Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 87
Jonah Sandford, Ashlee Benson, Ralph Lee
EMIP
General description
Weiner Codex 87
Number of Text units: 23
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1940 E.C. (= 1947/48)
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–121v
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r and following
- ms_i1.2
(Fols 1r–19r
- ms_i1.3
(Fols 19r–31v
- ms_i1.4
(Fols 31v–45v
- ms_i1.5
(Fols 46r–57v
- ms_i1.6
(Fols 57v–71v
- ms_i1.7
(Fols 71v–72r
- ms_i1.8
(Fols 72r–73v
- ms_i1.9
(Fols 73v–74v
- ms_i1.10
(Fols 74v and following
- ms_i1.11
(Fols 74v–76r
- ms_i1.12
(Fols 76r–80r
- ms_i1.13
(Fols 80r–93v
- ms_i1.14
(Fols 93v–105v
- ms_i1.15
(Fols 106r–111v
- ms_i1.16
(Fols 111v–118r
- ms_i1.16.1
(Fols 113r–113v
- ms_i1.16.2
(Fols 113v–115v
- ms_i1.16.3
(Fols 115v–118r
- ms_i1.17
(Fols 118r–121r
- ms_i1.18
(Fols 121r–121v
- ms_i1.19
(Fols 121v and following
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r and following
Contents
Fols 1r–121v
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Fols 1r and following
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Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ናሁ፡ ወጠንኩ፡ ጽሒፈ፡ ጾመ፡ ድጓ፡ በሥምረተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ተቀነዩ፡ በከበሮ፡ ቢባል፡ ምንድር፡ ነው፡ ነው፡ ነው፡ ነውሩ፡ ልማደ፡ ኣበው፡ ነውር፡ አይምስልሕ፡ ተጠይቋል፡ ነው፡ እንጅ፡ ሥጋ፡ እየተበላ፡ ቀዳሚት፡ እስከ፡ ማታ፡ ከበሮ፡ አለ፡. . . . .ommission by
Fols 1r–19r
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Fols 19r–31v
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Fols 31v–45v
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Fols 46r–57v
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Fols 57v–71v
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Fols 72r–73v
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Fols 80r–93v
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Fols 93v–105v
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The dense portion of text (e.g., fol. 98r ) contains instructions and explanations to the priestFols 106r–111v
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Fols 111v–118r
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Fols 113r–113v
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Fols 121v and following
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Colophon
( ) “Blessed be God, who helped me to finish in peace, without sickness or disease, and without toil and fatigue. Written in 194? [E.C.]EC] during the year of Luke the Evangelist on Taḫśaś 28.
Additions In this unit there are in total .
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Fol. 1r “It is not unlawful to chant it with the drum.”
Extras
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Fols. 122v, 123r pen trials
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marginal notation throughout, some of which may be overlooked text
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Numbered quires: quires 2–4
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Scribal intervention: words of text are written interlinearly (folss. 32r, 57v, 78v, 89v, etc.); and lines of text are written interlinearly (106v, 111r, ); lines of text are written in the upper margin with a symbol (+) marking the location where the text is to be inserted ( f. 8r, col. 1, line 8 ; f. 94, col. 1 ; f. 17r, col. 1, line 11 ; f. 29r, col. 1, line 17 ; f. 33v, col. 2, line 16 , etc.)
Decoration In this unit there are in total 5 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: folss. 1r, 105v, (a line of alternating red and black dots across both columns); lines of alternating red and black dots across one column are used as section dividers throughout (e.g., 7r, 7v, 8v, 9r, ); 45v, (lines of full stops and alternating red and black dots); 57v, 105v, 121v (a line of full stops)
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. ir(ecto)
Two Angels in pen with caption Legend: ( ) “Saint Michael.”
- miniature: Fol. iir(ecto)
- miniature:
Fol. iiv(erso)
Holy Man Portrait resisting Satan
- miniature:
Fol. iiir(ecto)
and Saint Michael
- miniature: Fol. iiiv(erso)
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 164mm |
Width | 123mm |
Depth | 55mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 4 |
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Protection Quire |
2 | 1 | 10 |
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Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 10 |
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Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 10 |
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Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 14 |
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6 | 5 | 11 |
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7 | 6 | 10 |
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Quire 6 |
8 | 7 | 10 |
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Quire 7 |
9 | 8 | 10 |
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Quire 8 |
10 | 9 | 8 |
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Quire 9 |
11 | 10 | 12 |
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Quire 10 |
12 | 11 | 8 |
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Quire 11 |
13 | 12 | 10 |
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Quire 12 |
Collation diagrams
Protection Quire
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: 13, stub after 1 11, stub after 2
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Notes: 1)
Quire 5: 1, stub after 11
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Notes: 1)
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
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(4/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (14), 6 (), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (8), 11 (12), 12 (8), 13 (10),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (14), 6 (), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (8), 11 (12), 12 (8), 13 (10),
Binding
Parchment, 164 x 123 x 55 mm, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood, covered with tooled leather around the binding, headband and tailband.
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 18mm |
bottom | 33mm |
right | 19mm |
left | 7mm |
Ms Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 87 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 123mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 164mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: ማርያም፡
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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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Jonah Sandford, Ashlee Benson, Ralph Lee, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻPortland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 87ʼ, 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/EMIP00264 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected text for incipit of ms i1.1, and removed note, added work refs for subsections of the main text on 17.6.2021
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Added work ref for ms i 1.17 on 3.3.2021
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Updated facs statements on 6.11.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Added colophon, corrected some ms sub works on 17.8.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Added items on 10.8.2020
- 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 19.9.2018
- 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