Alabama, Rudulph Collection, Rudulph Codex 3
Ashlee Benson, Jonah Sandford
Rudulph, EMIP
Collection: Rudulph
Other identifiers: Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project EMIP 370
General description
Rudulph Codex 3
Number of Text units: 13
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1815-1828 (fols. 66v, 85v, 86r , Peṭros, Patriarch of Alexandria [1810–1852], Metropolitan Qerǝlos II [1815–1828]).
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–37r
- ms_i2
((beginning folios)
- ms_i3
(Fols 38r–46r
- ms_i4
(Fols 46r–48r
- ms_i5
(Fols 48v–49v
- ms_i6
(Fols 54r–59r
- ms_i7
(Fols 59r–63v
- ms_i8
(Fols 63v–65v
- ms_i9
(Fols 66r–68v
- ms_i10
(Fols 68v–73v
- ms_i11
(Fols 85r–97v
- ms_i12
(Fols 99r–106r
- ms_i13
(Fols 106v–107v
Contents
Fols 1r–37r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ . . . . .ommission by ንነግረክሙ፡ ንሕነ፡ በዘድኅነ፡ ሙሴ፡ እምእዴሁ፡ ለፈርዖን። ጸሎቱ፡ ወስእለቱ፡ ለሙሴ፡ ዘወሀቦ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ መግረሬ፡ ፀር፡ ወቀዲሙሰ፡ ወረደ፡ ገብርኤል፡ መልአክ [፡] ወይቤሎ [፡] ኢትፍራህ፡ ሙሴ፡ . . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
excluding fols. 25r, 25v, 26r, 26v(beginning folios)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ኦእግዚአብሔር፡ ጠቢበ፡ ጠቢባን፡ ከሀሊ፡ እስከ፡ ለዓለም፡ እምጥንት፡ እንተ፡ ኢትበሊ። ድኩመ፡ ሕሊና፡ ገብርከ፡ ወፈራሄ፡ ልብ፡ ኢተሀባሊ፡ እስመ፡ ኀቤከ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ጸሎተ፡ አድኅኖ፡ እጼሊ። አድኅነኒ፡ አድኅነኒ፡ እምኵሉ፡ ቀታሊ።
Language of text:
This work is complete, but the folios have been rebound in disorderFols 38r–46r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ዘሰሌዳ፡ ሞገስ፡ መጽሐፉ፡ . . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
Fols 46r–48r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ኦ፡ ፍጡነ፡ ረድኤት፡ ለጽኑዕ፡ ወለድኩም። ወለነፍሰ፡ ኵሉ፡ ቃውም። ጊዮርጊስ፡ የዋህ፡ እንበለ፡ መሥፈርት፡ ወአቅም። ከመ፡ እግዝእትከ፡ ቡርክት፡ ማርያም። ርኅሩኀ፡ ልብ፡ አንተ፡ እምበቀል፡ ወቂም።
Language of text:
Fols 48v–49v
Language of text:
One Miracle of Saint George, ተአምረ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡, How the son of Persian Governor Niqeyorǝyos had leprosy; How the governor vowed to give gold to the church of Saint George if he were healed; How the son was healed when they arrived at the church.Fols 63v–65v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ . . . . .ommission by እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘብርሃናት፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘሥልጣናት፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘአርእስተ፡ መላእክት፡ ዘእምታሕተ፡ እኂዞትከ። ኵሉ፡ ፍጥረት፡ . . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
Fols 66r–68v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በእንተ፡ ቅድሳት፡ ሰላማዊት፡ ናስስተበቍዕ፡ (sic) ከመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ያስተሣልመነ፡ በሣህለ፡ ዚአሁ። . . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
Fols 99r–106r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ . . . . .ommission by አንለ ርኦስ፡ አንለ፡ ርኦስ፡ ዘወሀቦ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለዮሐንስ፡ መጥምቅ. . . . .ommission by ሰላም፡ ሰላም፡ እጼውዕ፡ ስመከ፡ ወእኤምኅ፡ በተድላ። . . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
Additions In this unit there are in total 3 s, 2 , 2 .
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Fol. iv(erso) (Type: GuestText)
except for last four lines: Concluding prayer (in the form of an rhyming image), typically used for a homily for the archangel or a synaxarium entry, etc. Incipit: ዘእቅረብኩ፡ ማኅሌተ፡ አዘኪርየ፡ አእላፈ። እምዕለ፡ ተጸምዱከ፡ ዘልፈ። ለለይትነበብ፡ ተወከፍ፡ ዘንዴትየ፡ መጽሐፈ። እንተ፡ ረሰይከ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ጸሪቀ፡ መበለት፡ ውኩፈ። እምለ፡ ዐብዑ፡ ብዑላን፡ ዘተርፈ። . . . . .ommission by
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Asmat prayer against fire and lightning. Text: ቅብርናኤም፡ ፍልፍልናየም፡ ጽብርናኤም። አድኅነኒ፡ እምነበልባል፡ ወእም፡ አየራዊ፡ መብረቅ። ሊተ፡ ለገብርከ፡ እገሌ። ። ፯።
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in light ink: Asmat prayer against chest pain, ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ሕማመ፡ ውግዓት፡. Incipit: ሰላም፡ ለገቦከ፡ ኵናተ፡ ለንጊኖስ፡ ዘወግኦ። ሳዶር፡ ወለነቅአ ማይ፡ ከርስከ፡ ለመስርአት፡ እንተ ኣንቅኦ፤ አላዶር፡ ቃለ[፡]አብ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ዘፈጸምከ፡ ግብረ፡ ተሰብኦ። ዳናት፡ እቀበኒ፡ በመስቀልከ፡ ለመልአከ፡ አለም፡ ዘሞኦ። አዴራ፡ ከመ[፡] ኖላዊ፡ የአቅብ፡ እምተ፡ ኩላ፡ በግኦ። ሮዳስ፤ . . . . .ommission by
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Fols. 97v, 98r (Type: GuestText)
Hymn to John the Baptist (CAe 2999) in a later hand
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Excerpt of Malkǝʾ-hymn to Raphael (CAe 2934) , written in pencil, incomplete at the end
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f. iv(erso), last four lines (Type: CalendaricNote)
List of the Feast days of the Saints, George and Takla Hāymānot and Gabra Manfas Qǝddus
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f. iir(ecto), top (Type: CalendaricNote)
List of the Feast days of the Apostles
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a calculation of the number of years from the creation of the world up to 1917 E.C., and a note on the date of the death of Empress Zäwditu (1917–30)
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Note: “The number of [features of] the image of Saint George with its conclusion is 51.”
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mentions Abba Peṭros (presumably, Peṭros VII Patriarch of Alexandria, 1810–1852), and Abba Qerǝlos (presumably Metropolitan Qerǝlos II, 1815–1828)
Extras
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Fols. ir(ecto), iiv(erso), 37v, 50r, 52v, 74r, 108v
(except for heart in circle): blank
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note in a later hand, written over erased text: “This book was written in the year 5,516 of the creation of the world, during the reign of Tewodros.”
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brown thread is sewn into the top edge to mark content as navigation system
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Fols. 33r, 33v, 34r, 55r, 59v, 60r
(etc.) words of text are written interlinearly;
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lines of text are written interlinearly;
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lines of text are written interlinearly with a symbol (┴) marking the location where the text is to be inserted;
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erasure markings are visible'
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(etc.) text has been removed
Decoration In this unit there are in total 5 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: fols. iv(erso), (simple haräg); 1r, 25r, 38r, 54r, 85r, 99r, (colorful harägs); 6r, 9v, 14r, 19v, 24v, 46r, 79r, 84r, 97v, (line of alternating red and black dots); 32v, 35v, 49v, 59r, 68v, 69r, 69v, 73r, 97r, 97v, 106r (multiple full stops)
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. 50v
Holy Man Portrait George, in blue pen outline and pencil detail
- miniature:
Fol. 51r
Moses Receiving Law with caption Legend: ( ) “How Moses received the tablet on Mount Sinai,” and “How Joshua remained at the foot of the mountain.”
- miniature:
Fol. 51v
Crude geometric patterns, in black ink
- miniature: Fol. 74v
- miniature:
Fol. 98v
Holy Man Portrait,St George of Lydda and the
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 210mm |
Width | 153mm |
Depth | 52mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 2 |
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Protection Quire |
2 | 1 | 8 |
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Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 8 |
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Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 8 |
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Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 2 |
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6 | 5 | 8 |
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Quire 5 |
7 | 6 | 3 |
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8 | 7 | 8 |
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Quire 7 |
9 | 8 | 4 |
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Quire 8 |
10 | 9 | 3 |
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11 | 10 | 10 |
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Quire 10 |
12 | 11 | 12 |
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13 | 12 | 10 |
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14 | 13 | 6 |
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Quire 13 |
15 | 14 | 6 |
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Quire 14 |
16 | 15 | 6 |
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Quire 15 |
17 | 16 | 6 |
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Quire 16 |
Collation diagrams
Protection Quire
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: 1, stub after 2 2, stub after 2
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Notes: 1)
Quire 5
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Quire 6: 1, stub after 3 2, stub after 1 3, stub after 1
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Notes: 1)
Quire 7
Quire ID:q8, number:7
Quire 8
Quire ID:q9, number:8
Quire 9: 2, stub after 1
Quire ID:q10, number:9
Notes: 1)
Quire 10
Quire ID:q11, number:10
Quire 11: 5, stub after 7 8, stub after 4
Quire ID:q12, number:11
Notes: 1)
Quire 12: 2 added 8 added
Quire ID:q13, number:12
Notes: 1)
Quire 13
Quire ID:q14, number:13
Quire 14
Quire ID:q15, number:14
Quire 15
Quire ID:q16, number:15
Quire 16
Quire ID:q17, number:16
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (), 6 (8), 7 (), 8 (8), 9 (4), 10 (3), 11 (10), 12 (12), 13 (10, +2, +8), 14 (6), 15 (6), 16 (6), 17 (6),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (), 6 (8), 7 (), 8 (8), 9 (4), 10 (3), 11 (10), 12 (12), 13 (10, leaf added after fol. 77, leaf added after fol. 83), 14 (6), 15 (6), 16 (6), 17 (6),
Binding
Parchment, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to wooden boards wrapped in tooled leather, leather cover wraps around spine.
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 15-22mm |
bottom | 45-50mm |
right | 12-20mm |
left | 10mm |
Ms Alabama, Rudulph Collection, Rudulph Codex 3 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 153mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 210mm.Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 16
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: ኢየሱስ፡ ኢግዚአብሔር፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡
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Revisions of the data
- Ashlee Benson Minor edits on 13.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Added facs statements on 14.5.2020
- Ralph Lee corrected ǝ character on 17.4.2020
- Ashlee Benson Added items on 31.3.2020
- Jonah Sandford Added quire maps, margin dims, columns/lines, binding desc, dating info. on 27.3.2020
- Ashlee Benson Added items on 17.1.2020
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Created XML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018
Attributions of the contents
Ashlee Benson, editor
Jonah Sandford, editor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor
Ralph Lee, contributor