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Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Eliza Codex 4

Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson

EMIP

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https://betamasaheft.eu/EMIP00025
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General description

Eliza Codex 4

Number of Text units: 3

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

twentieth century

Summary

Image of Mary, መልክአ፡ ማርያም፡, Image of Jesus Christ, መልክአ፡ ኢየሱስ፡
  1. ms_i1 (Fols 1r–24v

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    ), Malkǝʾa Māryām
  2. ms_i2 (Fols 25r–46r

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    ), Malkǝʾa ʾIyasus
  3. ms_i3 (Fols 46r–59v

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    ), Malkǝʾa Māryām

Contents

Language of text:

Fols 1r–24v

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Malkǝʾa Māryām (CAe 2891)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ስላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምኪ፡ ሐዋዝ። እምነ፡ ከልበሌ፡ ወቈስጥ፡ ወእምነ፡ ሰንበልት፡ ምዑዝ።

Incomplete because of erasure to make room for the miniatures
Fols 25r–46r

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Malkǝʾa ʾIyasus (CAe 2839)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):. . . . .ommission by በቋሉ፤ ወጽፉቅ፡ ጥቀ፡ ለአርዘ፡ ሊባኖስ፡ ቈጽሉ። ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ሊቀ፡ ካህናት፡ ዘላዕለ፡ ኵሉ።

Fols. 24v, 36r erased to make room for the picture
Fols 46r–59v

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Malkǝʾa Māryām (CAe 2891)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ለዘኢየፈቅረኪ፡ እግዝእትየ፡ ማርያም፡ ውኩፈ፡ ኢይኩን፡ ጸሎቱ፡. . . . .ommission by

Missed text, ዘተረስዓ፡ ናይ፡ መልአ፡ ማርያም፡, from the Malkǝʾa Māryām (CAe 2891) , the note is in Gǝ'ǝz and Tǝgrǝñña

Additions In this unit there are in total .

  1. Fols. Verso,, ,, ,,

    Verso of the front fore guard board: Words from the Image of Mary’s Icon

  2. Fol. ir(ecto)

    Prayer to Mary, in a crude hand

  3. Fol. ir(ecto)

    Table of contents, in a crude hand

Extras

  1. Fols. iv(erso), 60r, 60v

    Blank save for some isolated words in a crude hand

  2. Fols. 4v, 11r, 16v, 28v

    Overlooked words of text are written interlinearly

  3. f. 24r, line 1

    Overlooked words of text are written in the upper margin with a symbol (+) marking the location where the text is to be inserted

Decoration In this unit there are in total 9 s, 1 .

Frame notes

  1. frame: Decorative designs: fol. 46r (dotted line using alternating black and red)

Miniatures notes

  1. miniature: Fol. iir(ecto)

    Painting of Holy Man Portrait being fed by a bird

  2. miniature: Fol. iiv(erso)

    Painting of a holy man (Jesus?) looking and pointing up Holy Man Portrait

  3. miniature: Fol. 8v

    Holy Man Portrait, St George of Lydda and the

  4. miniature: Fol. 9r

    Virgin and Child

  5. miniature: Fol. 17r

    The Striking of the Head, ኵርዓተ፡ ርእሱ፡

  6. miniature: Fol. 24v

    Flagellation of Jesus

  7. miniature: Fol. 36r

    Crucifixion of Jesus

  8. miniature: Fol. 47v

    Resurrection of Jesus, Resurrected Jesus Christ Displays His Wounds

  9. miniature: Fol. 59v

    Holy Man Portrait, A man (Jesus Christ ?) looking ahead and pointing up

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

+NaN (leaf) .Entered as ii + 60 +NaN (quire) .Entered as Protection quire + 8 122 91
Outer dimensions
Height 122mm
Width 91mm
Depth mm

Quire Structure Collation

Quire descriptions: quires 1 and 4–8 balanced; quires 2 and 3 adjusted balanced. Navigation system: brown yarn sewn into corners of fols. ii, 8, 9, 17, 24, 36, 47, 59 to mark the location of miniatures. Single-slip case with a strap of leather. Stubs appear between folss. 11, 12, and between 14, 15. Stubs appear between folss. 19, 20, and between 22, 23.
Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 a 2 Fols i–ii Protection Quire
2 1 8 Fols 1–8 Quire 1
3 2 8 Fols 9–16 Stubs appear between folss. 11, 12, and between 14, 15. Quire 2: 3, stub after 6 6, stub after 3
4 3 8 Fols 17–24 Stubs appear between folss. 19, 20, and between 22, 23. Quire 3: 3, stub after 6 6, stub after 3
5 4 8 Fols 25–32 Quire 4
6 5 8 Fols 33–40 Quire 5
7 6 8 Fols 41–48 Quire 6
8 7 8 Fols 49–56 Quire 7
9 8 4 Fols 57–60 Quire 8

Collation diagrams


Protection Quire
Quire ID:q1, number:a
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 2 Unit #1

Quire 1
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Collation diagram Quire 2 3 10 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

Quire 2: 3, stub after 6 6, stub after 3
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Notes: 1) Stubs appear between folss. 11, 12, and between 14, 15.
Collation diagram Quire 3 11 18 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 3: 3, stub after 6 6, stub after 3
Quire ID:q4, number:3
Notes: 1) Stubs appear between folss. 19, 20, and between 22, 23.
Collation diagram Quire 4 19 26 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 4
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Collation diagram Quire 5 27 34 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

Quire 5
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Collation diagram Quire 6 35 42 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

Quire 6
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Collation diagram Quire 7 43 50 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

Quire 7
Quire ID:q8, number:7
Collation diagram Quire 8 51 58 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

Quire 8
Quire ID:q9, number:8
Collation diagram Quire 9 59 62 Unit #1 Unit #2

Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2/Fols i–ii) – I(8/Fols 1–8) – II(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 6; s.l. 6, stub after 3/Fols 9–16) – III(6+2/s.l. 3, stub after 6; s.l. 6, stub after 3/Fols 17–24) – IV(8/Fols 25–32) – V(8/Fols 33–40) – VI(8/Fols 41–48) – VII(8/Fols 49–56) – VIII(4/Fols 57–60) –

Formula: Fols i–ii Protection Quire ; Fols 1–8 Quire 1 ; Fols 9–16 Quire 2: 3, stub after 6 6, stub after 3 ; Fols 17–24 Quire 3: 3, stub after 6 6, stub after 3 ; Fols 25–32 Quire 4 ; Fols 33–40 Quire 5 ; Fols 41–48 Quire 6 ; Fols 49–56 Quire 7 ; Fols 57–60 Quire 8 ;

Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (4),

Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (4),

Binding

Parchment, four repaired Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards.

Binding material

parchment

wood

Original binding

No

Layout

Layout note 1(Fols 1r–59r

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)

Number of columns: 1

Number of lines: 13

Keywords

dragon

Publication Statement

authority
Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
publisher
Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
pubPlace
Hamburg
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date
type=expanded
2022-01-05T13:36:28.446+01:00
date
type=lastModified
12.11.2020
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manuscripts
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type=url
https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00025
idno
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https://betamasaheft.eu/EMIP00025
idno
type=filename
EMIP00025.xml
idno
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EMIP00025

Edition Statement

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

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Encoded according to the Beta maṣāḥǝft Guidelines. These Guidelines detail the TEI format ruled by the Beta maṣāḥǝft Schema. The present TEI file is enriched with an Xquery transformation taking advantage of the exist-db database instance where the data is stored and of the many external resources to which this data points to.

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Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻPortland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Eliza Codex 4ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 12.11.2020) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00025 [Accessed: 2024-04-19+02:00]

Revisions of the data

  • Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Minor Change on 12.11.2020
  • Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Updated facs statements on 2.11.2020
  • Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Replaced LIT4112Salam with LIT2891RepCh172 ms_i1 ref on 29.4.2020
  • Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected ǝ character on 18.4.2020
  • Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Reformatted ms items, additions and extras, and added image links on 1.4.2020
  • Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected art theme references on 8.8.2018
  • Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Added items, miniatures, extras and varia on 9.7.2018
  • Jonah Sandford Jonah Sandford: Added quire desc, binding desc, columns/lines, dating info on 20.6.2018
  • 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

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