Washington, D.C., Howard University School of Divinity, Tweed Codex 025
Jonah Sandford, Ashlee Benson, Ralph Lee
Tweed Collection, EMIP
General description
Tweed Codex 025
Number of Text units: 1
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Twentieth century
Contents
Fols 1r–182r
Language of text:
Mazmura Dāwit, Psalm 118 including the Spritual Meaning of the Hebrew LettersAdditions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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Asmat Prayer against Rheumatism, በእንተ፡ ሕማመ፡ ውግአት።
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a verse from the Mazmura Dāwit (CAe 2000) , copied in blue ink
Extras
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Fols. i,, iv(erso), ii,, iii,, ivr(ecto)
blank
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the mid-point of the Psalter is marked with the words “Its half.”
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orange string is sewn into the fore edge or upper edge as navigations system
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green yarn is sewn into the fore edge as navigations system
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white yarn is sewn into the upper edge as navigations system
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Numbered quires: quires 2–17
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words of text are written interlinearly
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text has been removed
Decoration In this unit there are in total 6 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: folss. 1r, 9r, 17v, 27r, 39r, 48v, 56r, 67r, 81r, 91v, 98v, 114r, 127r, 130v, 137r, 143v, 156v, 165v, 177r, (haräg); 166v, 168r, 170r, 172v, 174v, 182r (multiple full stops)
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. iiv(erso)
Holy Man Portrait,St George of Lydda and the
- miniature:
Fol. iiir(ecto)
Virgin and Child with caption Legend: ( ) “Saint Michael,” “with her beloved son,” and “Saint Gabriel.”
- miniature:
Fol. ivv(erso)
David Playing the Harp with caption Legend: ( ) “King of Kings David.”
- miniature:
Fol. 183v
Crude drawing of a flower
- miniature:
Fol. 184v
Crude drawing of a flower and geometric patterns
- miniature:
Fol. 184v
Crude drawing of an angel
Physical Description
Form of support
Codex
Watermark
No
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 155mm |
Width | 108mm |
Depth | 65mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 4 |
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Protection Quire |
2 | 1 | 10 |
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Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 10 |
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Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 10 |
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5 | 4 | 10 |
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6 | 5 | 10 |
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7 | 6 | 10 |
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Quire 6 |
8 | 7 | 10 |
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Quire 7 |
9 | 8 | 10 |
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Quire 8 |
10 | 9 | 10 |
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Quire 9 |
11 | 10 | 10 |
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Quire 10 |
12 | 11 | 10 |
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13 | 12 | 12 |
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14 | 13 | 10 |
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15 | 14 | 9 |
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16 | 15 | 10 |
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Quire 15 |
17 | 16 | 12 |
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Quire 16 |
18 | 17 | 12 |
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Quire 17 |
19 | 18 | 9 |
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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: 4, stub after 6 7, stub after 3
Quire ID:q4, number:3
Notes: 1)
Quire 4: 3, stub after 7 8, stub after 2
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Notes: 1)
Quire 5: 3, stub after 7 8, stub after 2
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Notes: 1)
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: 7, stub after 3 4, stub after 6
Quire ID:q12, number:11
Notes: 1)
Quire 12: 5, stub after 6 8, stub after 4
Quire ID:q13, number:12
Notes: 1)
Quire 13: 3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3
Quire ID:q14, number:13
Notes: 1)
Quire 14: 3, stub after 7
Quire ID:q15, number:14
Notes: 1)
Quire 15
Quire ID:q16, number:15
Quire 16
Quire ID:q17, number:16
Quire 17
Quire ID:q18, number:17
Quire 18: 7, stub after 2
Quire ID:q19, number:18
Notes: 1)
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(4/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (12), 14 (10), 15 (9), 16 (10), 17 (12), 18 (12), 19 (9),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (12), 14 (10), 15 (9), 16 (10), 17 (12), 18 (12), 19 (9),
Binding
Parchment, 155 x 108 x 65 mm, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood covered with tooled leather, headband and tailband.
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 16mm |
bottom | 34mm |
right | 17mm |
left | 10mm |
Ms Washington, D.C., Howard University School of Divinity, Tweed Codex 025 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 108mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 155mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: ኢግዚአብሔር፡ ማርያም፡
The word God is rubricated in the first three works; the word Mary is rubricated in the final two works. Occasionally, the word God is rubricated in alternating red and black letters (e.g., fol. 27v ) Columetric layout of text: fols. 152r, 152v, 153r (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.
Dedicated to Cain Hope Felder
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Jonah Sandford, Ashlee Benson, Ralph Lee, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻWashington, D.C., Howard University School of Divinity, Tweed Codex 025ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-08-05) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP01974 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Added link to spiritual meaning of Hebrew letters in Ps118, minor formatting edits on 5.8.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: corrected ǝ character on 17.4.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Minor corrections to formatting 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 quire maps, margin dim, columns/lines, binding desc, dating. on 23.10.2019
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Added items on 23.10.2019
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: CreatedXML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018
Attributions of the contents
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor