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Washington, D.C., Howard University School of Divinity, Tweed Codex 020

Ashlee Benson, Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee

Tweed Collection, EMIP

Work in Progress
https://betamasaheft.eu/EMIP01969
Tweed[view repository]

Collection: Tweed Collection

Other identifiers: EMIP 1969

Persons IndexGeneralDescriptionPhysical DescriptionAuthors

General description

Tweed Codex 020

Number of Text units: 3

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

1868-70 (fols 146v–147r,

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mention Demetrius [II 1862-70] and Atnatewos [1869-1876]; 147v mentions Emperor Menilek [1868-1913]).

Summary

Psalter, ዳዊት፡, Angels Praise Her, ይዌድስዋ፡ መላእክት፡ ለማርያም፡, “For the sake of peaceful holy things,” በእንተ፡ ቅድሳት፡ ሰላማዊት፡
  1. ms_i1 (Fols 1r–145v

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    ), Ethiopic Psalter
  2. ms_i2 (Fols 145v–146v

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    ), Yǝweddǝsǝwwa malāʾǝkt la-Māryām
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    ), Baʾǝnta qǝddǝsāt

Contents

Fols 1r–145v

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Ethiopic Psalter (CAe 2701)

Language of text:

Mazmura Dāwit, Psalm 118 including the Spritual Meaning of the Hebrew Letters
Fols 145v–146v

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Yǝweddǝsǝwwa malāʾǝkt la-Māryām (CAe 3108)

Language of text:

incomplete at the beginning

Colophon

Fol. 145v

mentioning owner, Gäbrä Haywot and scribe, Wäldä Iyasus

Fols 109v–113r

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Baʾǝnta qǝddǝsāt (CAe 1190)

Language of text:

Additions In this unit there are in total .

  1. Fols. 146v, 147r

    mention Demetrius II of Alexandria (II 1862–70) and Athanasius (1869–1876)

  2. Fol. 147v

    mentions Emperor Mǝnilǝk (1868–1913)

  3. Fol. 148v

    mentions the name of a scribe, ( ) “A good pentrial; the scribe is Ḫabtä Maryam.”

Extras

  1. Through Psalm 106, the numbers ten (፲) and twelve (፲፪) are in the margins throughout, indicating sections of ten or twelve lines in the text, probably for use with antiphonal readings for morning prayers

  2. Fol. 54r

    the mid-point of the Psalter is marked with the words ( ) “Half of David.”

  3. Identified in the insurance hand list as Psalter 3

  4. Fols. 13, 28, 48, 59, 67, 84, 99, 111

    Red fabric is sewn into the fore edge as navigation system

  5. Fols. 7, 20, 35, 72, 96, 105

    Yellow fabric sewn into the fore edge as navigation system

  6. check the viewerFols. 2v, 5v, 6r, 6v, 14r

    etc., words of text are written interlinearly

  7. Fols. 16v, 32r, 44v, 49r, 51r

    etc., lines of text are written interlinearly

  8. f. 75r line 13 f. 85r line 12 f. 87r line 16 f. 89v line 18 f. 101r line 16

    lines are text are written in the upper margin with a symbol (┴) marking the location where the text is to be inserted

  9. Fols. 8v, 14v, 22v, 23r, 27v

    etc., text has been removed

Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .

Frame notes

  1. frame: Decorative designs: folss. 1r, 13v, 20r, 40r, 48v, 72r, 105r, (haräg) check the viewer7r, (multiple full stops and a line of alternating red and black dots); 84r (line of red and black dots)

Miniatures notes

  1. miniature: Fol. 148v

    Crude drawing of a rider on a horse

Physical Description

Form of support

Codex

Watermark

No

Extent

148 (leaf) .Entered as 148 15 (quire) .Entered as 15 210 140 60
Outer dimensions
Height 210mm
Width 140mm
Depth 60mm

Quire Structure Collation

Quire descriptions: quires 1–6, 8–10 and 12–15 balanced; quires 7, 11 adjusted balanced. Folio stubs are visible between folss. 63, 64, and 68, 69. Folio stubs are visible between folss. 102, 103, and 107, 108.
Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 1 10 Fols 1–10 Quire 1
2 2 10 Fols 11–20 Quire 2
3 3 10 Fols 21–30 Quire 3
4 4 10 Fols 31–40 Quire 4
5 5 10 Fols 41–50 Quire 5
6 6 10 Fols 51–60 Quire 6
7 7 10 Fols 61–70 Folio stubs are visible between folss. 63, 64, and 68, 69. Quire 7: 3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3
8 8 10 Fols 71–80 Quire 8
9 9 10 Fols 81–90 Quire 9
10 10 10 Fols 91–100 Quire 10
11 11 10 Fols 101–110 Folio stubs are visible between folss. 102, 103, and 107, 108. Quire 11: 3, stub after 7 8, stub after 2
12 12 10 Fols 111–120 Quire 12
13 13 10 Fols 121–130 Quire 13
14 14 10 Fols 131–140 Quire 14
15 15 8 Fols 141–148 Quire 15

Collation diagrams


Quire 1
Quire ID:q1, number:1
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 10 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 2
Quire ID:q2, number:2
Collation diagram Quire 2 11 20 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 3
Quire ID:q3, number:3
Collation diagram Quire 3 21 30 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 4
Quire ID:q4, number:4
Collation diagram Quire 4 31 40 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 5
Quire ID:q5, number:5
Collation diagram Quire 5 41 50 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 6
Quire ID:q6, number:6
Collation diagram Quire 6 51 60 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 7: 3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3
Quire ID:q7, number:7
Notes: 1) Folio stubs are visible between folss. 63, 64, and 68, 69.
Collation diagram Quire 7 61 70 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6

Quire 8
Quire ID:q8, number:8
Collation diagram Quire 8 71 80 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 9
Quire ID:q9, number:9
Collation diagram Quire 9 81 90 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 10
Quire ID:q10, number:10
Collation diagram Quire 10 91 100 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 11: 3, stub after 7 8, stub after 2
Quire ID:q11, number:11
Notes: 1) Folio stubs are visible between folss. 102, 103, and 107, 108.
Collation diagram Quire 11 101 110 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6

Quire 12
Quire ID:q12, number:12
Collation diagram Quire 12 111 120 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 13
Quire ID:q13, number:13
Collation diagram Quire 13 121 130 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 14
Quire ID:q14, number:14
Collation diagram Quire 14 131 140 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 15
Quire ID:q15, number:15
Collation diagram Quire 15 141 148 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(10/Fols 1–10) – II(10/Fols 11–20) – III(10/Fols 21–30) – IV(10/Fols 31–40) – V(10/Fols 41–50) – VI(10/Fols 51–60) – VII(8+2/s.l. 3, stub after 8; s.l. 8, stub after 3/Fols 61–70) – VIII(10/Fols 71–80) – IX(10/Fols 81–90) – X(10/Fols 91–100) – XI(8+2/s.l. 3, stub after 7; s.l. 8, stub after 2/Fols 101–110) – XII(10/Fols 111–120) – XIII(10/Fols 121–130) – XIV(10/Fols 131–140) – XV(8/Fols 141–148) –

Formula: Fols 1–10 Quire 1 ; Fols 11–20 Quire 2 ; Fols 21–30 Quire 3 ; Fols 31–40 Quire 4 ; Fols 41–50 Quire 5 ; Fols 51–60 Quire 6 ; Fols 61–70 Quire 7: 3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3 ; Fols 71–80 Quire 8 ; Fols 81–90 Quire 9 ; Fols 91–100 Quire 10 ; Fols 101–110 Quire 11: 3, stub after 7 8, stub after 2 ; Fols 111–120 Quire 12 ; Fols 121–130 Quire 13 ; Fols 131–140 Quire 14 ; Fols 141–148 Quire 15 ;

Formula 1: 1 (10), 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 (10), 15 (8),

Formula 2: 1 (10), 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 (10), 15 (8),

Binding

Parchment, 210 x 140 x 60 mm, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood covered with a double-pocket fabric cover.

Binding material

parchment

wood

textile

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1

H
W
Margins
top 27mm
bottom 45mm
right 20mm
left 9mm

Ms Washington, D.C., Howard University School of Divinity, Tweed Codex 020 main part

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Layout note 1(Fols 1r–130v

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)

Number of columns: 1

Number of lines: 23-24

Layout note 1(Fols 131r–148r

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Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 23-24

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Rubrication: ኢግዚአብሔር፡

    The word God is rubricated in the first three works. Occasionally God is written in alternating red and black letters (e.g., fol. 2v )

    ማርያም፡

    The word Mary is rubricated in the final two works.

    Columetric layout of text: folss. 110v, 111r, (Ps. 150); 119v, 120r, 120v (tenth Biblical Canticle)

    • Keywords

    Publication Statement

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    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
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    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
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    Hamburg
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    type=expanded
    2022-01-05T13:36:28.446+01:00
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    type=lastModified
    4.8.2020
    idno
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    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP01969
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    https://betamasaheft.eu/EMIP01969
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    type=filename
    EMIP01969.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    EMIP01969

    Edition Statement

    The initial version of this file was created from data kindly provided by the Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project directed by Steve Delamarter.

    Dedicated to Cain Hope Felder

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    Ashlee Benson, Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻWashington, D.C., Howard University School of Divinity, Tweed Codex 020ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-08-04) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP01969 [Accessed: 2024-05-21]

    Revisions of the data

    • Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Added link to spiritual meaning of Hebrew letters in Ps118 on 4.8.2020
    • Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected colophon coding on 12.6.2020
    • Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: corrected ǝ character on 17.4.2020
    • Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected locus statement on 12.2.2020
    • Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Added image links on 6.12.2019
    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: updated msIdentifier for Tweed collection. on 13.11.2019
    • Jonah Sandford Jonah Sandford: Added margin dim, columns/lines, binding desc, dating. on 19.10.2019
    • Jonah Sandford Jonah Sandford: Added quire maps. on 17.10.2019
    • Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Added items on 14.10.2019
    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: CreatedXML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018

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    The initial version of this file was created from data kindly provided by the Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project directed by Steve Delamarter. Dedicated to Cain Hope Felder
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