Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 461
Ashlee Benson, Ralph Lee, Jonah Sandford
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General description
Weiner Codex 461
Number of Text units: 13
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Twentieth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–119r
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r and following
- ms_i1.2
(Fols 14r and following
- ms_i1.3
(Fols 23r and following
- ms_i1.4
(Fols 35v and following
- ms_i1.5
(Fols 42r and following
- ms_i1.6
(Fols 67v and following
- ms_i1.7
(Fols 78r and following
- ms_i1.8
(Fols 85r and following
- ms_i1.9
(Fols 97r and following
- ms_i1.10
(Fols 104r and following
- ms_i1.11
(Fols 114r and following
- ms_i1.12
(Fols 118v and following
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r and following
Contents
Additions In this unit there are in total 2 , 1 .
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Three Multi-generational genealogical lists, in Amharic. The first is for at least seven generations (first paragraph), the second one is for seven generations in the second paragraph (col 1‒2), the third is a list of eleven generations (third paragraph)
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Fols. 14r, 21r, 22r (Type: OwnershipNote)
At various places one መስቀለ፡ ቃል፡, the likely original owner, is mentioned (e.g., fols. 14r, 21r ), also called መስቀለ፡ ቃል፡ ወልደ፡ ማርያም፡ (fol. 22r )
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Fols. 126v, 127r (Type: OwnershipNote)
This book belongs to Masqala qal (መስቀለ፡ ቃል፡) and his father Yawordanos (የዎርዳኖስ፡) and his mother (የርስና፡) Yarsana, and his wife (ወለተ ኢየሱስ፡) Walata Iyasus, and his son Maramawit (ማራምአዊት፡). The name of a secondary owner appears at several junctures, both in this colophon text, and elsewhere, ገብረ፡ ሕይወት፡. The scribe is also mentioned, ወልደ፡ ማርያም፡
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f. 132r, column 1 (Type: RecordTransaction)
Multiple records of Land Transactions with witnesses, appointments to the church, records of inheritance of gult, etc. Approximately three records per page. Some of the records seem to presuppose the general location from which the book comes: Entoto Maryam or Entoto Raguel, since the word እንጦጦ፡ appears several times. The following person figures prominently in several of the records, አቶ፡ ነሲቡ፡
Extras
Decoration In this unit there are in total 5 s.
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. iiv(erso)
Equestrian Saint, full color and with excellent and refined artistic skills. By artist 2
- miniature:
Fol. iiir(ecto)
Angel Michael at the Crossing of the Red Sea, with The Egyptian King and army (all showing one eye) on the left (check the viewerfol. iiv(erso) ) and Moses and the Children of Israel being guided by Mika'el on the right. By artist 2
- miniature:
Fol. ivv(erso)
Holy Man Portrait Michael , standing with and drawn . With caption Legend: ( ) ሊቀ ትጕሃን, Archangel of the Watchers. By artist 1, the presumed original painter
- miniature: Fol. 6v
- miniature:
Fol. 7r
Angel Michael flying above a sinner (showing one eye) burning in fire. By artist 2
Physical Description
Form of support
Codex
Watermark
No
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | mm |
Width | mm |
Depth | mm |
Binding
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 20
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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.
Encoding Description
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Ashlee Benson, Ralph Lee, Jonah Sandford, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻPortland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 461ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2021-06-02) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP03233 [Accessed: 2024-05-18]
Revisions of the data
- Jonah Sandford Added columns/lines, binding desc, dating info. on 2.6.2021
- Ralph Lee Additions to main work sub item ms_i1.12, edits to additions, correction to Weiner Codex number on 8.9.2020
- Ashlee Benson Added items on 28.4.2020
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Created XML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018
Attributions of the contents
Ashlee Benson, editor
Ralph Lee, editor
Jonah Sandford, editor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor