Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 144
Ashlee Benson, Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee
EMIP
General description
Weiner Codex 144
Number of Text units: 3
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Early-twentieth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–180v
- ms_i2
(Fols 181v–183r
- ms_i3
(Fols 183r–183v
Contents
Fols 181v–183r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰአልናከ: መሐሪ: ሰአልናከ: ፈጣሪ: ሰአልናከ: ገባሪ: ለዘሰዓለከ: ኢትትፈለጥ: ወኢትትሌለይ: የማንከ: ነቅዓ: በረከት: የማንከ: ፈልፈለ: ፍሥሐ: ወሐሤት: ባርከነ: ክርስቶስ: በበረከተ: ሰማያውያን: ወምድራውያን:...
The prayer incorporates the name of the then-current owner, Wäldä Täklä HaymanotFols 183r–183v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ቅዱስ: ቅዱስ: ቅዱስ: ሥሉስ: ዘኢይትነገር: ሀበኒ: ከመ: እንሣእ: ለሕይወት: ዘንተ: ሥጋ: ወደመ: ዘእንበለ: ኵነኔ: . . . . .ommission by
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
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Fols. iiv(erso), iiir(ecto), iiiv(erso), ivr(ecto), ivv(erso) (Type: GuestText)
Tǝmhǝrta ḫǝbuʾāt (CAe 2444) , incomplete, in a crude hand
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note that the book was given to student, Mälaku Ayyalew, by Qes Mäsfǝn Gäbrä Mädḫǝn
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Phrases from various prayers, in a crude hand, in red ink
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Fol. vi(verso) (Type: DonationNote)
note about the gifting of the book, insufficiently legible, mentioning the date Ḫǝdar 11, 1939, (= Nov. 20, 1946)
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f. 160v, 161r upper and lower margin
copy of lines in the text, in pencil
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Concluding prayer, in a different hand
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the name Habtä Giyorgis and his wife, Ḥamärä Dǝngǝl
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texts, insufficiently legible
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a text, unintelligible
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the Amharic letters of the alphabet and numerals
Extras
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scrawl
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Plant by the Amharic name of Ariti, which is often put into books for its fragrant properties and believed healing powers
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two lines of text are written completely in red ink to mark the midpoint of the Mazmura Dāwit
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scrawls, in red ink
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pentrials
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Fols. 1, 62, 74, 83, 89, 103, 127, 148, 157
red and yellow yarn is sewn into the fore edge to mark content as navigation system;
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purple yarn is sewn into the fore edge to mark content as navigation system
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Numbered quires: quires 1–15
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erasure markings are visible
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text has been removed
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The scribe’s chosen aspect ratio for the codex combined with the script size forces the scribe to complete the line of text above the end of the line (throughout). But, where the line of text is still too long, the scribe reduces the font size at the end of lines to avoid having to go onto the next line throughout the codex
Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 , 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: folss. 1r, 26r, 37r, 45v, 52r, 62r, 83r, 103r, 127r, 148v, (haräg); 8r, 16r, 25v, 36v, 45r, 51v, 61v, 73v, 88v, 102v, 116r, 119v, 126v, 133v, 148r, 157r, 173r, 180v (multiple full stops)
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. vr(ecto)
St Mary and two men before a crowd
- miniature: Fols vv(erso)–vi(recto)
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 157mm |
Width | 96mm |
Depth | 60mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 6 |
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Protection Quire |
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 | 12 |
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Quire 8 |
10 | 9 | 12 |
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11 | 10 | 12 |
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Quire 10 |
12 | 11 | 12 |
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Quire 11 |
13 | 12 | 12 |
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Quire 12 |
14 | 13 | 12 |
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15 | 14 | 12 |
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16 | 15 | 12 |
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17 | 16 | 6 |
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Quire 16 |
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
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: 8, stub after 4 5 added
Quire ID:q10, number:9
Notes: 1)
Quire 10
Quire ID:q11, number:10
Quire 11
Quire ID:q12, number:11
Quire 12
Quire ID:q13, number:12
Quire 13: 3, stub after 9 10, stub after 2
Quire ID:q14, number:13
Notes: 1)
Quire 14: 5, stub after 7 8, stub after 4
Quire ID:q15, number:14
Notes: 1)
Quire 15: 5, stub after 8 8, stub after 5
Quire ID:q16, number:15
Notes: 1)
Quire 16
Quire ID:q17, number:16
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(6/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (6), 2 (12), 3 (12), 4 (12), 5 (12), 6 (12), 7 (12), 8 (12), 9 (12), 10 (12, +5), 11 (12), 12 (12), 13 (12), 14 (12), 15 (12), 16 (12), 17 (6),
Formula 2: 1 (6), 2 (12), 3 (12), 4 (12), 5 (12), 6 (12), 7 (12), 8 (12), 9 (12), 10 (12, leaf added after fol. ), 11 (12), 12 (12), 13 (12), 14 (12), 15 (12), 16 (12), 17 (6),
Binding
Parchment, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough hewn wooden boards.
Binding material
parchment
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 15-17mm |
bottom | 35mm |
right | 12-17mm |
left | 7mm |
Ms Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 144 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 96mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 157mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: ማርያም፡
The word God is not rubricated in the first three works; the word Mary is rubricated in the final two works Columetric layout of text: fols. 133r, (Ps. 150); 143v, 144r, 144v (tenth biblical canticle)Check 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.
Encoding Description
Encoded according to the Beta maṣāḥǝft Guidelines. These Guidelines detail the TEI format ruled by the Beta maṣāḥǝft Schema. The present TEI file is enriched with an Xquery transformation taking advantage of the exist-db database instance where the data is stored and of the many external resources to which this data points to.
Definitions of prefixes used.
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Standard date | Ḫǝdar 11, 1939, (= Nov. 20, 1946) |
Date in current calendar | 1939 |
Calendar | ethiopian |
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Ashlee Benson, Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻPortland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 144ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-11-13) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00334 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Minor edits on 13.11.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Added link to spiritual meaning of Hebrew letters in Ps118, and minor format edits on 22.7.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Added facs statements on 11.5.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected ǝ character on 18.4.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Added items on 31.3.2020
- Jonah Sandford Jonah Sandford: Added quire maps, margin dims, columns/lines, binding desc, dating info. on 17.3.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Added items on 16.1.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Added items on 2.10.2019
- 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