{"slug":"LIT2952RepCh233","id":"ethiopic:betmas:LIT2952RepCh233","title":"Salutations for Jesus for the Canonical Hours","author":"Anonymous","genre":"poetry","date":"","tradition":"ethiopic","coverage":"not-located","coverage_claim":{"status":"not-located","text":"No English translation was located by an automated check of the source corpus and one library catalogue. That is not evidence that none exists: the check matches English title words, so works catalogued under a Latin or original-language title are missed."},"publication":{"status":"machine-draft","reviewed_by":null,"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","generated":"2026-11-15T00:59:06Z","cost_usd":0.002645},"source":{"registry_id":"ethiopic:betmas:LIT2952RepCh233","work_id":"LIT2952RepCh233","edition":"betmas","language":"","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0 (per file); site footer states NC-SA - treat as NC","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2952RepCh233"},"stats":{"passages":4,"english_words":566,"coptic_letters":0,"commentary_units":23,"commentary_kinds":7,"derived_notes":0,"ambiguities":10,"work_notes":5,"external_links":2,"timeline":4},"summary":{"work":"LIT2952RepCh233","abstract":"This work is an anonymous cycle of poetic salutations to Jesus, structured around the seven canonical hours of the Ethiopian daily office. The edition is based on a single manuscript witness (Bet Mas 233) with no known variant tradition or critical apparatus. The work is undated and its attribution to an early Aksumite period is speculative. The salutations are used in the Ethiopian liturgical office, but their canonical status and frequency of recitation are not documented. No translation or commentary accompanies the Geʿez text, and the edition offers no analysis of poetic meter, rhyme, or theological content.","historical_context":"The work belongs to the Ethiopic Christian tradition, likely composed in Geʿez, the classical liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. The structure of salutations for the canonical hours derives from Coptic monastic practice, which influenced Ethiopian liturgy. The single manuscript witness (Bet Mas 233) provides no date, but the text's transmission suggests a medieval or early modern origin, as the Ethiopian daily office developed over centuries. The work is anonymous, and its attribution to the Aksumite period (4th–7th centuries) is unsupported by the manuscript evidence. The salutations are part of a broader Ethiopic hymnographic tradition, but their specific liturgical use and canonical status remain undocumented.","significance":"This cycle of salutations offers a rare example of Ethiopic poetic devotion structured around the canonical hours, reflecting the integration of Coptic monastic practices into Ethiopian Christianity. It provides insight into the development of liturgical poetry in Geʿez and the veneration of Christ in the daily office. The work's fragmentary transmission and lack of critical study highlight the need for further research into Ethiopic hymnography and its manuscript traditions.","timeline":[{"date":"4th–7th c.","event":"Speculative attribution to Aksumite period, unsupported by evidence."},{"date":"Medieval period","event":"Probable composition or transmission of the work in Geʿez."},{"date":"Undated","event":"Single manuscript witness (Bet Mas 233) copied."},{"date":"Modern","event":"Edition published without translation or commentary."}],"relations":[{"work":"Deggwa","relation":"Similar structure of addressing Christ with praise and requesting peace, though distinct in focus on canonical hours.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Coptic canonical hours","relation":"Derived from Coptic monastic practice, influencing the structure of the salutations.","key":"dossier:coptic-anonymous-book-bartholomew","label":"gap dossier: Book of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ by Bartholomew the Apostle","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-anonymous-book-bartholomew"},{"work":"Ethiopic hymn cycles","relation":"Part of broader Ethiopic hymnographic tradition, but this work is distinct in its focus on the canonical hours.","key":"","label":null,"url":null}],"external_links":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2952RepCh233","label":"Bet Mas 233 manuscript","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2952RepCh233","reason":"Primary manuscript witness for the work."},{"key":"ed:LIT2952RepCh233","label":"Edition of the work","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2952RepCh233","reason":"Published edition based on the single manuscript."}],"cautions":["The work is undated; attribution to the Aksumite period is speculative and unsupported by manuscript evidence.","The edition is based on a single manuscript witness with no known variant tradition.","The third salutation is incomplete in the source, breaking off after the title.","The canonical status and frequency of recitation in the Ethiopian office are not documented."],"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","cost_usd":0.000365,"generated":"2026-11-15T00:28:45Z"},"checks":{"work":"LIT2952RepCh233","status":"pass","blocking":[],"warnings":[],"stats":{"passages":4,"translated":4,"commentary_passages":4,"commentary_units":23,"english_words":566,"source_letters":1293,"commentary_kinds":7},"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor"},"work_notes":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The work is a cycle of poetic salutations to Jesus, structured around the seven canonical hours of the daily office in the Ethiopian tradition.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2952RepCh233","label":"betmas: Salutations for Jesus for the Canonical Hours","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2952RepCh233"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The edition is based on a single manuscript witness (Bet Mas 233), with no known variant tradition or critical apparatus provided.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2952RepCh233","label":"betmas: Salutations for Jesus for the Canonical Hours","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2952RepCh233"},{"key":"ed:LIT2952RepCh233","label":"source edition: Salutations for Jesus for the Canonical Hours","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2952RepCh233"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The work is anonymous and undated; 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Give us your peace, O teacher of humility, Christ, Son of God and Man. At the time of the appearance of twilight, at the place of the setting, which is far from the east.\n\nPraise to you for all this, because of the love of the seven (seal?) which you became, for suffering and death until you were exhausted. Now accept the praises of the day and the twilight which we offer to you.\n\nSecond Salutation, for the Compline (za-nwām)\n\nPraise to you. Hear us, our God, and give us your peace, for you have given us all. We declare your praise from the place where it is, in the evening and in the morning.\n\nPraise to you. Guard us always, O Lord, in this hour from those who mock, the demons. Surround our courtyard with the power of the angels, for now night has spread.\n\nThird Salutation, for Midnight (za-manfaqa lēlit)","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ዘሠርክ፡ / ዘንዋም፡ / ዘመንፈቀ፡ ሌሊት፡","severity":"info","text":"The passage presents three salutations for the twilight, compline, and midnight hours, following the Coptic canonical hours sequence. The third salutation is cut off after its title.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2952RepCh233","label":"betmas: Salutations for Jesus for the Canonical Hours","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2952RepCh233"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ስብዕ፡","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez ስብዕ፡ (sabʿ) is ambiguous: it can mean 'seven' or 'seal' (from the root for 'seven' and 'to seal'). 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I have remembered in the night the abundance of your humility, all that surpasses the limits. At the time you took the crown of thorns of Rome, O Jesus, son of Mary.\n\nPraise to you. At midnight, after the time when it becomes evening, your house is in assembly. When we asked you with supplication, have mercy on us, O Lord, O Lord.\n\nFourth salutation, for the morning (za-nagh)\n\nPraise to you. As we recount all your praises at the gates of Zion, the abode of abundant peace, you who awakened us from sleep.\n\nPraise to you. Adoration of praise continually for your glorious kingdom. At the time we awaken from sleep, we approach you with the voice of both, and we offer praise of the morning.\n\nFifth salutation, for the third hour (za-śalāst sāʿāt)\n\nPraise to you. I kiss your feet at the time of the third hour before Pilate, where you stood, O Jesus, wise and king of the Fēmā, you who vanquished the power of Mastema.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ስብሐት፡ ለከ፡ ተዘከርኩ፡ በሌሊት፡","severity":"info","text":"The passage opens the second salutation (for midnight) with a first-person singular verb 'I have remembered', shifting from the collective address of the first salutation.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2952RepCh233","label":"betmas: Salutations for Jesus for the Canonical Hours","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2952RepCh233"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ሠገራተ፡ ሮም፡","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'crown of thorns of Rome' is a rare Geʿez collocation; 'śagārat' (crown) and 'Rōm' (Rome) together evoke the Passion narrative, possibly referencing a local tradition of the crown's provenance.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-aksumite-collection","label":"gap dossier: The Aksumite Collection (Sinodos of Qǝfrǝyā): a late-antique Ethiopian canonical and liturgical corpus","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-aksumite-collection"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ጊዜ፡ አኃዙከ፡ ሠገራተ፡ ሮም፡","severity":"info","text":"The crowning with thorns echoes Matthew 27:29 and Mark 15:17, though the specific mention of Rome is extra-biblical.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"መንፈቀ፡ ሌሊት፡","severity":"info","text":"The midnight office (mäntäqä lelit) is a standard canonical hour in Ethiopian monastic practice, corresponding to the Coptic 'midnight praise'.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:coptic-anonymous-book-bartholomew","label":"gap dossier: Book of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ by Bartholomew the Apostle","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-anonymous-book-bartholomew"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ፌማ፡","severity":"caution","text":"The word 'Fēmā' is obscure; it may be a toponym or a title. The English draft renders it as a proper noun without explanation. It could be a corruption of 'Pilate' or a reference to a place of judgment.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"መስቴማ፡","severity":"info","text":"Mastema is a demonic figure from the Book of Jubilees (Jub. 10:11-12) and later Ethiopic tradition, here depicted as vanquished by Christ.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ሠገራተ፡ ሮም፡' (crown of thorns of Rome) may conflate the Passion with a local tradition about the crown's origin.","The word 'ፌማ፡' (Fēmā) is unattested in standard Geʿez lexica; it may be a scribal error or a rare toponym.","The shift from first-person singular ('I have remembered') to first-person plural ('we asked') in the same salutation is inconsistent."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":3,"ref":"p3","source":"ስብሐት፡ ለከ፡ ኀበ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ገብሩ፡ በጽርሐ፡ ጽዮን፡ እንግልጋ፡\nዘፈኖከ፡ ሎሙ፡ መንፈሰ፡ ጸጋ። ፈኑ፡ ለነ፡ እንበለ፡ ንትጋ። ያኅድገነ፡ ምግባረ፡ ዘሥጋ።\n\nSixth salutation, for the sixth hour (ዘ፮፡ ሰዓት፡)\n\nስብሐት፡ ለከ፡ ኦዘተቀኖከ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ማዕከለ፡ ፪፡ ፈያት፡\nእንዘ፡ ኢትከውን፡ አንተ፡ ገባሬ፡ ዕኪት። ከመ፡ ትሥዓር፡ ቀኖተ፡ ሞት።\n\nስብሐት፡ ለከ፡ ሕፅረነ፡ ወትረ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ለደቂቀ፡ ዛቲ፡ ማኅበር። በመስቀልከ፡ መግረሬ፡ ፀር። እምድድቅ፡ ወእምጋኔነ፡ ቀትር። ወእምኵሉ፡ ዘይመጽእ፡ ግብር።\n\nSeventh salutation, for the ninth hour (ዘ፱፡ ሰዓት፡)\n\nስብሐት፡ ለከ፡ አምላኪየ፡ አምላኪየ፡ ነጽረኒ፡ ወትረ፡ ወኢትኅድገኒ፡ ዘልፈ። እስመ፡ አንተ፡ ትቤ፡ ከሢተከ፡ አፈ። ትፈጽም፡ ሕገ፡ ተጽሕፈ።\n\nስብሐት፡ ለከ፡ ተወከፍ፡ ሊተ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ከመ፡ ቍርባን፡ ጥሉል። በበሱባዔ፡ እንዘ፡ እክፍል። ዘአቅረብኩ፡ ለከ፡ ኍልቈ፡ ኢዮቤል፡\nስብሐታተ፡ በዘአንሰ፡ እክል።","english":"Praise to you, where the apostles made the covenant of Zion, the Gospel,  \nwhich you filled for them with the spirit of grace. Send to us, that we may not be negligent, and that the work of the flesh may leave us.\n\nPraise to you, O you who were crucified, Jesus the Just, between two thieves,  \nwhile you were the doer of wisdom, as if you tasted the bitterness of death.\n\nPraise to you, our refuge always, O Lord, for the children of this congregation,  \nby your cross, the destroyer of the enemy, from affliction and from the plague of pestilence, and from every evil deed that may come.\n\nPraise to you, my God, my God, look upon me always and never leave me,  \nfor you have placed your word in my mouth; you fulfill the written law.\n\nPraise to you, accept from me, O Lord, as a pure offering,  \nin humility, while I divide the number of jubilees of praises which I am able to offer.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ዘ፮፡ ሰዓት፡ / ዘ፱፡ ሰዓት፡","severity":"info","text":"The headings mark the sixth and ninth hours, continuing the canonical sequence from the previous passage. The sixth hour corresponds to the sixth salutation, the ninth hour to the seventh.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2952RepCh233","label":"betmas: Salutations for Jesus for the Canonical Hours","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2952RepCh233"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ጽርሐ፡ ጽዮን፡","severity":"info","text":"Literally 'covenant of Zion,' this phrase likely refers to the apostolic council or the founding of the church in Jerusalem, a common trope in Ethiopic hymnody.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ኢየሱስ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ማዕከለ፡ ፪፡ ፈያት፡","severity":"info","text":"Echoes the Gospel accounts of the crucifixion between two thieves (Matthew 27:38, Mark 15:27, Luke 23:33). The epithet 'Jesus the Just' is a standard Geʿez rendering of the righteous sufferer.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ኢዮቤል፡","severity":"info","text":"The term 'jubilees' (ኢዮቤል) evokes the Old Testament jubilee cycle (Leviticus 25) but here is used metaphorically for a fixed number of praises, possibly reflecting a liturgical counting practice.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ስብሐታተ፡ በዘአንሰ፡ እክል።","severity":"info","text":"The closing line expresses the speaker's limitation in offering praises, a humility topos common in Ethiopic liturgical poetry. The phrase 'which I am able to offer' suggests a personal or communal penitential context.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ገባሬ፡ ዕኪት።","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'doer of wisdom' (ገባሬ፡ ዕኪት) is ambiguous: it may refer to Christ's salvific act or to a paradoxical description of the crucifixion as an act of divine wisdom. The translation 'doer of wisdom' is a literal rendering; the sense may be ironic or typological.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ገባሬ፡ ዕኪት' (doer of wisdom) is ambiguous: it could mean Christ performed wisdom (i.e., the crucifixion was a wise act) or that he is the agent of wisdom personified.","The reference to 'jubilees' (ኢዮቤል) may be a specific liturgical count or a general metaphor; the exact number is not given.","The heading 'ዘ፮፡ ሰዓት፡' and 'ዘ፱፡ ሰዓት፡' are clear as hour markers, but the numbering of salutations (sixth and seventh) may not align with a standard Coptic horologion."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":4,"ref":"p4","source":"Eighth salutation, for all the hours (ዘኵሎን፡ ጊዜያት፡)\n\nስብሐት፡ ለከ፡ ዘበሰማያት፡ አቡነ፡ ዘበምድር፡ ዓዲ። ግብተ፡ እንበለ፡ ታጐንዲ። ዘታብዕል፡ ወዘታነዲ።\n\nስብሐት፡ ለከ፡ ዘመሐረኒ፡ ወልድከ፡ ጸሎተ፡ ብዙኃን፡ እንግልጋ። ሶበ፡ ንጼሊ፡ ነበለ፡ ንትጋ። እግዚኦ፡ ሀበነ፡ መንፈሰ፡ ጸጋ፡\nዘይሤኒ፡ ላዕለ፡ ነፍስ፡ ወሥጋ።","english":"Eighth salutation, for all the hours.\n\nPraise to you, who in the heavens is our Father, who on earth again is the work without ceasing, who expands and who exalts.\n\nPraise to you, whose Son taught me the prayer of the multitudes, the Gospel; when we pray, we were being negligent. O Lord, give us the spirit of grace, which is fitting for soul and body.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"Eighth salutation, for all the hours (ዘኵሎን፡ ጊዜያት፡)","severity":"info","text":"This heading marks the eighth and final salutation in a cycle for the canonical hours, likely concluding a series of eight prayers tied to the monastic office.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2952RepCh233","label":"betmas: Salutations for Jesus for the Canonical Hours","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2952RepCh233"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ዘበሰማያት፡ አቡነ፡ ዘበምድር፡ ዓዲ። ግብተ፡ እንበለ፡ ታጐንዲ።","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'who in the heavens is our Father, who on earth again is the work without ceasing' juxtaposes divine transcendence with immanent, unceasing activity, echoing a liturgical paradox.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ጸሎተ፡ ብዙኃን፡ እንግልጋ።","severity":"info","text":"The 'prayer of the multitudes, the Gospel' likely refers to the Lord's Prayer (cf. Matthew 6:9–13) or a communal Gospel reading, though the Geʿez term እንግልጋ (ʼengelgā) specifically denotes the Gospel book.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ዘመሐረኒ፡ ወልድከ፡","severity":"info","text":"The line 'whose Son taught me' reflects a Christocentric catechetical tradition common in Ethiopic hymnody, where Christ is both teacher and subject of prayer.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-fekkare-iyasus","label":"gap dossier: Explanation (Discernment) of Jesus","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-fekkare-iyasus"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ሀበነ፡ መንፈሰ፡ ጸጋ፡","severity":"info","text":"The petition 'give us the spirit of grace' aligns with Ethiopic liturgical requests for the Holy Spirit's descent, paralleling the epiclesis in the Anaphora of the Apostles.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-testamentum-domini","label":"gap dossier: Testament of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Testamentum Domini), Ethiopic recension in 60 chapters","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-testamentum-domini"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ሶበ፡ ንጼሊ፡ ነበለ፡ ንትጋ።","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'when we pray, we were being negligent' is ambiguous: it may indicate a past failure corrected by the prayer, or a conditional warning. The Geʿez imperfect ንትጋ (nətgā) suggests habitual negligence.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the prayer of the multitudes' is unclear: it may be the Lord's Prayer or a specific Gospel passage.","The phrase 'work without ceasing' (ግብተ፡ እንበለ፡ ታጐንዲ።) could refer to divine activity or to the liturgical office itself."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]}]}