Haihuwar Yohanna Mai Baftisma da Sa Masa Suna

Mai zane ɗan Italiya · late 13th century
National Gallery of Art, Washington

Ƙaramin zane a kan fatar ɗan maraƙi (vellum) da aka yanke daga littafin rubutun hannu na Italiya na ƙarshen ƙarni na 13, wanda yanzu yake a National Gallery of Art. Mai zanen ya cika ramuka biyu na wani babban harafi — wataƙila B — da abubuwa, a kan bangon da yake da zane kamar na yadi.

A ramin sama, Elizabet tana hutawa a kan gado, wata mace ta sunkuya a kan shimfiɗar jariri, Zakariya kuma yana zaune a ware. A ramin ƙasa, yana rubutu a kan allo yayinda maza suke kallo.

Daga rubutun

Elizabet ta haifi ɗa (Luka 1:57)

Zakariya ya rubuta: “Sunansa Yohanna” (Luka 1:63)

Na mai zanen kansa

Abubuwa biyu da aka jera ɗaya a kan ɗaya a cikin harafin

Jan gaggafa a cikin da’ira a kusurwa

Bayanai dalla-dalla

Elizabet

Tana kwance a kan gado da zoben haske.

Shimfiɗar jariri

Wata mace ta sunkuya a kan shimfiɗar jariri da aka rataye.

Zakariya yana rubutu

Yana riƙe da allo yana rubutu.

Maƙwabta

Maza suna tsaye suna kallo.

Italian 13th Century. National Gallery of Art, Washington (Rosenwald Collection, 1950.1.7) · Miniature on vellum · NGA Open Access: "Images of these works are available free of charge for any use, commercial or non-commercial, under Creative Commons Zero (CC0)." (NGA open data: published_images.csv openaccess = 1)

Ayoyin

Luk 1:57–64Sa’ad da kwanaki suka yi don Elizabet ta haihu, sai ta haifi ɗa. Maƙwabtanta da ’yan’uwanta suka ji cewa Ubangiji ya nuna mata jinƙai mai yawa, suka kuma taya ta farin ciki. A rana ta takwas, sai suka zo don a yi wa yaron kaciya, dā za su sa masa sunan mahaifinsa Zakariya ne, amma mahaifiyar yaron ta ce, “A’a! Za a ce da shi Yohanna.” Sai suka ce mata, “Ba wani a cikin danginku mai wannan suna.” Sai suka yi alamu wa mahaifinsa, don su san sunan da zai su a kira yaron. Ya yi alama a kawo masa allo, a gaban kowa sai ya rubuta, “Sunansa Yohanna.” Dukan mutane kuwa suka yi mamaki. Nan da nan bakinsa ya buɗe harshensa kuma ya saku, sai ya fara magana yana yabon Allah.