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Shelfmark |
3861 |
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Owning institution |
Biblioteca Palatina, Parma |
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Typology |
Codex |
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Copying date |
1878–1913, dated on a prosopographical basis. |
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Title |
Supplications and litanies from the daily office, taken from the missal |
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Subject |
Liturgy |
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Language |
Gǝʿǝz |
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Short description of the content |
1. ff. 3r–60r: Supplications and litanies from the daily office, taken from the missal (Mäṣḥafä qǝddase). 1.1. ff. 3r–17r: Kidan zänägh, “Covenant of the Morning” (CAe 1716). Heading: ኪዳን፡ ዘነግህ፡ ዜና፡ ግብሮሙ፡ ለሐዋርያት Incipit: ቅዱስ፡ እግዚአብሔር። ቅዱስ፡ ኃያል። ቅዱስ፡ ሕያው፡ ዘኢይመውት። ዘተወልደ፡ እማርያም፡ እምቅዱሳት፡ ድንግል፡ ተሣሃለነ፡ እግዚኦ። ቅ፡ እግዚ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ኃያል። ቅ፡ ሕያው፡ ዘኢይ። Explicit: ናስተማሰል፡ አምሳለ፡ መንግሥትከ፡ ቦቱ፡ በእንቲአከ፡ ወበእንተ፡ ፍቁር፡ ወልድከ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ዘቦቱ፡ ለከ፡ ምስሌሁ፡ ስብሐት፡ ወእኂዝ፡ ይእዜኒ፡ ወዘልፈኒ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። 1.2. ff. 17r–29v: Mästäbqwǝʿan, “Supplications” (CAe 4711). Incipit: ናስተበቍዕ፡ ለዘኵሎ፡ ይእኅዝ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ ለእግዚእ፡ ወመድኃኒነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። እንዘ፡ ነአኵቶ፡ በኵሉ፡ ወበውስተ፡ ኵሉ። እስመ፡ ከደነነ፡ ወረድአነ፡ ሦቀነ፡ ወአብጽሐነ፡ Explicit: አምልኮ፡ ሠናይ፡ በፈሪሃ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወበኂሩት፡ ንትረከብ፡ በክርስቶስ። ዘቦቱ፡ ለከ፡ ምስሌሁ፡ ወምስለ፡ ቅዱስ፡ መንፈስ፡ ስብሐት፡ ወእኂዝ፡ ይዜኒ፡ ወዘልፈኒ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። 1.3. ff. 29v–51r: litanies. 1.3.1 cc. 29v–30v: Liṭon zäśärk, ‘Litany for the evening’ per i giorni festivi (CAe 1808). Heading: ሊጦን፡ ዘሠርክ። Incipit: አምላክነ፡ ዘዲበ፡ ኪሩቤል፡ ትነብር፡ እምኀበ፡ መላእክት፡ ትትአኰት፡ ወትሴባሕ። አንተ፡ ውእቱ፡ ዘከፈልከነ፡ ንባዕ፡ ውስተ፡ ጽርሐ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ማኅደርከ፡ ንዘከር፡ ቅድሳተ፡ ስብሐቲከ፡ 1.3.2. ff. 30v–32r: Litany for the evening (CAe 4245). Incipit: ወካዕበ፡ ናስተበቍዕ፡ ዘኵሎ፡ ይ<እ>ኅዝ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አምላክነ። እስመ፡ ረሰየነ፡ ተድላ፡ ካዕነ፡ ውስተ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መካን፡ ቅዱስ፡ 1.3.3. ff. 32r–42v, 53r–54v: Litanies for the weekdays (CAe 4860). 1.3.3.1. ff. 32r–33v: Litany for Monday (CAe 1807). Incipit: ወካዕበ፡ ናስተበቍዕ፡ ዘኵሎ፡ ይእኅዝ፡ እግዚአ፡ አብ፡ ለእግዚአ፡ ወመድኃኒነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። እንዘ፡ ነአኵቶ፡ እስመ፡ ዓቀበነ፡ 1.3.3.2. ff. 33v–35r: Litany for Tuesday (CAe 4858). Incipit: ስምከ፡ ሕያው፡ ዘኢይመውት፡ ትጉህ፡ ዘኢይዴቅስ፡ ፈጣሪ፡ ዘኢይደክም፡ እግዚእ፡ ሥሉጥ፡ ላዕለ፡ ኵሉ፡ አምላክ፡ 1.3.3.3. ff. 35r–37r: Litany for Wednesday (CAe 4266). Incipit: ለትሩጽ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ምሕረትከ፡ ላዕሌ(35v)ነ፡ ወብርሃነ፡ ገጽከ፡ ላዕለ፡ ነፍስነ፡ ይምጻእ፡ ምሕረትከ፡ 1.3.3.4. ff. 37r–38v: Litany for Thursday (CAe 4264). Incipit: ከመ፡ ታድኅነነ፡ እግዚኦ፡ እምዕለት፡ እኪት፡ ወእምሰዓታተ፡ መንሱት፡ ወእምኵሎሙ፡ ዘእኩያን፡ ትእምይንት፡ እምሕይት፡ ወእምጽርዓት፡ 1.3.3.5. ff. 38v–40r: Litany for Saturday (CAe 4265). Incipit: ቀዳሜ፡ ጸጋ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ኃያሉ፡ ወጥበቡ፡ ለአቡሁ፡ እስመ፡ አንተ፡ ውእቱ፡ በግዑ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ 1.3.3.6. ff. 40r–41r: Liṭon zämaḫatǝwä Fasika, “Litany for Easter Eve” (CAe 3571). Heading: ሊጦን፡ ዘማኅትወ፡ (sic) ፋሲካ፡ Incipit: ሶበ፡ አኮ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ምስሌነ። ይብል፡ እስራኤል። ሶበ፡ አኮ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ምስሌነ፡ እንተ፡ ጊዜ፡ ተንሥአ፡ 1.3.3.7. ff. 41r–42v: Litany for Sunday (CAe 4859). Incipit: ወካዕበ፡ ናስተበቍዖ፡ ለአምላከ፡ ምሕረት፡ ዘረዳእኮ፡ ለአብርሃም፡ አመ፡ ይቀት(41v)ሎሙ፡ ለነገሥት፡ ዘአድኃንኮ፡ ለይስሐቅ፡ 1.3.3.8. ff. 53r–54v: Litany for Friday (CAe 4268). Incipit: ተዘከር፡ እግዚኦ፡ ለለ፩፩ስእለቶ። ተዘከር፡ እግዚኦ፡ ለለ፩፩እምከርሠ፡ እሙ፡ ተዘከር፡ እግዚኦ፡ ብዙኃነ፡ አሕዛበ፡ እለ፡ በርትዕት፡ ሃይማኖት፡ 1.3.4. ff. 42v–44r: [Liṭon] bäʾǝntä maḫbärnä, “Litany for our congregation”. Incipit: ወካዕበ፡ ናስተበቍዕ፡ ዘኵሎ፡ ይእኅዝ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ ለእግዚእ፡ ወመድኃኒነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። በእንተ፡ ማኅበርነ፡ ዛቲ፡ ከመ፡ ዛተኒ፡ ወኵሎ፡ ማኅበረ፡ የሀብ፡ 1.3.5. ff. 44r–46v: [Liṭon] bäʾǝntä ǝllä nomu, “Litany for the dead”. Incipit: ወካዕ(44v)በ፡ ናስተበቍዕ፡ ዘኵሎ፡ ይእኅዝ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ ለእግዚእ፡ ወመድኃኒነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። በእንተ፡ እለ፡ ኖሙ፡ አበዊነ፡ ከመ፡ ነፍሶሙ፡ ታዕርፍ፡ ውስተ፡ መካን፡ ሥዑር፡ 1.3.6. ff. 46v–51r: [Liṭon] bäʾǝntä ǝllä nomu, other “Litany for the dead” (CAe 4267). Incipit: ወካዕበ፡ ናስተበቍዕ። እግዚአብሔር፡ አብ፡ ለእ፡ ወመድ፡ ኢየ፡ ክር። እግዚኦ፡ ሕያዋን፡ ሕይወተ፡ ሙታን፡ ተስፋ፡ ቅቡፃን፡ ረዳኤ፡ ምንዱባን፡ ወመንጽሔ፡ ኃጥአን፡ 1.4. cc. 51r–60r: Mästäbqwǝʿan, Supplications. The text is incomplete. It only includes supplication for the Lent, the rainy season, the sick, the pilgrims, the rain, and the fruits of the earth. Incipit: ዘይነግሥ፡ ወካዕበ፡ ነአኵቶ፡ ወንሴብሖ፡ ለእግዚአ፡ ኵሉ፡ አምላክነ፡ አኃዜ፡ ኵሉ፡ ዓለም። ዘይነግሥ፡ ለኵሉ፡ ዘኪያሁ፡ ይሴብሑ፡ ኵሉ፡ ኃያለ፡ ሰማያት፡ Explicit: ወካዕበ፡ ናስተበቍዕ፡ ለእግዚአ፡ ኵሉ፡ አምላክነ፡ አ(60r)ኃዜ፡ ኵሉ። በእንተ፡ ፍሬ፡ ምድር፡ ከመ፡ ፍሬሃ፡ ለምድር፡ ወያልሕቅ፡ ወያሥምር፡ ወያዕቀብ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ሙስና፡ መሴስየ፡ ኵሉ፡ ዘሥጋ፡ ዘብዑለ፡ ጸጋ፡ ይጼጉ፡ |
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Writing material |
Goat parchment |
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Outer size (included the binding) |
125 x 93 x 41 mm |
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Outer size of the textblock |
123 x 85 x 27 mm |
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Number of folia |
61 |
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Blank folia |
2v, 60v–61v |
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Binding |
Two wooden boards. Cover made of textile with red, yellow and green stripes. Four sewing stations. |
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Sewing |
Two Z-twisted threads (each thread is S-twisted) of animal origin. |
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Sewing pattern |
Bozzacchi A3 |
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Slip case |
Leather case. The leather is light brown. Size: 155 x 108 x 58 mm. |
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Quires |
8 (7 + 1 initial protective quire) |
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Quire marks |
Indicated on the upper inner corner of the first folio of each quire: ff. 12r (፪), 20r (፫), 28r (፬), 36r (፭), 44r (፮), 52r (፯). |
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Layout |
1 column. |
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Number of lines per column |
11–12 |
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Ruling |
Blind ruling, from inside to outside. Lines are written above the ruling. |
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Ruling pattern |
Nosnitsin 1 |
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Scribe |
Unknown |
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Colophon |
– |
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Additional notes |
– |
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Decoration |
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State of preservation of the binding |
Good. |
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State of preservation of the textblock |
Good. |
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Provenance and history |
The place of production and the original owner of the manuscript are unknown. The text mentions King Śahlä Maryam (ff. 24v, 25v) and King Mǝnelǝk (f. 25r): this indicates that the codex was produced between 1878, the year in which Mǝnilǝk II (whose baptismal name was Śahlä Maryam) proclaimed himself nǝguś of Šäwa, and 1913, the year of his death. The codex came to Italy under unknown circumstances and was acquired by the Biblioteca Palatina from Studio Bibliografico “La Nave” in Udine in the 1990s. |
