Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 97
Jonah Sandford, Ashlee Benson, Ralph Lee
EMIP
General description
Weiner Codex 97
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
twentieth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–78r
- ms_i2
(Fols 78v–85v
Contents
Fols 1r–78r
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡. . . . .ommission by ጸሎቱ፡ ለጴጥሮስ፡ ዝውእቱ፡ ዘየዓቢ፡ እምሐዋርያቲሁ፡ ዘሐረዮ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ እምቅድመ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ ሐዋርያቲሁ፡ ለኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወልደ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ሕያው፡ ወጸውዖሙ፡ ለኵሎሙ፡ ሐዋርያቲሁ፡. . . . .ommission by
Fols 78v–85v
Language of text:
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለፅንሠትከ፡ ወለልደትከ፡ እማኅፀና፡. . . . .ommission by
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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(Type: OwnershipNote)
f. 3v and passim Prayer for Täklä Giyorgis, presumed owner
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Scribal intervention: erasure markings are visible (fols. 71v, 76r )
Extras
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Numbered quires: quires 1–2
Decoration In this unit there are in total 28 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: fols. 19v, 25r, 28r, 35r, 76r, 78r, 83v, 85r (multiple full stops)
Miniatures notes
- miniature: Fol. iir(ecto)
- miniature: Fol. iiv(erso)
- miniature:
Fol. 7v
The Trinity surrounded by the four living creatures (a small miniature). All three members of the trinity have their hands on one orb and there are no distinct lines dividing their garments
- miniature:
Fol. 12r
The Creation of Monday. Instruction, in blue pen: Legend: ( ) “[Paint] the creation of Monday.”
- miniature:
f. 15r (column
2) The
Angel Gabriel rescues the three young men in the fiery furnace. Instructions: Legend: ( ) “[Paint] Saint Gabriel rescuing the three young children.”
- miniature:
f. 15r, col. 1,
bottom
Four-fold palindrome chart on the name Ananǝya, one of the three children
- miniature:
Fol. 20r
God the Father (left), on a cloud, creating vegetation on Tuesday. Instruction: Legend: ( ) “[Paint] Tuesday’s creation.”
- miniature:
Fol. 24r
The Trinity surrounded by the three living creatures (a small miniature). All three members of the trinity have their own sphere and there are distinct lines dividing their garments. Instruction: Legend: ( ) “[Paint] icon of the Trinity.”
- miniature:
Fol. 25r
Two charts of letters: top, nine-by-nine chart of letters described in the caption as Legend: ( ) “about the wild animals of the sea” and “about lions;” bottom, eleven-by-twelve chart of letters described with the following enigmatic text: በእንተ ሶበ ሤጋል ዝመ ወተሐሲ ቆጽለ)
- miniature:
f. 26r,
lower
Angel and lion (left); angel, ox, and bird (right). Instruction: Legend: ( ) “[Paint] Michael, Gabriel, and Kirubel.”
- miniature:
Fol. 27r
The sun, moon, stars, and God the Father floating in a cloud (a small miniature). Instruction: Legend: ( ) “[Paint] creation of Wednesday.”
- miniature:
Fol. 29r
The Trinity, all three members of the Trinity have their own sphere and there are distinct lines dividing their garments (a small miniature). Instruction: Legend: ( ) “[Paint] the Holy Trinity.”
- miniature:
Fol. 33r
The Angel Michael stabbing an evil angel with a (a small miniature). Instruction: Legend: ( ) “[Paint] Saint Michael punishing Sataniel.”
- miniature:
Fol. 44r
Creation of Thursday. God the Father, hovering on a cloud, pointing toward birds in flight. Instruction: Legend: ( ) “[Paint] Creation of Thursday.”
- miniature:
Fol. 48v
Virgin and Child Legend: ( ) “[Paint] With Her beloved Son.”
- miniature:
Fol. 49r
The Lamb carrying a processional Cross, on a round seal of yellow background and bordered with two red lines (a small miniature). Instruction: Legend: ( ) “[Paint] Behold the Lamb of God.”
- miniature:
Fol. 56r
Crucifixion of Jesus. Legend: ( ) “[Paint] Icon of the Crucifixion.”
- miniature:
Fol. 57v
God the Father, hovering in a cloud, points toward a man and a woman. Instruction: Legend: ( ) “[Paint] Creation of Friday.”
- miniature:
Fol. 58r
Virgin and Child. Instruction: Legend: ( ) “[Paint] Mary with Her Beloved Son.”
- miniature:
Fol. 65r
God the Father, hovering on a cloud. Instruction: Legend: ( ) “[Paint] Saturday.”
- miniature: Fol. 72v
- miniature:
Fol. 77r
A man (the patron, Täklä Giyorgis) holding a book and prayer beads
- miniature:
Fol. 78r
God the Father hovering on a cloud; three s’ faces nearby. Instructions erased
- miniature: Fol. 86r
- miniature: Fol. 86v
- miniature:
Fol. 87r
Three Holy Men Potrait with hand es and fly swatters standing; one saint prostrate
- miniature:
Fol. 87v
Resurrection of Jesus, raising Adam and Eve
- miniature:
Fol. 88r
JesusChrist, hands crossed across his chest, stands before a seated man
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 184mm |
Width | 141mm |
Depth | 37mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 2 |
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Protection Sheet |
2 | 1 | 12 |
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Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 12 |
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Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 12 |
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Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 12 |
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Quire 4 |
6 | 5 | 12 |
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Quire 5 |
7 | 6 | 12 |
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Quire 6 |
8 | 7 | 12 |
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Quire 7 |
9 | 8 | 4 |
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Quire 8 |
Collation diagrams
Protection Sheet
Quire ID:q1, number:a
Quire 1
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire 2
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Quire 3
Quire ID:q4, number:3
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
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (12), 3 (12), 4 (12), 5 (12), 6 (12), 7 (12), 8 (12), 9 (4),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (12), 3 (12), 4 (12), 5 (12), 6 (12), 7 (12), 8 (12), 9 (4),
Binding
Parchment, 184 x 141 x 37 mm, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood, covered with tooled leather.
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 16mm |
bottom | 38mm |
right | 13mm |
left | 7mm |
Ms Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 97 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 141mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 184mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: ጰትሮስ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ኢግዚአብሔር፡ ማርያም፡
The words Peter, Jesus Christ, God and Mary are rubricatedCheck for additional bibliography
Publication Statement
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.
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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Jonah Sandford, Ashlee Benson, Ralph Lee, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻPortland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 97ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2021-06-16) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00274 [Accessed: 2024-05-21]
Revisions of the data
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected title and added note to ms i1, i2, added word separators to text in incipits on 16.6.2021
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Updated facs statements on 9.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Added items on 13.8.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected ǝ character on 18.4.2020
- Jonah Sandford Jonah Sandford: Added quire desc, binding desc, margin dim, columns/lines, dating info on 24.9.2018
- 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