Belmont, MA, Alwan Collection, Alwan Codex 45
Jonah Sandford, Ashlee Benson, Ralph Lee
Alwan, EMIP
Collection: Alwan
Other identifiers: Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project EMIP 255
General description
Alwan Codex 45
Number of Text units: 20
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
In the reign of Archbishop Matewos, 1843–1926 (fols. 29v, ); Mǝnilǝk, 1889–1913 (30r, 40r, ); and Metropolitan Petros, 1881–1921 (55v ).
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–120v
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–18r
- ms_i1.2
(Fols 18r–23v
- ms_i1.3
(Fols 23v–42v
- ms_i1.4
(Fols 42v–51r
- ms_i1.5
(Fols 51r–54v
- ms_i1.6
(Fols 54v–62r
- ms_i1.7
(Fols 62v–64v
- ms_i1.8
(Fols 65r–72r
- ms_i1.9
(Fols 72v–79r
- ms_i1.10
(Fols 79r–87v
- ms_i1.11
(Fols 87v–92r
- ms_i1.12
(Fols 92r–96v
- ms_i1.13
(Fols 96v–101r
- ms_i1.14
( f. 101r (covered by painting)
- ms_i1.15
(Fols 105r–109v
- ms_i1.16
(Fols 109v–111v
- ms_i1.17
(Fols 112r–118v
- ms_i1.18
(Fols 118v–119r
- ms_i1.19
(Fols 119r–120v
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–18r
Contents
Fols 1r–120v
Language of text:
Fols 1r–18r
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):፩ሃሌ፡ ሉያ፡ ይትፌሣሕ፡ ልብኪ፡ ኦድንግል፡ ወይትሌዓል፡ ቀርንኪ፡ በክብር፡ ሰማይ፡ ዳግሚት፡ ብኪ፡ ድኅነ፡ ዓለም፡ ወበወልድኪ፡ ኮነ፡ ሰላም፡
Fols 18r–23v
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡. . . . .ommission by እመቦ፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት፡ ወለእመቦ፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳስ፡ አው፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ አው፡ ቀሲስ፡ አው፡ ዲያቆን፡ ዘኢተምሕረ፡ ወኢያእመረ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ኪዳን፡ እስከ፡ ፍጻሜሁ፡ ወሲኖዶስ፡ ወዲድስቅልያ፡ ወሥርአተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ወኵሎ፡ ሕገጋቲሃ፡. . . . .ommission by
Fols 23v–42v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ አብ ወወልድ. . . . .ommission by ሚ፡ መጠን፡ ግርምት፡ ይእቲ፡ ዛቲ፡ ዕለተ፡ ወዕፅበት፡ ዛቲ፡ ሰአት፡ እንተ፡ ባቲ፡ ይወርድ፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ እመልዕልተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ወይጼልሎ፡ ለዝንቱ፡ መሥዋዕት፡. . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
with musical notation
Fols 62v–64v
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Fols 65r–72r
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Title says that this is the Anaphora of John Chrysostom, but it is actually Anaphora of John, Son of ThunderFols 79r–87v
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Fols 87v–92r
Language of text:
Fols 92r–96v
Language of text:
Fols 96v–101r
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(under the painting), incomplete at the end; covered by paintingf. 101r (covered by painting)
Language of text:
Fols 119r–120v
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):አአኵተከ እግዚኦ እስመ ተወከፍከኒ ወስላተ ጸላኢየ ኢረሰይከኒ እግዚኦ አምላኪየ ጸራኅኩ. . . . .ommission by
Supplication (Gǝʿǝz ): Fol. 120v ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘፋግታ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ዘወሀቦ፡ አባ፡ ገብረ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘውወረቶ፡ ወዘፈሐቶ፡ ዘሥልጣነ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ ወጳውሎስ፡ ወጉዘ፡ ለይኵን፡
Explicit (English ): Fol. 120v This book belongs to [the church of] Fāgtā Iyyasus, donated by Abbā Gabra Ǝgzi’abǝḥer.
Additions In this unit there are in total .
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Scribal intervention: words of text are written interlinearly (folss. 4r, 20v, 52r, 60v, etc.); words of text are written in the upper margin with a symbol ( ) marking the location where the text is to be inserted ( f. 35, col. 2, line 9 ), and in another case where the symbol (+) is used ( f. 60v, col. 2, line 9 f. 86r, col. 1, line 8 f. 106v, col. 2, line 10 ); text has been removed (e.g., 49v, 98r )
Extras
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Fol. ir(ecto) blank
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Fols. 1, 13, 27, 42, 59, 79, 89, 100, 110, 119 brown yarn is sewn into the fore edge to indicate location of illuminations
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Fol. 46 white thread is sewn into the fore edge to mark content
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Fol. 72 red yarn is sewn into the fore edge to mark content
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marginal notation throughout, some of which might be overlooked text
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Numbered quires: quires 2–16
Decoration In this unit there are in total 10 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: fols. 1r, (ḥaräg); 18r, 23v, 51r, 62r, 64v, 72r, 87v, 96v, 105r, 109v, 118v, 120v, (multiple full stops); 54v, 79r, 87v, (a line of full stops and a line of alternating red and black dots); 92r, 96v, 105r (a line of alternating red and black dots)
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. iv(erso)
Angel Michael with and . With caption Legend: ( ) “Saint Michael.”
- miniature:
Fol. 14r
The Striking of the Head, ኵርዓተ፡ ርእሱ፡ with caption Legend: ( ) “The striking of the head.”
- miniature:
Fol. 28r
David Playing the Harp with captions Legend: ( ) “King David” and “harp.”
- miniature:
Fol. 43r
Crucifixion of Jesus with captions Legend: ( ) “[abbreviation for] Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews,” “Virgin Mary,” and “Saint John.”
- miniature:
Fol. 58v
Moses Receiving Law with captions Legend: ( ) “Prophet Moses with his tablet” (top) and “In the name of the father, Son and Holy Spirit” (on tablet)
- miniature:
Fol. 80r
The Last Supper with caption Legend: ( ) “Maundy Thursday.”
- miniature:
Fol. 88v
Resurrection of Jesus, raising Adam and Eve . Two evil men below (showing one eye). “How he rose from the dead on the third day,” “with Adam” (right), and “with Eve” (left)
- miniature:
Fol. 101r
Holy Man Portrait,St George of Lydda and the with captions Legend: ( ) “Saint George,” “Burutawit,” and “Dragon.”
- miniature:
Fol. 111r
Virgin and Child, accompanied by five angels with captions Legend: ( ) “Saint Michael” (top left), “Saint Gabriel” (top right)
- miniature:
Fol. 120r
Luke, the vangelist Evangelist Portrait with captions Legend: ( ) “Saint Michael” (top left), “Saint Gabriel” (top right)
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 255mm |
Width | 200mm |
Depth | 77mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 1 |
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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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5 | 4 | 8 |
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Quire 4 |
6 | 5 | 8 |
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Quire 5 |
7 | 6 | 6 |
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Quire 6 |
8 | 7 | 8 |
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Quire 7 |
9 | 8 | 8 |
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Quire 8 |
10 | 9 | 8 |
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Quire 9 |
11 | 10 | 8 |
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Quire 10 |
12 | 11 | 8 |
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Quire 11 |
13 | 12 | 8 |
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Quire 12 |
14 | 13 | 8 |
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Quire 13 |
15 | 14 | 8 |
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Quire 14 |
16 | 15 | 6 |
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Quire 15 |
17 | 16 | 4 |
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Quire 16 |
Collation diagrams
Protection Sheet: 1, stub after 1
Quire ID:q1, number:a
Notes: 1)
Quire 1
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire 2
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Quire 3: 3, stub after 6 6, stub after 3
Quire ID:q4, number:3
Notes: 1)
Quire 4
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Quire 5
Quire ID:q6, number:5
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
Quire ID:q12, number:11
Quire 12
Quire ID:q13, number:12
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(0+1/s.l. 1, stub after 1/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (6), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (6), 17 (4),
Formula 2: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (6), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (6), 17 (4),
Binding
Parchment, 255 x 200 x 77 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 | 29mm |
bottom | 51mm |
right | 25mm |
left | 13mm |
Ms Belmont, MA, Alwan Collection, Alwan Codex 45 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 200mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 255mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: ማርያም፡
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Publication Statement
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Edition Statement
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Jonah Sandford, Ashlee Benson, Ralph Lee, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻBelmont, MA, Alwan Collection, Alwan Codex 45ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2021-06-17) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00255 [Accessed: 2024-05-21]
Revisions of the data
- Ralph Lee Added work refs for ordinary of the mass. Changed explicit @type to 'supplication', added translation of explicit. on 17.6.2021
- Ashlee Benson Minor changes on 12.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Updated facs statements on 6.11.2020
- Ralph Lee Coded musical notation on 20.8.2020
- Ralph Lee Added subscription and person refs on 17.8.2020
- Ashlee Benson Added items on 6.8.2020
- Ralph Lee Corrected ǝ character on 18.4.2020
- Jonah Sandford Added quire desc, binding desc, margin dim, columns/lines, dating info on 13.9.2018
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Created XML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018
Attributions of the contents
Jonah Sandford, editor
Ashlee Benson, editor
Ralph Lee, editor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor