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Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Eliza Codex 18

Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson

EMIP

Work in Progress
https://betamasaheft.eu/EMIP00043
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Collection: EMIP

General description

Eliza Codex 18

Number of Text units: 6

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Late-nineteenth century (reign of Tewodros, fols. 12r, 22v , and passim.

Summary

Prayer of the Covenant, ጸሎተ፡ ኪዳን፡, Supplications, መስተብቍዕ, incomplete, The different Litanies, incomplete, Ordinary of the Mass, incomplete, ሥርዓተ፡ ቅዳሴ፡, Praises of Mary, ውዳሴ፡ ማርያም፡, Gate of Light
  1. ms_i1 (Fols 1r–8v

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    ), Ṣalota kidān
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    29r–36v

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    ), Mastabqʷǝʿān
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    ), Liṭon
  4. ms_i4 (Fols 37r–43r

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    ), Maṣḥafa qǝddāse, Śǝrʿāta qǝddāseሥርዓተ፡ ቅዳሴ፡
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    ), Wǝddāse Māryām
  6. ms_i6 (Fols 71r–75v

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    ), ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān

Contents

Language of text:


Fols 1r–8v

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Ṣalota kidān (CAe 2260)

Fols 8v–23v,

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29r–36v

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Mastabqʷǝʿān (CAe 4711) Incomplete; includes the supplication for Mary, containing the expression condemned at the Boru Meda Council of 1878, and the Cross

Fols 24r–29r

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Liṭon (CAe 3188)

Fols 37r–43r

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Maṣḥafa qǝddāse, Śǝrʿāta qǝddāseሥርዓተ፡ ቅዳሴ፡ (CAe 1960 SerataQeddase) Incomplete at the end, erased to make room for the forged picture

Fols 46r–71v

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Wǝddāse Māryām (CAe 2509)

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ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān (CAe 1113) Incomplete in the middle (to make room for forgery) and at the end

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

  1. (Type: GuestText)

    Fol. ir(ecto) Malkǝʾ-hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 2811)

  2. (Type: ScribalNoteBequeathing)

    Fol. ir(ecto) Will of አባ፡ ወልደ፡ መድኅን፡ to መምሬ፡ ተገኝ፡

  3. (Type: RecordTransaction)

    f. i(recto) bottom : Record of payment in grain to ወልደ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ for prescribing medicine (ልበ፡ ሠይ፡) to catch a thief, in a crude hand

  4. Overlooked words of text are written interlinearly (folss. 18r, 31v, 75v, ); and in the upper margin with a symbol (I) marking the location where the text is to be inserted ( f. 72r, line 4 )

  5. Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Eliza Codex 18 id #ms_i5 Arranged for days of the week with titles added in pencil in the top margin: Wednesday, fols. 49r, ; Thursday, fols. 57v, ; Friday, fols. 63r, ; Saturday, fols. 66r, ; Sunday, fol. 68v )

Extras

  1. Fol. 45v blank

Decoration In this unit there are in total 8 s, 1 .

Frame notes

  1. frame: Decorative designs: fol. 46r (ሐረግ፡ using black and red); 46r 1r"/>, (ሐረግ፡ using black); 53r (row of full-stop symbols)

Miniatures notes

  1. miniature: Fol. iv(erso)

    Annunciation, combined with Decoration d2

  2. miniature: Fol. iir(ecto)

    speaking to St Mary , combines with Decoration d1 to form an image of Annunciation

  3. miniature: Fol. iiv(erso)

    Gabra Manfas Qǝddus Holy Man Portrait

  4. miniature: Fol. 43v

    Crucifixion of Jesus

  5. miniature: Fol. 44r

    Resurrection of Jesus

  6. miniature: Fol. 44v

    St George of Lydda and the , Holy Man Portrait

  7. miniature: Fol. 45r

    The Madonna and Child, Virgin and Child

  8. miniature: Fol. 74v

    A haloed Holy Man Portrait with beard stands holding a book in his left hand and pointing with index finger of his right hand toward the heavens

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

+NaN (leaf) .Entered as ii + 75 +NaN (quire) .Entered as Protection quire + 8 193 110 40
Outer dimensions
Height 193mm
Width 110mm
Depth 40mm

Quire Structure Collation

Quire descriptions: quires 1–4, 6–7 balanced; quire 8 adjusted balanced; quire 5 unbalanced. Navigation systems: 1) brown yarn sewn into corners of fols. i, ii, 43, 44, 45, 74 to mark the location of miniatures. Quire one has been rebound with two round stitches holding the quire together at top and bottom. Quire three is intact, though the outer sheet (folss. 21, 30, ) is worn through at the spine and as a consequence 21, 30 are loose. A folio stub is visible between fols. 45, 46. This quire includes two loose folios (fols. 69, 73).
Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 a 2 Fols i–ii Protection Quire
2 1 10 Fols 1–10 Quire one has been rebound with two round stitches holding the quire together at top and bottom. Quire 1
3 2 10 Fols 11–20 Quire 2
4 3 10 Fols 21–30 Quire three is intact, though the outer sheet (folss. 21, 30, ) is worn through at the spine and as a consequence 21, 30 are loose. Quire 3
5 4 10 Fols 31–40 Quire 4
6 5 5 Fols 41–45 A folio stub is visible between fols. 45, 46. Quire 5: 1, stub after 5
7 6 10 Fols 46–55 Quire 6
8 7 10 Fols 56–65 Quire 7
9 8 10 Fols 66–75 This quire includes two loose folios (fols. 69, 73). 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
Notes: 1) Quire one has been rebound with two round stitches holding the quire together at top and bottom.
Collation diagram Quire 2 3 12 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 2
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Collation diagram Quire 3 13 22 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 3
Quire ID:q4, number:3
Notes: 1) Quire three is intact, though the outer sheet (folss. 21, 30, ) is worn through at the spine and as a consequence 21, 30 are loose.
Collation diagram Quire 4 23 32 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 4
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Collation diagram Quire 5 33 42 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 5: 1, stub after 5
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Notes: 1) A folio stub is visible between fols. 45, 46.
Collation diagram Quire 6 43 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

Quire 6
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Collation diagram Quire 7 48 57 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 7
Quire ID:q8, number:7
Collation diagram Quire 8 58 67 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 8
Quire ID:q9, number:8
Notes: 1) This quire includes two loose folios (fols. 69, 73).
Collation diagram Quire 9 68 77 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2/Fols i–ii) – I(10/Fols 1–10) – II(10/Fols 11–20) – III(10/Fols 21–30) – IV(10/Fols 31–40) – V(4+1/s.l. 1, stub after 5/Fols 41–45) – VI(10/Fols 46–55) – VII(10/Fols 56–65) – VIII(10/Fols 66–75) –

Formula: Fols i–ii Protection Quire ; Fols 1–10 Quire 1 ; Fols 11–20 Quire 2 ; Fols 21–30 Quire 3 ; Fols 31–40 Quire 4 ; Fols 41–45 Quire 5: 1, stub after 5 ; Fols 46–55 Quire 6 ; Fols 56–65 Quire 7 ; Fols 66–75 Quire 8 ;

Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10),

Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10),

Binding

Parchment, 193 x 110 x 40 mm. The binding is secondary and has come loose at several points. Remains of weavings are visible along all four points in the spine, though none of the weavings is complete. The binding is in a bad state of repair. Attached to rough-hewn boards (the front made of the traditional wood, the back from a different, wide-grained wood).

Binding material

parchment

wood

Original binding

No

Layout

Layout note 1

H
W
Margins
top 15-25mm
bottom 35-42mm
right 12-25mm
left 8-10mm

Ms Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Eliza Codex 18 main part

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Layout note 1(Fols. ir, 46r–75v

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Number of columns: 1

Number of lines: 18

Layout note 1(Fols 1r–43r

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Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 16-22

Keywords

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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2022-01-05T13:36:28.446+01:00
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12.11.2020
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https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00043
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idno
type=filename
EMIP00043.xml
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EMIP00043

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Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻPortland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Eliza Codex 18ʼ, 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/EMIP00043 [Accessed: 2024-03-29+01:00]

Revisions of the data

  • Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Minor Change on 12.11.2020
  • Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected decoration descriptions, and added ref for item a1 on 9.11.2020
  • Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Updated facs statements on 2.11.2020
  • Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Added image links, corrected entry for ms_i5 titles for the days of the week on 5.10.2020
  • Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected ǝ character on 18.4.2020
  • Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Added items, miniatures, varia and notes on 27.8.2018
  • Jonah Sandford Jonah Sandford: Added quire desc, binding desc, margin dim, columns/lines, dating info on 11.8.2018
  • Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: Created XML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018

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