Belmont, MA, , Alwan Codex 18
Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson
Alwan, EMIP
Collection: Alwan
Other identifiers: Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project EMIP 132
General description
Alwan Codex 18
Number of Text units: 6
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
nineteenth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–148r
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–101r
- ms_i1.2
(Fols 101r–110v
- ms_i1.3
(Fols 111r–116v
- ms_i1.4
(Fols 117r–124r
- ms_i1.5
(Fols 124r–127v
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–101r
Contents
Additions In this unit there are in total 4 s.
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Fol. iv(erso) , in a crude hand in pencil: Hymn to the Archangel Gabriel
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f. 127v, col.1 : Yǝweddǝsǝwwa malāʾǝkt la-Māryām (CAe 3108) , (the first part only)
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f. 127v, bottom, in pencil, in a crude hand ): Hymn to Saint Ewosṭatewos.
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(Type: RecordTransaction)
Fol. 128v : Record of land transaction in 1919 EC with witnesses listed. 19 lines in column 1
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(Type: RecordTransaction)
f. 128v, bottom four lines : Record of lending of money
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Fol. iir(ecto) Notes on court administration, in crude hand, in pencil
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(Type: RecordTransaction)
f. 127v, 128v, col.2 , Notes on land transaction
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(Type: RecordTransaction)
Fol. 129v Notes on the transaction of the manuscript
Extras
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Fol. ir(ecto) Title of the book and pen trial
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Fol. 51v a small cross, written in red ink in a later hand, marks the midpoint of the Psalms
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Fol. 129r Scrawls
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Numbered quires: quires 3–10
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Notes in a later hand found throughout
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words of text are written interlinearly (folss. 2r, 4v, 9r, 16v, 26v, , etc.); and lines of text are written interlinearly (1v, 12v, 16r, 17r, 45r, , etc.); erasure markings are visible (67r, 67v, 70r, 90r, , etc.); text has been removed (e.g., 21v, 22r, 22v, 25r, 26v )
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f. 102v, line 3 : a line of text is written interlinearly as well as being visible, though partially erased, in the upper margin
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The scribe regularly has to complete a line of text on another line. Much of the problem is addressed through the selection of an appropriate aspect ratio for the codex combined with an appropriate script size. But, where the line of text is still too long, the scribe completes the line of text above or below the end of the line (throughout). This scribe also will reduce the font size at the end of lines to avoid having to go onto the next line (e.g., fols. 43v, 44r, 45v )
Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 , 1 .
Frame notes
- frame:
Decorative designs: fols. 1r, (ornate haräg); 19r, 27v, 101r, 117r (a line of alternating red and black dots)
Miniatures notes
- miniature: Fol. iiv(erso)
- miniature:
Fol. 128r
Angel, with processional .
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 150mm |
Width | 106mm |
Depth | mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 2 |
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Protection sheet |
2 | 1 | 10 |
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Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 10 |
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Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 10 |
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Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 10 |
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Quire 4 |
6 | 5 | 10 |
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Quire 5 |
7 | 6 | 10 |
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Quire 6 |
8 | 7 | 10 |
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Quire 7 |
9 | 8 | 10 |
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Quire 8 |
10 | 9 | 10 |
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Quire 9 |
11 | 10 | 10 |
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Quire 10 |
12 | 11 | 10 |
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Quire 11 |
13 | 12 | 10 |
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Quire 12 |
14 | 13 | 9 |
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Collation diagrams
Protection sheet
Quire ID:q1, number:a
Quire 1
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire 2
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Quire 3
Quire ID:q4, number:3
Quire 4
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Quire 5
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Quire 6
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Quire 7
Quire ID:q8, number:7
Quire 8
Quire ID:q9, number:8
Quire 9
Quire ID:q10, number:9
Quire 10
Quire ID:q11, number:10
Quire 11
Quire ID:q12, number:11
Quire 12
Quire ID:q13, number:12
Quire 13: 1, stub after 9
Quire ID:q14, number:13
Notes: 1)
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (),
Binding
Parchment, 150 x 106 mm, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood, covered with linen, headband and tailband.
Binding material
parchment
wood
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 14mm |
bottom | 26mm |
right | 11mm |
left | 8mm |
Ms Belmont, MA, , Alwan Codex 18 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 106mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 150mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: Content Item 1.1 , item 1 Mazmura Dāwit (CAe 2000) Content Item 1.2 , item 1 Book of Odes (CAe 1828) Content Item 1.3 , item 1 Song of Songs (CAe 2362) እግዚአብሔር፡ Content Item 1.4 , item 1 Wǝddāse Māryām (CAe 2509) Content Item 1.5 , item 1 ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān (CAe 1113) ማርያም፡
Columetric layout of text: fols. 108r, 108v Third Song of the Three Youths in the Furnace, ThreeYouths3Check for additional bibliography
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Edition Statement
The initial version of this file was created from data kindly provided by the Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project directed by Steve Delamarter.
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Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻBelmont, MA, , Alwan Codex 18ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-11-24) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00132 [Accessed: 2024-05-17]
Revisions of the data
- Ralph Lee Add work ref in handnote on columetric layout of text on 24.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Updated id numbers on 23.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Updated facs statements on 4.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Added facs statements on 26.10.2020
- Ralph Lee Added link to Ps118 spiritual meanings on 22.6.2020
- Ralph Lee Corrected ǝ character on 18.4.2020
- Ralph Lee Added editor name on 18.9.2019
- Ralph Lee Added additions and varia on 17.9.2019
- Jonah Sandford Added ms contents on 13.10.2018
- Jonah Sandford Added quire desc, binding desc, margin dim, columns/lines, dating info on 11.7.2018
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Created XML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018
Attributions of the contents
Jonah Sandford, editor
Ralph Lee, editor
Ashlee Benson, editor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor