Belmont, MA, , Alwan Codex 25
Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee
Alwan, EMIP
Collection: Alwan
Other identifiers: Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project EMIP 176
General description
Alwan Codex 25
Number of Text units: 3
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
late twentieth century (colophon on fols 172r–173r
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–3v,
- ms_i2
(Fols 5r–173r
- ms_i3
(Fols 171r–171v
Contents
Language of text:
Fols 171r–171v
Colophon
: “This manuscript is copied by the order of King Ḫaylä Śǝllase [5 May 1941–12 September 1974], Emperor of Ethiopia, son of blessed prince, His highness, Ras Mäkonǝn, baptismal name Wäldä Amlak. May God write his name in the Book of Life, and may the blessing of David rest on him. And may God also give rest in the Paradise of Happiness to the soul of our Empress Mänän [d. 15 Feb 1962], baptismal name Wälättä Giyorgis, Servant of God, and to His chosen children, heir of his throne, Mär‘ǝd Azǝmač, Prince Asǝfa [Wäsän, 27 July 1916–17 February 1997], baptismal name Amǝḫa Śǝlase, and Princess Tänañä Wärǝq [12 January 1912–6 April 2003], baptismal name Fǝqǝrtä Śǝllase. And may God also give rest to the soul of his sons Prince Mäkonnen, baptismal name Arǝya Yoḥänǝs [d. 13 May 1957], and Prince Śahälä Śǝllase [1931–24 April 1962]. May God give rest to the soul of his daughters Princess Zänäbä Wärq [d. 1934], baptismal name Ḫirutä Śǝllase and Princess Ṣäḥäy [d. 1942], baptismal name Wälättä Bǝrhan. This book is written in 19?? [text is effaced] at the time of his holiness, Abba Basǝlyos [23 April 1891–13 October 1970], Patriarch and Archbishop [of Ethiopia] and the blessed bishops of Ethiopia: Abba Tewofǝlos, Archbishop of Härär [became Ethiopia’s second Patriarch in 1970], Abba Ya‘ǝqob, Archbishop of Läqämǝt, Abba Ṭimotewos, Archbishop of Yǝrga Aläm, Abba Filǝ��os, Archbishop of Jerusalem, Abba Gorǝgorǝyos, Archbishop of Jǝmma, Abba Tadewos, Archbishop of Elubabor, Abba Gabri’el, Archbishop of Däse, Abba Marǝqos, Archbishop of Däbrä Marqos, Abba Sawiros, Archbishop of Gämu Gofa, Abba Luqas, Archbishop of Asäla, Abba Yoḥanǝs, Archbishop of Tǝgǝre, Abba Peṭros, Archbishop of Gondar, Abba [text left blank], Archbishop of Erǝtǝra, and commissioned by [text left blank], the name of the scribe [text left blank], and glory to God. Amen. This Psalter belongs to Ḫaylä Śǝllase I, King of Kings of Ethiopia, who was appointed by God, and was given to hermit, Mäzǝgäbä Śǝllase.” This colophon and the production standards of the codex would suggest that it was produced in the government scriptorium.
Translation Gǝʿǝz : ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ተጽሕፈ፡ በትእዛዙ፡ ለቀዳማዊ፡ ኃይለ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ነገሥት፡ ዘኢትዮጵያ። ወልዱ፡ ለቡሩክ፡ ወልዑል፡ ራስ፡ መኰንን፡ ወስመ፡ ጥምቀቱ፡ ወልደ፡ አምላክ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ይጽሐፍ፡ ስሞ፡ ውስተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ሕይወት፡ ወበረከተ፡ ዳዊት፡ ይኅድር፡ በላዕሌሁ።. . . . .ommission by
Additions In this unit there are in total 2 .
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f. 4r, upper (Type: CalendaricNote)
List of the feast dates of Saint Mary
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f. 4r, lower (Type: CalendaricNote)
List of the feast dates of the Twelve Apostles
Extras
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blank
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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 reduces the font size at the end of lines to avoid having to go onto the next line (throughout). This scribe also will complete the line of text above the end of the line (throughout)
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The midpoint of the psalms is marked with a line of text is written in red ink and the text “half (of it)” is written and circled in a line of alternating red and black dots with full-stop symbols above and below, right and left
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A few lines of text as well as a block of erased text
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Scribal intervention: words of text are written interlinearly
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Lines of text are written interlinearly
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Erasure markings are visible
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e.g., text has been removed
Decoration In this unit there are in total 4 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: folss. 5r, 12r, 19v, 27v, 37v, 45v, 52r, 61v, 73r, 81v, 87v, 101r, 114r, 117r, 123v, 131r, 144r, (colorful haräg); 3v, 19r, 123r, 172v, (a line of full stops); 11v, 27r, 45r, 51v, 61r, 113v, 130r, 143v, 153r, 165r (a line of alternating red and black dots)
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. 4r
Pencil drawing of cross and circle, interwoven
- miniature:
Fol. 4v
David Playing the Harp, with captions: Legend: ( ) “King of Israel, David,” “Painter Mäqbatu Täsäma”
- miniature:
Fol. 130v
Holy Man Portrait Elijah in cave with arms upraised toward white bird carrying yellow and red items in its beak, with caption: “Elijah the Prophet.”
- miniature:
Fol. 153v
Virgin and Child, with caption, Legend: ( ) “With her beloved son”
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 179mm |
Width | 132mm |
Depth | 69mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 4 |
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Protection Quire |
2 | 1 | 4 |
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3 | 2 | 12 |
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Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 12 |
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Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 10 |
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Quire 4 |
6 | 5 | 12 |
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Quire 5 |
7 | 6 | 12 |
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Quire 6 |
8 | 7 | 12 |
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Quire 7 |
9 | 8 | 12 |
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Quire 8 |
10 | 9 | 12 |
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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 | 12 |
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Quire 12 |
14 | 13 | 12 |
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Quire 13 |
15 | 14 | 12 |
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Quire 14 |
16 | 15 | 10 |
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Quire 15 |
17 | 16 | 14 |
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Collation diagrams
Protection Quire
Quire ID:q1, number:a
Quire 1
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Notes: 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
Quire ID:q14, number:13
Quire 14
Quire ID:q15, number:14
Quire 15
Quire ID:q16, number:15
Quire 16: 8 added 9 added 10 added 11 added 12 added 13 added
Quire ID:q17, number:16
Notes: 1)
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(4/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (4), 3 (12), 4 (12), 5 (10), 6 (12), 7 (12), 8 (12), 9 (12), 10 (12), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (12), 14 (12), 15 (12), 16 (10), 17 (14, +8, +9, +10, +11, +12, +13),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (4), 3 (12), 4 (12), 5 (10), 6 (12), 7 (12), 8 (12), 9 (12), 10 (12), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (12), 14 (12), 15 (12), 16 (10), 17 (14, leaf added after fol. , leaf added after fol. 176, leaf added after fol. 177, leaf added after fol. 178, leaf added after fol. 179, leaf added after fol. 180),
Binding
Parchment, 179 x 132 x 69 mm, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to two rough-hewn boards covered by tooled leather with the traditional designs, linen material (two shades of green in wide strips running top to bottom) visible inside front cover between the turn-ins, headband and tailband.
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 20mm |
bottom | 33mm |
right | 18-20mm |
left | 8mm |
Ms Belmont, MA, , Alwan Codex 25 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 132mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 179mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: እግዚአብሔር፡
Columetric layout of text: folss. 129r, 129v, (Ps. 150); 139v, 140r, 140v (tenth biblical canticle)Check for additional bibliography
Publication Statement
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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, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Ashlee Benson, ʻBelmont, MA, , Alwan Codex 25ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-12-11) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00176 [Accessed: 2024-05-17]
Revisions of the data
- Ralph Lee Removed 'colophon' from text description of coloph1 on 11.12.2020
- Ralph Lee Corrected spelling of እግዚአብሔር፡ in coloph1 on 26.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Minor changes on 12.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Updated facs statements on 5.11.2020
- Ralph Lee Corrected colophon coding, added image links, minor format edits on 1.6.2020
- Ralph Lee Corrected ǝ character on 18.4.2020
- Ralph Lee Minor edits to miniature description on 27.9.2019
- Ralph Lee Added items, miniatures, varia and notes on 13.9.2019
- Jonah Sandford Added quire desc, binding desc, margin dim, columns/lines, dating info on 23.7.2018
- 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
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor
Ashlee Benson, contributor