Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Shover Codex 3
Jonah Sandford, Ashlee Benson
EMIP
General description
Shover Codex 3
Number of Text units: 6
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Begun during the reign of Mǝnilǝk (1889–1913, fols. 7v, ) and completed during the reign of Ḫaylä Śǝllase” (1930–1974, 15r, ), specifically completed on Yäkkatit 2, 1927 EC (= February 9, 1935, 30v, ) (the change in hand may occur at f. 7v, col. 2 ).
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–30v
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–16r
- ms_i1.1.1
(Fols 1r–5r
- ms_i1.1.2
(Fols 5r–10v
- ms_i1.1.3
(Fols 10v–16r
- ms_i1.1.1
(Fols 1r–5r
- ms_i1.2
(Fols 16v–30v
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–16r
Contents
Fols 1r–30v
Language of text:
Additions In this unit there are in total .
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Fol. 7v Mentions Mǝnilǝk (1889–1913). The manuscript may have been started during the time of Mǝnilǝk and added to later
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Fol. 15r Mentions “our king Ḫaylä Śǝllase” (1930–1974)
Extras
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Fol. ir(ecto) pen trials or blank
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Fol. 3r green yarn is sewn into the fore edge to mark content
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Fols. 15r, 23r words of text are written interlinearly
Decoration In this unit there are in total 5 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: folss. 2v, 5r, 6r, 10v, 16r, (multiple full stops); 16v (ḥaräg)
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. iv(erso)
St Mary and Jesus Christ as a boy. An hovers in the clouds above with caption Legend: ( ) “How she (Mary) spanked him (Jesus)” (cf. Nägärä Maryam)
- miniature:
Fol. iir(ecto)
JesusChrist (left) brings water to Joseph (right). An hovers in the clouds above with caption Legend: ( ) “How he caused water to spring forth.”
- miniature:
Fol. iiv(erso)
St Mary giving water to the dog with caption Legend: ( ) “How she gave water (to the dog).”
- miniature:
Fol. 9r
St Mary and an with caption Legend: ( ) “How she was praying.”
- miniature:
Fol. 17r
Crucifixion of Jesus. St Mary grieves on the left; John on the right. The stars fall from the sky with caption Legend: ( ) “Crucifixion.”
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 185mm |
Width | 125mm |
Depth | 40mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | a | 2 |
|
Protection Sheet |
2 | 1 | 8 |
|
Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 8 |
|
Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 6 |
|
Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 8 |
|
Quire 4 |
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
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (6), 5 (8),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (6), 5 (8),
Binding
Parchment, 185 x 125 x 40 mm, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood.
Binding material
parchment
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 18mm |
bottom | 37mm |
right | 23mm |
left | 7mm |
Ms Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Shover Codex 3 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 125mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 185mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: ማርያም፡
The word Mary is rubricatedCheck 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.
Encoding Description
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Jonah Sandford, Ashlee Benson, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Ralph Lee, ʻPortland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Shover Codex 3ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-11-09) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00294 [Accessed: 2024-05-17]
Revisions of the data
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Updated facs statements on 9.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Added items on 14.10.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected ǝ character on 18.4.2020
- Jonah Sandford Jonah Sandford: Added quire desc, binding desc, margin dim, columns/lines, dating info on 3.10.2018
- 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
Ralph Lee, contributor