Gulo Maḵadā, Dabra Māʿṣo Qǝddus Yoḥannǝs, MY-008

Additions In this unit there are in total 3 s, 3 s, 2 , 3 s, 2 , 1 , 1 .

1. check the viewerFol. 2v (Type: Record)

   Biographical note concerning the arrival of the 17th-century monk Zabāna Krǝstos at Dabra Māʿṣo Yoḥannǝs↗ and construction of a church by him, crudely written by Zabāna Krǝstos himself.

   ( gez ) በእንተ፡ ፍቅሩ፡ ለዮሐንስ፡ መጻእኩ፡ አነ፡ ዘባነ፡ ክርስ፡ ቶስ፡ መነኮስ፡ ሐነ፡ [ፅኩዋ]supplied by Denis Nosnitsin፡ ለቤ፡ ተክርስቲያን፡ ኢትርስዑኒ፡ አቡነ፡ ዘበሰማያት።

   (Zabāna Krǝstos lived during the time of the Coptic patriarch Matthew (IV) (in tenure 1660-1675) and the Ethiopian metropolitan Krǝstodulo (II) (in tenure in 1664-1671).)

2. check the viewerFol. 3rb (Type: CommemorativeNote)

   Note on commemoration days of some individuals, with mistakes and orthographic peculiarities, written in the hand of Zabāna Krǝstos .

   ( gez ) በእንተ፡ ዘከሮሙ፡ ለአበውየ፡ በሐለ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ዘሚካኤል፡ ለሀብተ፡ ሚካኤል። ተዝካሩ፡ አመ፲ወሰኑይ፡ ለሀምሌ። ወተክለ፡ ሚካኤል፡  ወል፡ ዱ፡ ወተስፋ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ከማሆሙ፡ ኢተርስ፡ እዎሙ። ወሐብተ፡ ኢየሱስኒ፡ ተዘከሩ፡ አመ፡ ሀሙሱ፡ ለሐምሌ።

3. check the viewerFol. 7r (Type: Record)

   Record concerning the collapse of the church of John the Baptist (Dabra Maʿṣo Yoḥannǝs↗ ) and construction of another one by mamhǝr Walda Yoḥannǝs, written crudely, in the hand of Zabāna Krǝstos .

   ( gez ) ወደቀደ (!) sic by Denis Nosnitsin<፡>supplied by Denis Nosnitsin ወድቀ<፡>supplied by Denis Nosnitsin መደሱ<፡>supplied by Denis Nosnitsin ለዮሐንስ<፡>supplied by Denis Nosnitsin ወሃነጸ<፡>supplied by Denis Nosnitsin መምሕርነ<፡>supplied by Denis Nosnitsin ወልደ<፡>supplied by Denis Nosnitsin ዮሐንስ<፡ >supplied by Denis Nosnitsin አቡሁ<፡>supplied by Denis Nosnitsin ዘወልደ<፡ >supplied by Denis Nosnitsin ማርያም<፡>supplied by Denis Nosnitsin ማ

4. check the viewerFols 7va–8va, check the viewer9rb (Type: GuestText)

   Fǝtḥat za-wald (CAe 1398) written in the bottom margin of the folia in two columns, in the hand of the 17th-century monk Zabāna Krǝstos .

   ( gez ) ፍትሐት፡ ዘወልድ፡ እግዚእ፡ እግዚእ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወልድ፡ ዋሕድ፡ ቃለ፡ እግዚአብሔር<፡ >supplied by Denis Nosnitsinአብ፡ ዘበተከ፡ እምኔነ፡ ኵሎ፡ ማእሰረ፡ ኃጣውኢነ፡(…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin

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   (…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin ተዘከሮስ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ለሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት፡ አባ፡ ማቴዎስ፡ ወብፁዕ፡ ጳጳስነ፡ አባ፡ ክርስቶደሉ፡ (…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin

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   ፍትሐት። ዘወልድ። ጸሎተ። ቡራኪ። ጸሐፍኩ። ለክሙ፡ ከመ፡ ይኵነኒ፡ መርሀ፡ በመንግስተ። ሰማያት፡ ኢትርስዑኒ፡ በጊዜ፡ እጣን፡ ወቊርባን። አቡነ፡ ዘበሰማያት፡ ለመምሕርክሙ። ዘነ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ አንትሙ፡ ደቂቅየ፡ ክፍለ፡ ስምዖን። ወተክለ፡ ሚካኤል፡፡ ወንዋየ፡ ማርያም። ወኪዳነ፡ ምሕረት። ወትንሳኤ፡ ክርስቶስ።

5. check the viewerFol. 10rb (Type: Record)

   Record concerning hunger that broke out in the region, probably in the year 1664 CE, written in the hand of Zabāna Krǝstos .

   ( gez ) በ፷፻፯፲ወ፮፡ አመተ፡ ምሕረት፡ በ፫፻ወ፮፡ አመተ፡ ምሕረት፡ መጽአ፡ ርሀብ፡ ለዕለ፡ ኵሉ፡ ም<ድ>supplied by Denis Nosnitsinር

   (The Era of Mercy is used twice with different dates. If counted from the Creation of the World, the first of them, the year 6716 results in 1224 CE, unlikely to be correct. But the second date, the year 316, if counted according to the Era of the Martyrs, corresponds to 1664 CE and can indeed be the first year of Zabāna Krǝstos ’ presence in the area (cp. Chaîne 1925).)

6. check the viewerFol. 10va (Type: CommemorativeNote)

   Note on commemoration days of ʾƎndālu and his other relatives, written in a crude early hand, by Habta Māryām , a son of ʾƎndālu . The note mentions ʾƎndālu 's other sons Za-Mikāʾel and Samara Krǝstos who was killed by ʾƎrǝb ʾAraʿ (a person or an ethnic group?).

   ( gez ) በአኰቴታ፡ አብ<፡>supplied by Denis Nosnitsin ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡  አነ<፡ >supplied by Denis Nosnitsinሀብተ<፡ >supplied by Denis Nosnitsinመርያም፡ ሐጥእ፡ ጸኀፍኩ፡ ለአቡይ። እንዳሉ፡ ተዝከረ፡ ዕረፍቱ፡ እም፳ወ፬ ለመስከረም፡ ወለዘ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ወልዱሂ፡ ፲ወ፪፡ ለሕዳር። ዕረፍቱ። ወለሰመረ፡ ክርስቶስሂ፡ ፳ወ፩። ለጥቅምት፡ ዕረፍቱሂ፡ ወቀተልዎ፡ እርብ፡ አረዕ፡ ወበጸሎቶሙ፡ ይምሐረኒ። ለኀጥእ፡ ሀብተ<፡>supplied by Denis Nosnitsin መርያም፡ ለዐለም፡ ዐለም፡ አሜን።

7. check the viewerFols 10va–10vb (Type: Unclear)

   Note exhorting to celebrate the feasts and commemoration days for God, St Mary, angels and saints, possibly a later addition to the previous note. Written crudely, in the hand of Zabāna Krǝstos .

   ( gez ) ወዕቀቤሙ፡ (!) sic by Denis Nosnitsin በሃይኖት፡ ርትዕት፡ ወያዕርጉ፡ ለከ፡ ስብሀት፡ ወከብር፡ በኵሉ፡ መዋዕለ፡ ሕይወ፡ ቶሙ፡ (!) sic by Denis Nosnitsin (…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin

8. check the viewerFols 11ra–11vb, check the viewer3ra (Type: CommemorativeNote)

   Note commemorating Patriarch ʾAstonā “of the country of Rome” (ሮሜ፡) who resided and died at Dabra Maʿṣo↗ , written by the scribe Yoḥannǝs in the time of King Zarʾa Yāʿqob , upon the order of Za-ʾAmānuʾel (edited and translated in Nosnitsin 2012). The leaf with the beginning and the body of the note was misplaced (check the viewerfol. 11 , see above).

   ( gez ) በስመ፡ ሥሉስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ አሓዱ፡ እግዚኣብሔር፡ ተጽሕፈ፡ ተዝካረ፡ ዕረፍቱ፡ ለኣባ፡ አስቶና፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት፡ ዘሮሜ፡ ሃገር፡ ወምስለ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ ቅዱሳን፡ እለ፡ አስመርዎ፡ ለእግዚኣብሔር፡ በስነ፡ ትዕግስቶሙ፡ ወፈጸሙ፡ ስምዖሙ፡ በሰናይ፡ በደብረ፡ ማዕጾ፡ (…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin

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   (…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsinዝክሩኒ፡ በጸሎትክሙ፡ ለሓጥእ[፡ ]

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   ዘአማኑኤል፡ በእንተ፡ መንግሥቱ፡ ለዘርአ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ ፍቅሬ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ይባርክ፡ ፍሬ፡ ምድር፡(…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin

9. check the viewerFols 50rb–50vb (Type: GuestText)

   A supplication prayer, incomplete (In a slightly different version it appears in Gǝbra Ḥǝmāmāt (CAe 1544) , as part of the readings for Holy Monday (cp. Tasfā Gabra Śǝllāse n.d.a, from ጸልዩ፡ በእንተ፡ ጸንዐ፡ ዛቲ፡ መካን፡). Written in the hand of the scribe Yoḥannǝs .

   ( gez ) ወይብል፡ ካህን፡ ዘንተ፡ ስእለታት። በሳሙነ፡ ሕማማት። በኵሉ፡ ሰዐታት፡ ወያወሥኡ፡ ሕዝብ፡ ወይብሉ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ተሠሃለነ። ጸልዩ። በእንተ፡ ዛቲ፡ ጽንዐ፡ መካን፡(…)ommission by Denis Nosnitsin

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   እለ፡ ይትመነደቡ፡ በቤተ፡ ሞቅሕ፡ ወእለ፡ ውስተ፡ ፄዋዌ፡ ወእ

10. check the viewerFols 74rb–75vb (Type: LandGrant)

    Land charters of Dabra Māʿṣo Yoḥannǝs↗ (edited, translated and analysed in Nosnitsin 2013b), written by the second half of the 19th-century scribe Walda Muse .

    ( gez ) በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩አምላክ። ወአውሥኦ፡ ፱ወዉዊዋዌውዎ፡ ኍልቈ፡ ፫፻፹፸፪ፋ፡ ወበዳግምሂ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ገብረ፡ መስቀል፨ ወአምደ፡ ጽዮን፡ ንጉሥ፡ ከመ፡ ይወጽእ፡ ዕክለ፡ ግብሩ፡ ለዮሐንስ፡ ዕክል፡ ወላህም፡ ከመ፡ ይኵኖሙ፡ መድኃኒተ፡ ነፍሶሙ፨ ወቀዳሲሃ፡ አባ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ጳጳስ፡ ወዓቃቤ፡ ሰዓቱሂ፡ ፍሬ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ ዲያቆናት፡ ዘቤተ፡ ቂርቆስ፡ ዘዋሥል፡ ወሥዩም፡ ዘደብረ፡ ማዕፆ፡↗ ሕዝበ፡ አንበሬ፡ ወንጉሥ፡ አምደ፡ ጽዮን፡

11. check the viewerFols 113va–113vb (Type: LandGrant)

    Document concerning land possession (rǝst), in Tǝgrǝñña with admixture of Amharic, in part hardly understandable.

    ( ti ) የርስት፡ ነገር፡ ሕንፃትን፡ ዘወልድን፡ አህዋት፡ ሕንፃት፡ ወልደ፡ ሚካዔል፡ ወልደ፡ ወልደሚካዔል፡ የርስት፡ ነገር፡ ሕንፃትን፡ ዘወልድን፡ አህዋት፡ ሕንፃት፡ ወልደ፡ ሚካዔል፡ ወለደ፡ ወልደሚካዔል፡ ለተስፋ፡ ማርያም፡ ወለድኩካ፡ ርስት፡ ብላዕ፡ ስተ፡ በሎ፡ አእጥነኒ፡ አተስክረኒ፡ በሎ፡ ክሳዕ፡ ወዶም፡ መምሕረይ፡ ዕቍባ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ጸንኸ፡ እናዕጠኑ፡ እናተስከሩ። ደጃች፡ ገብረ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ፫አመት፡ ደጃች፡ ስባጋዲስ፡ ፱አመት፡ ደጃች፡ ውቤ፡ ፳ወ፬አመት፡ ናይቴዎድሮስ፡ ፲ወ፫አመት፡ ይ፡ ናይ፡ ሐፀይ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ፳ወ፫አመት፡ ናይንጉሥ፡ ምንሊክ፡ ፲ወ፬አመት፡ ርስት፡ ቀሳለጎ፡ ናይ፡ ወዲወልታኖ፡ እኖዑ፡ ዕበያ፡ ወልደሚካኤል፡ ንተስፋ፡ ማርያም፡ ሀቦ፡ |ርስት፡ ከይህብ፡ በደጃዝማች፡ ሀጎስ፡ ተማጉተይ፡ ነአአ፡ ከይህብ፡ ፴፬አደኩ፡ መወዳዕታዑ፡ ቢሎም፡ ለቀቁ፡ ውሉድ፡ እዩ፡ በለ፡ መውእል፡ ቍጸር፡ ተፈጸም፡ በልዎ፡ ጉሥ፡ ይሙቱ፡ ሀጎስ፡ ይሙት፡ ውሉድ፡ ኢዮም፡ የእጥኑ፡ የተስክሩ፡ ከምጥንቶም፡ ፡ ፫ተ፡ ከብቲ፡ ፪አብአ፡ አይተ፡ ወልደሚካዔልን፡ አብድቆምን፡ እተሐርዳ።

Extras

1. check the viewerFols 12r and following (Type: OwnershipNote)

   Ownership note, very crudely written, partly ununderstandable.

2. (Type: findingAid)

   Readings are indicated by the names of the feasts and occassions, in several crude hands, written mostly in frames, in the upper margins of some folia. ተወሊደ on check the viewerfol. 14r (in the hand of Zabāna Krǝstos ), ዘጥምቀት on check the viewerfol. 15r , ዘጻድቃን on check the viewerfol. 16v , ጉባኤ፡ ሐዋርያት on check the viewerfol. 22r , ዘዮሐንስ፡ መስከረም on check the viewerfol. 23v , ዘሰንበት on check the viewerfol. 24v , በቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል on check the viewerfol. 27r , ዘምትረተ፡ ርዕሱ፡ ለዮሐንስ on check the viewerfol. 28r , ሰንበት on check the viewerfol. 41r , ዘደናግል on check the viewerfol. 41v , በሚካኤል on check the viewerfol. 43r , ፀቤሖ፡ on check the viewerfol. 43r (by Zabāna Krǝstos ), ወሣልስት፡ on check the viewerfol. 47r (by Zabāna Krǝstos ), በ፯ሰዓት፡ on check the viewerfol. 47v (by Zabāna Krǝstos ), በ፱ሰዓት፡ on check the viewerfol. 48r (by Zabāna Krǝstos ), ወእሑድ፡ ሰንበት፡ on check the viewerfol. 48v (by Zabāna Krǝstos ), ዘጥምቀት on check the viewerfol. 51r , ዘሰንበት on check the viewerfol. 53r , ዘደብረ፡ ዘይት on check the viewerfol. 67v , ወመሲተ፡ ከዊኖ፡ on check the viewerfol. 69v (by Zabāna Krǝstos ), ወሶበ፡ በጽሐ። on check the viewerfol. 71r , በሰለስቱ። on check the viewerfol. 71v , በስድስቱ። on check the viewerfol. 72r , በጊዜ፡ ተሱዓተ፡ on check the viewerfol. 72r (by Zabāna Krǝstos ), ወእሑድ፡ ሰንበት፡ on check the viewerfol. 72v (by Zabāna Krǝstos ), ዘኪዳነ፡ ምህረት on check the viewerfol. 76v , ወምሲተ፡ ከዊኖ፡ on check the viewerfol. 108r (by Zabāna Krǝstos ), ወጸቢሐ፡ on check the viewerfol. 109v (by Zabāna Krǝstos ), በሰልስት on check the viewerfol. 110r (by Zabāna Krǝstos ), በቅትር ምንባብ on check the viewerfol. 110v (by Zabāna Krǝstos ), በተ፱ሰዓት on check the viewerfol. 111r (by Zabāna Krǝstos ), ወእሑድ፡ ሰንበት፡ on check the viewerfol. 111v (by Zabāna Krǝstos ), በኒቆዲሞስ፡ on check the viewerfol. 116r (by Zabāna Krǝstos ), በአግብኦተ᎓ ግብር። on check the viewerfol. 138r (by Zabāna Krǝstos ), ወመሲዮ፡ በእለተ᎓ ሐሙስ᎓ on check the viewerfol. 139r (by Zabāna Krǝstos ), ወፀቤሐ፡ on check the viewerfol. 140r (by Zabāna Krǝstos ), በ፫ሰዓት፡ on check the viewerfol. 140v (by Zabāna Krǝstos ), ዘመድሐኔ አለም on check the viewerfol. 141v , በ፯ሰዓት on check the viewerfol. 141v (this and the following notes are in the hand of Zabāna Krǝstos ), በ፱ሰዓት on check the viewerfol. 141v , በ፲፬ሰዓት on check the viewerfol. 142r , በእሑድ፡ ሰንበት፡ on check the viewerfol. 142v , በ፲ወ፬ on check the viewerfol. 143v .

3. check the viewerFol. 145vb (Type: Unclear)

   The name of Zabāna Krǝstos written interlineally, in his own hand.

4. (Type: Unclear)

   A few crude pen trials, doodles in red, lines, red stains on some folia.

Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 .

Other Decorations

1. drawing: check the viewerFols. 12r, 49v, 73v, 113r

   The incipit page of each Gospel is decorated with three sets of crux ansata between two coronis-signs.

2. drawing: check the viewerFols. 15r, 51r, 77r

   Small crude drawing of a cross in the upper margin of some folia.