{"slug":"LIT7331SaySelColl","id":"ethiopic:betmas:LIT7331SaySelColl","title":"Sayfa Śǝllāse-type collection","author":"Anonymous","genre":"apocryphon","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":"2026-11-15T00:59:13Z","cost_usd":0.002963},"source":{"registry_id":"ethiopic:betmas:LIT7331SaySelColl","work_id":"LIT7331SaySelColl","edition":"betmas","language":"","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0 (per file); site footer states NC-SA - treat as NC","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7331SaySelColl"},"stats":{"passages":5,"english_words":743,"coptic_letters":0,"commentary_units":28,"commentary_kinds":9,"derived_notes":0,"ambiguities":9,"work_notes":4,"external_links":2,"timeline":3},"summary":{"work":"LIT7331SaySelColl","abstract":"The Sayfa Śǝllāse-type collection is an anonymous apocryphon in Geʿez, transmitted in multiple Ethiopic manuscripts. It was used in liturgical and devotional contexts, as shown by its inclusion in manuscript compilations. The text opens with a trinitarian invocation and scribal humility topos, then shifts to ritual instructions for reading, including fasting and wearing linen. The collection includes daily prayers beginning with Monday and Tuesday. Its dating is uncertain, but it likely originated in the Aksumite period. The edition lacks a critical apparatus, limiting assessment of textual variants.","historical_context":"The Sayfa Śǝllāse-type collection is an anonymous apocryphon transmitted in Geʿez, preserved in multiple Ethiopic manuscripts. It was used in Ethiopic Christian liturgical and devotional contexts, as indicated by its inclusion in manuscript compilations. The dating of the collection is uncertain; it likely originated in the Aksumite period (roughly 1st–7th centuries CE) but cannot be precisely dated from available evidence. The text reflects a ritual framework common in Ethiopic apocrypha, where the book's power requires purity from its audience. The collection's structure, with daily prayers, suggests a monastic or ecclesiastical setting. The transmission history is unclear, and the edition does not provide a critical apparatus or stemma, limiting assessment of textual variants.","significance":"The Sayfa Śǝllāse-type collection is significant as a witness to Ethiopic apocryphal literature and its liturgical use. It relates to other Ethiopic apocrypha and pseudepigrapha, such as 2 Enoch, through shared motifs like the inexpressibility topos. The collection's prayers and ritual instructions offer insight into devotional practices in the Aksumite and later Ethiopian Orthodox tradition.","timeline":[{"date":"1st–7th c. 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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."},{"kind":"limit","severity":"caution","text":"The English is a machine draft produced passage by passage from the transcribed Coptic; no human has verified it. The commentary is model-written and cites only keys the pipeline could resolve."},{"kind":"register","severity":"info","text":"Register: apocryphon in Geʿez; the English keeps the liturgical formulae and the vocatives rather than normalising them."},{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","text":"Passages: 5 narrative."},{"kind":"source","severity":"info","text":"Source edition: betmas — CC BY-SA 4.0 (per file); site footer states NC-SA - treat as NC"}],"derived_structure":{"narrative":5},"term_index":[],"citations":{"betmas:LIT7331SaySelColl":{"label":"betmas: Sayfa Śǝllāse-type collection","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7331SaySelColl"},"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"},"dossier:coptic-apophthegmata-patrum-sahidic":{"label":"gap dossier: Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Sahidic collection)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-apophthegmata-patrum-sahidic"},"dossier:greek-catena-corinthios-i":{"label":"gap dossier: Catena on the First Epistle to the Corinthians (Vatican type, from Paris gr. 227)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/greek-catena-corinthios-i"},"hollis:alma990001885290203941":{"label":"The sayings of the Desert Fathers : the alphabetical collection","url":"https://hollis.harvard.edu/permalink/f/1s5nto6/990001885290203941"},"ed:LIT7331SaySelColl":{"label":"source edition: Sayfa Śǝllāse-type collection","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7331SaySelColl"}},"segments":[{"i":1,"ref":"p1","source":"The following division into textparts follows\n.\n\nIntroduction\n\nበስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩ አምላክ፡ ስቡሕ፡ ወእኩት፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ ዜና፡ ነገሮሙ፡ ጽሒፎቶሰ፡ ኢንክል፡ አላ፡ በከመ፡ አክሀለነ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ነጊረ፡ ውዳሴሆሙሰ፡\nኢይክሉ፡ ሰማይ፡ ወምድር፡ ክርታስ፨ ወኢየአክል፡ ማየ፡ ባሕር፡ ቀለመ፡ ሰብእ፡ ወመላእክት፡ ጸሐፍያነ፡ ወዓለምኖ፡ እሚያግመሮ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፨ ወእንዘ፡ ሀለዉ፡ ቅድመ፡ እንበለ፡ ይፍጥሩ፡ ሰማየ፡ ወምድረ፡ ፫ አካላት፡ ወ፩ በመለኮት፡ ኅቡረ፡ በሥምረት፡ ወበሕይወት፡ በባሕርይ፡ ወበእዘዝ፡ እንዘ፡ ኢይትፈለጡ፡\n\nወሶበ፡ ይቤልዎሙ፡ ዘንተ፡ አኃዙ፡ ይትዋለዱ፡ ወይቤሉ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ እንዘ፡ ይትነበብ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ይጸልቡ፡ በላዕሌሁ፡ ቀጠንተ፡ አልባሰ፡ ወኵሉ፡ ሕዝብ፡ ያፅምዕዎ፡\nእንዘ፡ ይትነበብ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ወዘኢያጸምዖ፡ ለውእቱ፡ ቃል፡ ይኩን፡ ውጉዘ፡ በሥልጣነ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ አንሰ፡ ተማኅፀንኩ፡ አነ፡ ገብርክሙ፡","english":"In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit, one God, glorious and exalted, we write the account of their deeds. Their writing is an ink that cannot be exhausted, as the Lord God has enabled us to proclaim their praise. The sky and the earth cannot serve as parchment, and the water of the sea cannot serve as ink for men and angels, the scribes of the world, nor can they complete it for eternity, amen. And while they existed before the creation of the heavens and the earth, three persons and one in divinity, united in will and in life, in nature and in command, without being separated.\n\nAnd when they speak these words, they take hold and are born, and they say: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. While this book is being read, they shall clothe themselves in a garment of linen over it, and all the people shall fast while this book is being read. And whoever does not fast, that word shall be cursed by the authority of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I have trusted, I am your servant.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage opens with a trinitarian invocation and a scribal humility topos, then shifts to a ritual instruction for the book's reading. This bipartite structure is typical of apocryphal prefaces in the Sayfa Śǝllāse tradition.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7331SaySelColl","label":"betmas: Sayfa Śǝllāse-type collection","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7331SaySelColl"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ኢንክል፡ አላ፡","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'ink that cannot be exhausted' (Geʿez: ʿankəl ʾalā) is a conventional hyperbole for the inexhaustibility of divine praise, not a literal claim about material ink.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The instruction that hearers must fast and wear linen during the reading reflects a ritual framework common in Ethiopic apocrypha, where the book's power requires purity from its audience.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7331SaySelColl","label":"betmas: Sayfa Śǝllāse-type collection","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7331SaySelColl"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ሰማይ፡ ወምድር፡ ክርታስ፨","severity":"info","text":"The topos that 'sky and earth cannot serve as parchment' echoes the inexpressibility motif found in 2 Enoch and other pseudepigrapha, though no direct citation is present.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The clause 'they take hold and are born' (ኢይትፈለጡ ... ይትዋለዱ) is syntactically ambiguous: it may refer to the Trinity's eternal generation or to the audience's spiritual rebirth. The translation opts for the former, but the Geʿez allows both.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'they take hold and are born' could refer either to the Trinity's eternal generation or to the audience's spiritual rebirth; the translation adopts the former reading.","The identity of 'they' in 'when they speak these words' is unclear—possibly the Trinity or the readers."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":2,"ref":"p2","source":"ወጸሐፌ፡ ዜናክሙ፡ ኃጥእ፡ ወአባሱ፡ ከመ፡ ታብኡኒ፡ ውስተ፡ ደብረ፡ ጽዮን፡ ምርፋቅ። ወከመ፡ ትባልሕዋ፡ ለነፍስየ፡ እምጋኔነ፡ ቀትር፡ ወድድቀ፡ ወታንብርዋ፡ ሊቃናት፡ በጽድቅ፡\nወትባርክዋ፡ ለመስቀል፡ ዘወርቅ፡ ወለኵልነ፡ ንበል፡ ኅቡረ፡ ይዕቀቡነ፡ በጽድቀ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።\n\nMonday\n\nበስመ፡ ጸሎት፡ ዘዕለተ፡ ሰኑይ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አምላኪየ፡ ዓቢይ፡ ወግሩም፡ ዘአልቦ፡ ጥንት፡ ወኢተፍጻሜት፡\nወይሄሉ፡ እስከ፡ ለዓለም፡ እስእለከ፡ ወአስተበቍዓከ፡ ከመ፡ ትርድአኒ፡ ወታድኅነኒ፡ እምኵሉ፡ እኩይ፡\n\nተአምራቲሆሙ፡ ወአሐተ፡ ዕለተ፡ ይቤ፡ አብ፡ ዘአክበረኒ፡ በምድር፡ አነ፡ አከብሮ፡ በመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ገጸ፡\nአርያም፡ ይመስል፡ አምሳሊሁ፡ ዘወሀበኒ፡ መባዓ፡ ወስኂነ፡ ወስንዳሌ፡ ወወይነ፡\n\nTuesday\n\nጸሎት፡ ዘዕለተ፡ ሠሉስ፡ እግዚኦ፡ አርእየኒ፡ በረከተከ፡ በዛቲ፡ ዕለት፡ ሠናይት፡ ስማዕ፡ ጸሎትየ፡ ወተወከፍ፡ ስእለትየ፡ ወሥረይ፡ ሊተ፡ ኃጢአትየ፡","english":"and the writing of your deeds, sinners and transgressors, as you led me to Mount Zion, a resting place, and as you saved my soul from the torment of the knife and the pit, and established me as a learned one in righteousness, and blessed the cross of gold, and for all of us, let us say together, may they protect us in righteousness forever and ever, Amen.\n\nMonday\n\nIn the name of the prayer of the second day, my Lord God, great and glorious, who has no beginning and no end, and who exists forever, I beseech you and implore you that you may help me and save me from all evil.\n\nTheir miracles and one day, the Father said, \"He who honored me on earth, I will honor him in the kingdom of heaven.\" The face of the exalted one resembles his likeness, who gave me a gift, a garment, a cloak, and wine.\n\nTuesday\n\nThe prayer of the third day, O Lord, show me your blessing on this good day, hear my prayer, accept my petition, and forgive me my sins.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from a general narrative introduction to a series of daily prayers, beginning with Monday and Tuesday. This liturgical structure is typical of the Sayfa Śǝllāse-type collections.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7331SaySelColl","label":"betmas: Sayfa Śǝllāse-type collection","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7331SaySelColl"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ምርፋቅ","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez term ምርፋቅ (mǝrfāq) means 'resting place' or 'refuge,' here referring to Mount Zion as a place of spiritual repose. The English draft translates it as 'resting place.'","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ደብረ ጽዮን","severity":"info","text":"Mount Zion (ደብረ ጽዮን) is a biblical site, often associated with the Temple in Jerusalem and, in Christian tradition, with the Last Supper and the descent of the Holy Spirit. Its mention here evokes a sacred geography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The daily prayers (Monday, Tuesday) follow a pattern of invocation, petition, and blessing, reflecting the liturgical use of such collections for personal devotion or communal prayer in Ethiopian Orthodox tradition.","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":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The English draft translates 'ኃጥእ ወአባሱ' as 'sinners and transgressors,' but the Geʿez could also be read as a direct address to the reader or as part of the narrative voice. The ambiguity affects the interpretation of the speaker's identity.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ኃጥእ ወአባሱ' may be either a self-designation of the speaker or an address to the audience; the English draft takes it as the latter.","The transition from the narrative to the daily prayers is abrupt; it is unclear if the prayers are meant to be part of the same composition or a later addition."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":3,"ref":"p3","source":"ተአምራቲሆሙ፡ ወአሐተ፡ ዕለተ፡ ቦኡ፡ አብ፡\nወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ውስተ፡ ጽርሐ፡ አርያም፡ ወአእረፉ፡ ላእለ፡ መናብርቲሆሙ፡ ለፌ፡ ወለፌ፡ ወርእያ፡ ለዛቲ፡ በዓል፡ ዕለት፡ ዛቲሰ፡ በዓልየ፡ ወበዓለ፡ ወልድ፡\nወበዓለ፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ለዘአክበራ፡ ብእሲ፡\n\nWednesday\n\nጸሎት፡ ዘዕለተ፡ ረቡዕ፡ ይትባረክ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አቡሁ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡\nአአኵቶ፡ በኵሉ፡ ሰዓት፡ በእንተ፡ ኵሉ፡ ጸጋ፡ ዘወሀበኒ፡ ኅቡዓ፡ ወክሡተ፡\n\nተአምራቲሆሙ፡\nወአሐተ፡ ዕለተ፡ አተዉ፡ ውስተ፡ ገጸ፡ አርያም፡ ይቤ፡ አብኒ፡ ሀለወኒ፡ ጊዜ፡ ይመጽእ፡\nቃልየ፡ ወይትሌዓል፡ በ፬ ማዕዘናት፡\n\nThursday\n\nጸሎት፡ ዘዕለተ፡ ሐሙስ፡ እሴብሖ፡ ለአግዚአብሔር፡ በእንተ፡ ጸጋ፡ ዘወሀበኒ፡ ወዘአፈድፈደ፡ ላእሌየ፡\nሠናይቶ፡ ወበረከታቲሁ፡ እለ፡ አልቦን፡ ኍልቍ፡\n\nተአምራቲሆሙ፡ ወሀሎ፡ ፩ ብእሲ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገረ፡\nፍልስጥኤም፡ ወረሰየ፡ ምዝረ፡ በስመ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ለገቢረ፡ ተዝካሮሙ፡ ወመጽኡ፡ ብዙኃን፡ ሰይጣናት፡ ተመሲሎሙ፡\nከመ፡ አጽልልት፡ ወአተዉ፡ ውስተ፡ ምዝር፡","english":"their miracles. And one day, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit were in the high mountain and rested upon their thrones, one by one, and saw this feast day. This is my feast and the feast of the Son and the feast of the Holy Spirit for the one who honors them, a man.\n\nWednesday\n\nPrayer of Wednesday. Blessed be the Lord God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. I praise him at every hour for all the grace he has given me, hidden and revealed.\n\nTheir miracles. And one day they entered the face of the high mountain. My Father said, \"I have a time when my word will come and be raised in the four corners.\"\n\nThursday\n\nPrayer of Thursday. I praise the Lord God for the grace he has given me and for the good things and blessings he has multiplied upon me, which have no number.\n\nTheir miracles. And there was a man in the land of Philistia who planted a vineyard in the name of the Trinity for the making of their memorial. And many demons came, disguised as shadows, and entered the vineyard.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ተአምራቲሆሙ፡ ወአሐተ፡ ዕለተ፡ ቦኡ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡","severity":"info","text":"The passage opens with a narrative formula ('their miracles. And one day...') that recurs for each weekday, framing the collection as a series of miracle stories tied to the Trinity.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7331SaySelColl","label":"betmas: Sayfa Śǝllāse-type collection","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7331SaySelColl"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ጸሎት፡ ዘዕለተ፡ ረቡዕ፡","severity":"info","text":"The rubric 'Prayer of Wednesday' marks a liturgical division; the collection assigns each day a prayer and a miracle narrative, following a weekly cycle.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7331SaySelColl","label":"betmas: Sayfa Śǝllāse-type collection","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7331SaySelColl"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ውስተ፡ ጽርሐ፡ አርያም፡","severity":"info","text":"The 'high mountain' (ጽርሐ፡ አርያም፡) is a common setting in Ethiopic apocrypha for divine revelation, echoing Sinai and Zion typology.","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":"ወይትሌዓል፡ በ፬ ማዕዘናት፡","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'raised in the four corners' echoes the four cardinal directions, a biblical trope for universal proclamation (cf. Isa 11:12; Rev 7:1).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ወሀሎ፡ ፩ ብእሲ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገረ፡ ፍልስጥኤም፡","severity":"info","text":"The miracle of a man in Philistia planting a vineyard for the Trinity recalls the Coptic apophthegmata tradition of demons attacking monastic labor, adapted here to a lay setting.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:coptic-apophthegmata-patrum-sahidic","label":"gap dossier: Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Sahidic collection)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-apophthegmata-patrum-sahidic"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"በስመ፡ ሥላሴ፡","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'in the name of the Trinity' reflects the collection's title (Sayfa Śǝllāse, 'Sword of the Trinity') and its liturgical use in Ethiopian Orthodox prayer for protection.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7331SaySelColl","label":"betmas: Sayfa Śǝllāse-type collection","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7331SaySelColl"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'በ፬ ማዕዘናት' ('in the four corners') could refer to the four cardinal points or to the four corners of a building; the translation takes it as universal scope.","The identity of 'the man' in the Philistia miracle is unspecified; the text may imply a generic faithful layperson."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":4,"ref":"p4","source":"Friday\n\nThe text of the prayer for Friday seems to be different from the one\ntransmitted as in .\n\nጸሎት፡ ዘዕለተ፡ ዓርብ፡ ላዕለ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ተወከልኩ፡ አምላከ፡ አብርሃም፡ ይስሐቅ፡ ወያዕቆብ፡\n\nተአምራቲሆሙ፡ ወአሐተ፡ ዕለተ፡ ቦኡ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገረ፡\nጻቃውዕ፡ ወተናገሩ፡ ጥቀ፡ ነገረ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡\nወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብሉ፡\n\nSaturday\n\nጸሎት፡ ዘዕለተ፡ ቀዳሚት፡ ይትባረክ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘፈጠረ፡ ሰማየ፡ ወምድረ፡ ወኵሎ፡ ዘውስቴቶሙ፡\n\nተአምራቲሆሙ፡ ወሀሎ፡ ፩ መኰንን፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገረ፡ ፍልስጥኤም፡ ወአሐተ፡\nዕለተ፡ አዘዞ፡ ከመ፡ ይትጋብኡ፡ ሠራዊቱ።\n\nSunday\n\nThe text of the prayer for Friday seems to be different from the one\ntransmitted as in .\n\nጸሎት፡ ዘዕለተ፡ እሁድ፡ ይትባረክ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እግዚእየ፡ ወአምላኪየ፡ እስእለከ፡ በፍቁር፡\nወልድከ፡\nእግዚእነ፡ ወአምላክነ፡ ወመድኃኒነ፡ በአስማቲከ፡ ቅዱሳት፡ ከመ፡ ትስማእ፡ ጸሎትየ፡ ወአስተብቍዖትየ፡","english":"Prayer for Friday. Upon the Lord I have relied, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.\n\nTheir miracles. And one day they were in the city of Ṣāqāwʿ and conversed greatly, the word of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, while they said:\n\nSaturday\n\nPrayer for the first day. Blessed is the Lord who created the sky and the earth and all that is within them.\n\nTheir miracles. And there was a certain governor in the city of Philistia, and one day he commanded that his armies should assemble.\n\nSunday\n\nPrayer for the day of the Lord. Blessed is the Lord, my Lord and my God. I beseech you by your beloved Son, our Lord, our God, and our Savior, by your holy names, that you may hear my prayer and my supplication.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ጸሎት፡ ዘዕለተ፡ ዓርብ፡ ... ተአምራቲሆሙ፡","severity":"info","text":"The passage is structured as a series of daily prayers (Friday, Saturday, Sunday), each followed by a narrative introduced by 'ተአምራቲሆሙ' (their miracles). This alternation between prayer and miracle story is characteristic of the Sayfa Śǝllāse-type collection.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7331SaySelColl","label":"betmas: Sayfa Śǝllāse-type collection","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7331SaySelColl"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ጻቃውዕ","severity":"info","text":"The toponym 'ጻቃውዕ' (Ṣāqāwʿ) is unattested in standard geographical sources; it may be a corruption or a variant of a known location, possibly related to the Coptic or Greek tradition of the apophthegmata patrum.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:coptic-apophthegmata-patrum-sahidic","label":"gap dossier: Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Sahidic collection)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-apophthegmata-patrum-sahidic"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ፍልስጥኤም","severity":"info","text":"The city 'ፍልስጥኤም' (Philistia) is a biblical and historical region, but here it is used as a city name, likely reflecting a hagiographic or apocryphal setting rather than a precise historical location.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘፈጠረ፡ ሰማየ፡ ወምድረ፡","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'the Lord who created the sky and the earth' echoes the creation language of Genesis 1:1, a common doxological formula in Ethiopic prayers.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"text","lemma":"The text of the prayer for Friday seems to be different from the one transmitted as in .","severity":"caution","text":"The editor notes that the Friday prayer text differs from another transmitted version, indicating textual variation within the manuscript tradition of the Sayfa Śǝllāse-type collection.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7331SaySelColl","label":"betmas: Sayfa Śǝllāse-type collection","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7331SaySelColl"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ተአምራቲሆሙ፡ ወሀሎ፡ ፩ መኰንን፡","severity":"info","text":"The narrative of a governor commanding his armies to assemble (Saturday) parallels a common motif in the apophthegmata patrum and hagiographic collections, where secular authority interacts with holy figures.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:coptic-apophthegmata-patrum-sahidic","label":"gap dossier: Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Sahidic collection)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-apophthegmata-patrum-sahidic"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The toponym ጻቃውዕ (Ṣāqāwʿ) is obscure and may be a scribal error or a variant of a known place.","The phrase 'the text of the prayer for Friday seems to be different from the one transmitted as in .' is incomplete in the source, leaving the comparison unclear."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":5,"ref":"p5","source":"ተአምራቲሆሙ፡ ወአሐተ፡ ዕለተ፡ ቦኡ፡ ውስተ፡ አርያም፡ ወከሠቱ፡ አፉሆሙ፡\nአብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡\nወይቤሉ፡ ኵሉ፡ ሕዝብ፡ ያጽምዕ፡ በበወርኁ፡ ወይከውን፡ ዕለተ፡ በዓልነ፡ ከመ፡ ዕለተ፡ ትንሣኤ።","english":"their miracles. And one day they were in the city of Aryām and they opened their mouths, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and they said, “Every people will fast in its own month, and the day of our feast will be like the day of the Resurrection.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"አርያም","severity":"info","text":"The toponym Aryām is unattested in known Ethiopic sources; it may be a corruption or a variant of a known place name, possibly related to the city of Ṣāqāwʿ mentioned in the previous passage.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ዕለተ ትንሣኤ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'day of the Resurrection' echoes New Testament references to the resurrection of Christ (e.g., 1 Cor 15:20–23) and is a standard term in Ethiopic liturgy for Easter.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:greek-catena-corinthios-i","label":"gap dossier: Catena on the First Epistle to the Corinthians (Vatican type, from Paris gr. 227)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/greek-catena-corinthios-i"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ኵሉ ሕዝብ ያጽምዕ በበወርኁ","severity":"info","text":"The statement that every people fasts in its own month reflects the diversity of fasting practices in late antique Christianity, especially in Egypt and Ethiopia, where local calendars determined Lent and other fasts.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:coptic-apophthegmata-patrum-sahidic","label":"gap dossier: Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Sahidic collection)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-apophthegmata-patrum-sahidic"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ተአምራቲሆሙ","severity":"info","text":"The opening 'their miracles' functions as a narrative rubric, typical of the Sayfa Śǝllāse-type collections, introducing a miracle story that follows the prayer formulas.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7331SaySelColl","label":"betmas: Sayfa Śǝllāse-type collection","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7331SaySelColl"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"አብ ወወልድ ወመንፈስ ቅዱስ","severity":"info","text":"The triadic formula 'Father, Son, and Holy Spirit' is a standard Trinitarian invocation in Ethiopic liturgical and apocryphal texts, paralleling the doxological patterns in the Coptic Apophthegmata Patrum.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:coptic-apophthegmata-patrum-sahidic","label":"gap dossier: Sayings of the Desert Fathers (Sahidic collection)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-apophthegmata-patrum-sahidic"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ከሠቱ አፉሆሙ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'they opened their mouths' is ambiguous: it may mean they began to speak, or it could be a literal description of a miraculous event. The context does not resolve the sense.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The toponym Aryām is uncertain; the phrase 'they opened their mouths' may be literal or figurative; the relationship of this passage to the preceding prayer sequence is unclear."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]}]}