ra–77vb Mǝssalǝyatä Sälomon “Proverbs of Solomon” (Text is divided into parts (kǝfǝl), but only at the beginning of Text II-1 they are followed by a number.)
check the viewerFols 77vb–82vb Tägśaṣä Sälomon “Admonition of Solomon” (Text is divided into parts (kǝfǝl), unnumbered.)
check the viewerFols 82va–101rb “Wisdom of Solomon” [Wis.] (CAe 2516) (Text is divided into parts (kǝfǝl), unnumbered.)
check the viewerFols 101rb–111ra Qāla Makbǝb “Word of Ecclesiastes” [Ecc.] (CAe 1320) (Text is divided into parts (kǝfǝl), unnumbered.)
check the viewerFols 112ra–141ra Maṣḥāfa ʾIyob, Book of Job [Job] (CAe 1688) (Text is divided into parts (kǝfǝl) and chapters (mǝʿrāf) which are followed by numbers up to check the viewer120rb .)
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerf. 2r (Type: DonationNote)
(upper margin): Donation note.
( gez ) check the viewer2r : ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘአባ፡ ገብረ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወወልዱ፡ አባ፡ ገብረ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ወሀብነ፡ ለአቡነ፡ አረጋዊ፡ ደብረ፡ ዳሞ፡ ከመ፡ ይኵነነ፡ መርሐ፡ ለመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ኢትርስዑኑ፡ ዓቢይ፡ ወንዑስ፡ ደቂቀ፡ ዳሞ
( The note is written in a very crude hand. It states that the Ms. was donated to the Dabra Dāmmo monastery by ʾabbā Gabra Krǝstos and his son ʾabbā Gabra Mikāʾel. )
Extras
- Shelfmark C3-IV-235 ()
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Shelfmark 278 (check the viewer1r )
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- The title of the Ms., መጻፋ አስያስ(?), is crudely written on the front board.
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The title of the Ms., መፅሃፈ ኢሳያስ[sic], and the internal number of the monastic library (278) are written on check the viewer1r .
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The title of Text V, ዘኢዮብ, is written in the upper margin, in red, in the main hand.
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Tamallas-signs, in the shape of two perpendicular lines, indicating the place where the omissions, written in two different secondary hands, belong: check the viewer8va l.17, 10ra l.8, 23rb l.10, 25ra l.16, 26rb l.5, 28ra l.26, 34rb l.2, 35rb l.6, 47va l.4, 54ra l.16, 57va l.11, 60va l.16, 61ra l.3, 61vb l.16, 63vb l.13, 64ra l.4, 64rb l.2, 65rb l.12, 67vb l.13, 68va l.18, 70ra l.10, 74ra l.17, 74rb l.15, 74vb l.20, 75va l.19, 77rb l.9, 77vb l.13, 78ra l.17, 113va l.5, 118rb l.2, 140vb l.14.
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Omissions written interlineally and in the margins, in two different secondary hands: check the viewer6r , 7r, 7va, 8rb, 8vb, 9r, 10vb, 11ra, 12va, 13va, 15rb, 16r, 16vb, 17r, 18rb, 19ra, 23vb, 25ra, 29ra, 29vb, 31va, 34r, 35va, 36ra, 39vb, 42va, 43rb, 54rb, 54vb, 57r, 57v, 58rb, 58vb, 59rb, 59v, 60rv, 61r, 64r, 64vb, 65rv, 66r, 70r, 75r, 76ra, 93va, 98r, 102va, 103ra, 113rb.
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Corrections written over erasures and interlineally, in a secondary hand: check the viewer3ra , 7rb, 11ra, 11va, 12va, 14va, 22ra, 25rb, 47rb, 57r, 64vb, 69vb, 77va, 78ra, 86ra, 117ra.
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Correction indicated by thin lines above and below the word, occasionally with the correct text written interlineally, in two different secondary hands: check the viewer3vb-4ra , 6rb, 13ra, 13va, 17vb, 18ra, 18va, 21va, 24rb, 25vb, 29ra, 34ra, 37rb, 39rb, 44va, 46va, 61va, 62vb, 63r, 68rb, 72rb, 73rb, 130rb, 140vb.
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Commentaries in Gǝʿǝz and glosses written in the margins, in a secondary hand: check the viewer5r , 7ra, 7vb, 8ra, 20ra, 37ra, 47va.
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Erasures: check the viewer15v , 38rb, 38va, 50ra, 53vb, 87ra.
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A note or notes have been erased from check the viewer111r- v, 141rb-vb.
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Pen trials: check the viewer1r .
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Writing exercises: check the viewer1rv , 141v.
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Numerous scribbles throughout the Ms., in pencil.
Catalogue Bibliography
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MS Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, Ethio-SPaRe
This manuscript has modern restorations.
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 210 |
Width | 200 |
Depth | 65 |
Foliation
Foliated by the Ethio-SPaRe team
Quire Structure Collation
Collation diagrams
A(1; s.l.: 1, stub after 1/fol. 1r-v)
Quire ID:q1
I(10/fols. 2r-11v)
Quire ID:q2
II(10/fols. 12r-21v)
Quire ID:q3
III(10/fols. 22r-31v)
Quire ID:q4
IV(10/fols. 32r-41v)
Quire ID:q5
V(10/fols. 42r-51v)
Quire ID:q6
VI(10/fols. 52r-61v)
Quire ID:q7
VII(10/fols. 62r-71v)
Quire ID:q8
VIII(10/fols. 72r-81v)
Quire ID:q9
IX(10/fols. 82r-91v)
Quire ID:q10
X(10/fols. 92r-101v)
Quire ID:q11
XI(10/fols. 102r-111v)
Quire ID:q12
XII(10/fols. 112r-121v)
Quire ID:q13
XIII(11; s.l.: 3, stub after 9/fols. 122r-132v)
Quire ID:q14
XIV(9; s.l.: 1, stub after 9/fols. 133r-141v).
Quire ID:q15
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(0+1/s.l. 1, stub after 1/No image availableFol. 1r) – II(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 2r–11v) – III(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 12r–21v) – IV(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 22r–31v) – V(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 32r–41v) – VI(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 42r–51v) – VII(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 52r–61v) – VIII(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 62r–71v) – IX(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 72r–81v) – X(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 82r–91v) – XI(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 92r–101v) – XII(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 102r–111v) – XIII(10/No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 112r–121v) – XIV(10+1/s.l. 3, stub after 9/No image availableFols. 11, No image availableFols 122r–132v) – XV(8+1/s.l. 1, stub after 9/No image availableFols 133r–141v) –
Formula: No image availableFol. 1r A(1; s.l.: 1, stub after 1/fol. 1r-v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 2r–11v I(10/fols. 2r-11v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 12r–21v II(10/fols. 12r-21v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 22r–31v III(10/fols. 22r-31v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 32r–41v IV(10/fols. 32r-41v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 42r–51v V(10/fols. 42r-51v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 52r–61v VI(10/fols. 52r-61v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 62r–71v VII(10/fols. 62r-71v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 72r–81v VIII(10/fols. 72r-81v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 82r–91v IX(10/fols. 82r-91v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 92r–101v X(10/fols. 92r-101v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 102r–111v XI(10/fols. 102r-111v) ; No image availableFols. 10, No image availableFols 112r–121v XII(10/fols. 112r-121v) ; No image availableFols. 11, No image availableFols 122r–132v XIII(11; s.l.: 3, stub after 9/fols. 122r-132v) ; No image availableFols 133r–141v XIV(9; s.l.: 1, stub after 9/fols. 133r-141v).;
Formula 1: 1 (), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (11), 15 (),
Formula 2: 1 (), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (11), 15 (),
State of preservation
good
Condition
The text block is loosely attached to the boards. The spine cover is damaged at the top and the bottom edges. Two fols. were probably cut out from quire A. check the viewer111 is a half leaf.
Binding
Two wooden boards covered with reddish-brown tooled leather. Two pairs of sewing stations.
Binding decoration
Small holes are visible on the spine fold of the quires, one pair close to the head and one pair close to the tail of the codex. Chains of endband stitches are visible in the upper part of the spine cover.
Binding material
wood
leather
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 21
H | 135mm |
W | 150mm |
Intercolumn | 10mm |
Margins | |
top | 32 |
bottom | 45 |
right | 35 |
left | 15 |
intercolumn | 10 |
Ms Bǝḥerāwi Kǝllǝlāwi Mangǝśti Tǝgrāy, Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi, DD-040 main part
has a sum of layout height of 212mm which is greater than the object height of 210mmLayout note 1
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern) Ruling pattern: 1A-1A-1A1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C.
- The upper line is written above the ruling.
- The bottom line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible.
- Ruling pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Fine and careful
Ink: Black, red
Rubrication: Two groups of lines (alternating with black lines) on the incipit page of Text I; a few lines (alternating with black a line) on the incipit page of Texts II-1 and V; two lines (alternating with black a line) of the incipit of Texts II-2, III and IV; two initial lines of the sections of Texts I and V; words kǝfǝl and mǝʿrāf; part and chapter numbers; elements of the punctuation signs; Ethiopic numerals or their elements.
Date: 18th cent. (?)
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