Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Subers Codex 1
Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson
EMIP
General description
Subers Codex 1
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
late-nineteenth century, ca. 1869 (fol. 58r ) mentions Salāmā III and Athanasius II
Provenance
Purchased in Nairobi before 2009.
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–55v
- ms_i2
(Fols 56r–58r
Contents
Fols 56r–58r
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ፍትሐት፡ ዘወልድ፡ እግዚእ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወልድ፡ ዋሕድ፡ ቃለ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡. . . . .ommission by
Additions In this unit there are in total 2 .
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Fol. iv(erso) a personal medical prescription included by the owner of the manuscript
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(Type: OwnershipNote)
Fol. iir(ecto) (later) owner, Mämǝre Čäkolä, and the phrase, “Gospel of John.”
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Fol. 55v scribe mentioned, Wäldä Mädḫǝn. Text: “Those who were assembled at Nicea were 150, and at Constantinople, 200.”
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(Type: OwnershipNote)
Fol. 56v and passim, owner: Gäbrä Maryam; scribe Ḫaylä Maryam
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Fol. 58r mentions Metropolitan Abbä Sälama (III, 1841–1867) and Metropolitan Atǝnatewos (1869–1876).
Extras
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EMML numbers on the folios
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Fol. iiv(erso) pen trials
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words of text are written interlinearly (folss. 6r, 13r, 15r, 27v, , etc.); erasure markings are visible (37r, ); text has been removed (e.g., 14r ).
Decoration In this unit there are in total 4 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: folss. 1r, 56r, (simple black ḥarägs); 55v, (line of alternating red and black dots); 58r (multiple full stops
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. 29r
Cross, drawing
- miniature: Fol. 29v
- miniature:
Fol. 40r
Virgin and Child, (Mary holds Jesus on her right side)
- miniature:
Fol. 40v
Cross, drawing (identical to Decoration d1 )
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 185mm |
Width | 129mm |
Depth | 34mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 2 |
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2 | 1 | 10 |
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Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 8 |
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Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 10 |
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Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 12 |
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Quire 4 |
6 | 5 | 8 |
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Quire 5 |
7 | 6 | 10 |
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8 | 7 | 2 |
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Collation diagrams
Protection Quire
Quire ID:q1, number:a
Notes: 1)
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: 8 added 9 added
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Notes: 1)
Quire 7
Quire ID:q8, number:7
Notes: 1)
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (8), 4 (10), 5 (12), 6 (8), 7 (10, +8, +9), 8 (2),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (8), 4 (10), 5 (12), 6 (8), 7 (10, leaf added after fol. 57, leaf added after fol. 58), 8 (2),
Binding
Parchment, 185 x 129 x 34 mm, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood covered by tooled leather with the traditional patterns, headband and tailband.
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 16mm |
bottom | 36mm |
right | 19mm |
left | 6mm |
Ms Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Subers Codex 1 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 129mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 185mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: ኢየሱስ፡ማርያም፡
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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.
Encoding Description
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Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻPortland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Subers Codex 1ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 16.12.2020) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00226 [Accessed: 2024-05-06+02:00]
Revisions of the data
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected format of origin statement, and added person references on 16.12.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Updated id numbers on 23.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Minor changes on 12.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Updated facs statements on 5.11.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected ǝ character on 18.4.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Added incipit, miniatures and notes on 9.10.2019
- Jonah Sandford Jonah Sandford: Added ms contents on 31.10.2018
- Jonah Sandford Jonah Sandford: Added quire desc, binding desc, margin dim, columns/lines, dating/provenance on 17.8.2018
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: Created XML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018
Attributions of the contents
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor