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Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Kaleab Addis Project 29

Ashlee Benson, Jonah Sandford

EMIP

Work in Progress
https://betamasaheft.eu/EMIP00429
Kaleab Addis Project [view repository]

Collection: EMIP

General description

Kaleab Addis Project 29

Number of Text units: 9

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Twentieth century

Summary

Prayers for the days of the week, made in the government scriptorium.
  1. ms_i1 (Fols 1r–87v

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    ), Protective prayers for the seven weekdays
  2. ms_i1.1 (Fols 1r–10v

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    ), Monday: Prayer of Saint Peter,
  3. ms_i1.2 (Fols 11r–21r

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    ), Tuesday: Prayer of Melkizedek and Prayer of the Spirit of Truth,
  4. ms_i1.3 (Fols 21v–36v

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    ), Wednesday: Prayer of Salvation and Asmat Prayer of Power which descended from Heaven, given to Saint Thomas the Apostle, ጸሎተ:
  5. ms_i1.4 (Fols 37r–45v

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    ), Thursday: Asmat prayer which the Disciples received from the Lord
  6. ms_i1.5 (Fols 46r–55v

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    ), Friday: Asmat Prayer of Jesus Christ,
  7. ms_i1.6 (Fols 56r–68r

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    ), Saturday: Prayer of Forgiveness of Sin of the Disciples,
  8. ms_i1.7 (Fols 68v–81r

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    ), Sunday: Asmat prayer of the Three Children,
  9. ms_i1.8 (Fols 81v–87v

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    ), Daily Prayer: Asmat Prayer, “I Beseech You Lest I die Early,”

Contents


Fols 1r–87v

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Protective prayers for the seven weekdays (CAe 4668)

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Fols 1r–10v

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Monday: Prayer of Saint Peter, ጸሎተ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡

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Fols 11r–21r

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Tuesday: Prayer of Melkizedek and Prayer of the Spirit of Truth, ጸሎት: በእንተ: መልከ: ጸዴቅ: ወበእንተ: ጰራቅሊጦስ: መንፈሰ: ጽድቅ:

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Fols 21v–36v

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Wednesday: Prayer of Salvation and Asmat Prayer of Power which descended from Heaven, given to Saint Thomas the Apostle, ጸሎተ: መድኃኒት: አስማተ: ኃይላት: ዘወረደ: እምሰማያት: ዘወሀቦ: ለቶማስ: (CAe 5888)

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Fols 37r–45v

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Thursday: Asmat prayer which the Disciples received from the Lord (CAe 5888)

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Fols 46r–55v

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Friday: Asmat Prayer of Jesus Christ, አስማቲሁ: ለክርስቶስ: (CAe 5888)

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Fols 56r–68r

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Saturday: Prayer of Forgiveness of Sin of the Disciples, ጸሎተ: ሥርየት: እምነቶሙ: ዘሐዋርያት: ወለኩሎሙ: ፸ወ፪ አርድእት:

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Fols 68v–81r

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Sunday: Asmat prayer of the Three Children, አስማተ፡ ዘወሀቦሙ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለአናንያ፡ ወአዛርያ፡ ወሚሳኤል። (CAe 5888)

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Fols 81v–87v

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Daily Prayer: Asmat Prayer, “I Beseech You Lest I die Early,” ተማኅጸንኩ: ከመ: ኢይሙት: ዘእንበለ: ጊዜየ: (CAe 5888)

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Additions In this unit there are in total .

    Extras

    1. Fols. ir(ecto), iv(erso), iir(ecto), iiv(erso)

      blank

    2. Numbered quires: 2–9

    3. Fols. 12v, 41v, 76v, 83v

      words of text are written interlinearly;

    4. Fols. 5v, 6r, 6v, 9

      (etc.) text has been removed

    Decoration In this unit there are in total 3 s, 1 .

    Frame notes

    1. frame: Decorative designs: folss. 1r, 11r, 21v, 37r, 46r, 56r, 68v, 81v, (ḥaräg); 10v, 16r, 31r, 35r, 36v, 44v, 54v, 55v, 63v, 68r, 85v, 86v, 87v (multiple full stops)

    Miniatures notes

    1. miniature: Fol. 69r

      chart

    2. miniature: Fol. 87

      small Cross

    3. miniature: Fol. 88v

      geometric design

    Physical Description

    Form of support

    Parchment Codex

    Extent

    +NaN (leaf) .Entered as ii + 88 +NaN (quire) .Entered as Protection sheet + 9 204 165 40
    Outer dimensions
    Height 204mm
    Width 165mm
    Depth 40mm

    Quire Structure Collation

    Quire descriptions: protection sheet and quires 1–9 balanced. Navigation system: blue yarn is sewn into the fore edge of folss. 1, 21, 46, to mark content; green string is sewn into the fore edge of 11, 37, 56, 68, 81 to mark content.
    Position Number Leaves Quires Description
    1 a 2 Fols i–ii Protection Sheet
    2 1 10 Fols 1–10 Quire 1
    3 2 10 Fols 11–20 Quire 2
    4 3 10 Fols 21–30 Quire 3
    5 4 10 Fols 31–40 Quire 4
    6 5 10 Fols 41–50 Quire 5
    7 6 10 Fols 51–60 Quire 6
    8 7 10 Fols 61–70 Quire 7
    9 8 10 Fols 71–80 Quire 8
    10 9 8 Fols 81–88 Quire 9

    Collation diagrams


    Protection Sheet
    Quire ID:q1, number:a
    Collation diagram Quire 1 1 2 Unit #1

    Quire 1
    Quire ID:q2, number:1
    Collation diagram Quire 2 3 12 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 2
    Quire ID:q3, number:2
    Collation diagram Quire 3 13 22 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 3
    Quire ID:q4, number:3
    Collation diagram Quire 4 23 32 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 4
    Quire ID:q5, number:4
    Collation diagram Quire 5 33 42 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 5
    Quire ID:q6, number:5
    Collation diagram Quire 6 43 52 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 6
    Quire ID:q7, number:6
    Collation diagram Quire 7 53 62 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 7
    Quire ID:q8, number:7
    Collation diagram Quire 8 63 72 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 8
    Quire ID:q9, number:8
    Collation diagram Quire 9 73 82 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 9
    Quire ID:q10, number:9
    Collation diagram Quire 10 83 90 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2/Fols i–ii) – I(10/Fols 1–10) – II(10/Fols 11–20) – III(10/Fols 21–30) – IV(10/Fols 31–40) – V(10/Fols 41–50) – VI(10/Fols 51–60) – VII(10/Fols 61–70) – VIII(10/Fols 71–80) – IX(8/Fols 81–88) –

    Formula: Fols i–ii Protection Sheet ; Fols 1–10 Quire 1 ; Fols 11–20 Quire 2 ; Fols 21–30 Quire 3 ; Fols 31–40 Quire 4 ; Fols 41–50 Quire 5 ; Fols 51–60 Quire 6 ; Fols 61–70 Quire 7 ; Fols 71–80 Quire 8 ; Fols 81–88 Quire 9 ;

    Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (8),

    Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (8),

    Binding

    Parchment, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood, covered with tooled leather with linen between the turn-ins, headband and tailband.

    Binding material

    parchment

    wood

    leather

    textile

    Original binding

    Yes

    Layout

    Layout note 1

    H
    W
    Margins
    top 20mm
    bottom 40mm
    right 21mm
    left 12mm

    Ms Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Kaleab Addis Project 29 main part

    looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 165mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 204mm.

    Layout note 1

    Number of columns: 1

    Number of lines: 18

    Palaeography

  1. Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Rubrication: ኢየሱስ፡ ማርያም፡

    The words Jesus Christ and Mary are rubricated
  2. Keywords

    Publication Statement

    authority
    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    availability

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    date
    type=expanded
    2022-01-05T13:36:28.446+01:00
    date
    type=lastModified
    10.11.2020
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00429
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/EMIP00429
    idno
    type=filename
    EMIP00429.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    EMIP00429

    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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    Revisions of the data

    • Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Added facs statements on 10.11.2020
    • Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected title for ms_i1 on 22.6.2020
    • Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Added Asmat prayer as work on 21.5.2020
    • Jonah Sandford Jonah Sandford: Added quire maps, margin dims, columns/lines, binding desc, dating info. on 8.5.2020
    • Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected ǝ character on 18.4.2020
    • Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Added items on 22.1.2020
    • Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Added items on 23.12.2019
    • 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

    Ralph Lee, contributor

    The initial version of this file was created from data kindly provided by the Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project directed by Steve Delamarter.
    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.