Shafi Ɗaya da Aka Yanke daga Littafin Zabura: Harafin Farko D[ominus illuminatio mea] da Sama’ila Yana Shafe Dawuda

Mai zane ɗan Faransa da ba a san sunansa ba · c. 1270–1290
Cleveland Museum of Art

Wannan shafi ya fito daga wani littafin Zabura da aka yi a arewa maso gabashin Faransa kusan 1270–1290. Zabura 27 tana farawa da “Dominus illuminatio mea”, mai zanen kuma ya sa abin a cikin harafinta na farko, D.

An shafe harafin da ganyen zinariya mai ƙyalli. Sama’ila, mai zoben haske, yana zuba mai daga ƙaho a kan matashin Dawuda, wanda ya rusuna; wani dattijo sanye da hula mai tsini yana kallo a hagu.

Daga rubutun

Sama’ila ya ɗauko ƙahon mai ya shafe shi (1 Sama’ila 16:13)

Yesse ya aika a kawo ƙaramin ɗansa (1 Sama’ila 16:12)

Na mai zanen kansa

Abin da aka matsa a cikin wani harafin zaburar

Harafi mai kan dodo, wasan da aka saba a lokacin

Bayanai dalla-dalla

Sama’ila

Annabin mai zoben haske yana karkata ƙahon mai.

Dawuda

Wani saurayi ya sunkuyar da kansa.

Mai kallo

Wani mutum sanye da hula mai tsini — wataƙila Yesse.

Kan dodo

Harafin ya ƙare da kan wata ƙaramar dabba.

Unknown illuminator, Northeastern France. The Cleveland Museum of Art (John L. Severance Fund, 1985.82) · ink, tempera, and gold on vellum · Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access: Collection API record "share_license_status": "CC0" (Creative Commons Zero, https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/).

Ayoyin

1Sam 16:11–13Don haka ya tambayi Yesse ya ce, “Su ke nan ’ya’yan maza da kake da su?” Yesse ya ce, “Har yanzu akwai ɗan autan, amma yana kiwon tumaki.” Sama’ila ya ce, “Ka aika yă zo, ba za mu zauna ba sai ya iso.” Sai ya aika aka kawo shi. Ga shi kuwa kyakkyawan saurayi ne mai kyan gani. Ubangiji ya ce, “Tashi ka shafe shi, shi ne wannan.” Saboda haka Sama’ila ya ɗauko ƙahon nan da yake da mai ya shafe Dawuda a gaban ’yan’uwansa. Daga wannan rana kuwa ruhun Ubangiji ya sauko wa Dawuda da iko. Sai Sama’ila ya koma Rama.