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Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Subers Codex 4

Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee

EMIP

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https://betamasaheft.eu/EMIP00229
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Collection: EMIP

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General description

Subers Codex 4

Number of Text units: 5

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

1928 EC (=1935/6)

Provenance

This manuscript was broken into two parts. The first part, this part, was sold to Mr. Subers. The second part was photographed in Nairobi in the summer of 2008 as Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Nairobi Codex 5

Contents

Language of text: and Gǝʿǝz

Fols 1r–11r

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Theological Treatise about the Three-Birth Controversy

Incipit (Amharic ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ . . . . .ommission by ተዋሕዶ፡ ሃይማኖትን፡ እንናገራለን። ይህንን ሃይማኖት፡ በደጃዝማች ውቤ፡ ጊዜ፡ አቡነ፡ ሰላማ፡ ከመንበረ፡ ማርቆስ አጽፈው፡ አስመጡት።. . . . .ommission by

At the time of Wǝbe Ḫaylä Maryam (famous for his participation in the battle of Tabor)
Fols 11r–70v

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Amharic Commentary on the Pillars of Mystery (CAe 5938)
Fols 11r–43r

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Amharic Commentary on the Ten Commandments (CAe 5937)

Incipit ( ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ:. . . . .ommission by የ፭ቱ፡ አዕማደ፡ ምሥጢር፡ መቅድምን፡ ፲ሠርቱ፡ ቃላትን፡ እንናገራለን፡ ፩ዱ፡ ኢታምልኩ፡ ባዕደ፡ አምላከ:. . . . .ommission by

Fols 43r–55v

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Amharic Commentary on the Mystery of the Trinity (CAe 5963)

Incipit ( ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ:. . . . .ommission by ፭ቱ፡ አዕማደ፡ ምሥጢርን፡ እንናገራለን፡ እፈቅድ እንግር፡ ፭ተ፡ ቃላተ፡ አዕማዲሃ፡ ለቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ እንዳለ፡ ጳውሎስ፡. . . . .ommission by

Fols 55v–70v

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Commentary on the Mystery of the Incarnation (CAe 5964)

Incipit ( ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ:. . . . .ommission by ምሥጢረ፡ ሥጋዌን፡ እንናገራለን፡ ምሥጢረ፡ ሥጋዌ፡ እንዴት፡ ነው፡ ቢሉ፡ ከዓለም፡ በፊት፡ ከዓለም፡ በኋላ፡ እግዚአብሔር ዘለዓለም:. . . . .ommission by

Additions In this unit there are in total .

  1. Fol. 1r

    Mentions that the work was composed during the time of Wǝbe Ḫaylä Maryam and Salāmā III

  2. The second part of this manuscript Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Nairobi Codex 5 contains a colophon, (f. 57v–58r), stating ( ) Copied by Wäldä Giyorgis in the year 1928 EC (= 1935/6), and the owner is Gäbrä Maryam

Extras

  1. Fol. ir(ecto)

    f. ir(ecto) is glued to the front cover

  2. Fol. iiv(erso) blank

  3. Numbered quires: quires 2–7

  4. Fols. 5v, 23r, 25r, 27v

    etc., words of text are written interlinearly

  5. f.38r, col. 2, line 14 f.49v, col. 2, line 2

    words of text are written in the upper margin with a symbol (+) marking the location where the text is to be inserted

  6. Fols. 12v, 21r, 55v

    etc., erasure markings are visible

  7. Fols. 15r, 16v, 28v

    e.g., text has been removed

    )

Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 , 1 .

Frame notes

  1. frame: Decorative designs: folss. 11r, 41v, 42r, 42v, 43r, 70v, (multiple connected full stops); 55v (multiple full stops)

Miniatures notes

  1. miniature: Fol. iv(erso)

    Church of Saint George, Lalibälä

  2. miniature: Fol. iir(ecto)

    Group of Ethiopian dignitaries. The central figure has a halo and holds a processional in his left hand and a book in his right

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

+NaN (leaf) .Entered as ii + 70 +NaN (quire) .Entered as Protection sheet + 7 223 156 39
Outer dimensions
Height 223mm
Width 156mm
Depth 39mm

Quire Structure Collation

Signatures: Quires 2-7 numbered

Quire descriptions: protection sheet and quires 1–2 and 4–7 balanced; quire 3 adjusted balanced. Folio stubs are visible between folss. 23, 24, and 26, 27.
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 Folio stubs are visible between folss. 23, 24, and 26, 27. Quire 3: 4, stub after 6 7, stub after 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

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: 4, stub after 6 7, stub after 3
Quire ID:q4, number:3
Notes: 1) Folio stubs are visible between folss. 23, 24, and 26, 27.
Collation diagram Quire 4 23 32 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6

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

Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2/Fols i–ii) – I(10/Fols 1–10) – II(10/Fols 11–20) – III(8+2/s.l. 4, stub after 6; s.l. 7, stub after 3/Fols 21–30) – IV(10/Fols 31–40) – V(10/Fols 41–50) – VI(10/Fols 51–60) – VII(10/Fols 61–70) –

Formula: Fols i–ii Protection Sheet ; Fols 1–10 Quire 1 ; Fols 11–20 Quire 2 ; Fols 21–30 Quire 3: 4, stub after 6 7, stub after 3 ; Fols 31–40 Quire 4 ; Fols 41–50 Quire 5 ; Fols 51–60 Quire 6 ; Fols 61–70 Quire 7 ;

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

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

Binding

Parchment, 223 x 156 x 39 mm, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood with leather protecting the spine, headband and tailband.

Binding material

parchment

wood

leather

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1

H
W
Margins
top 20mm
bottom 44mm
right 26mm
left 10mm

Ms Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Subers Codex 4 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 156mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 223mm.

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 23

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Rubrication: ኢግዚአብሔር፡ ማርያም፡

    • Keywords

    cross

      Publication Statement

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      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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      type=expanded
      20.8.2024 at 15:25:41
      date
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      16.12.2020
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      manuscripts
      idno
      type=url
      https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00229/main
      idno
      type=URI
      https://betamasaheft.eu/EMIP00229
      idno
      type=filename
      EMIP00229.xml
      idno
      type=ID
      EMIP00229

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    Revision history

    • Ralph Lee Created @note for ms i1 for information about the work on 16.12.2020
    • Ralph Lee Corrected ms item, reference to other part of ms on 17.8.2020
    • Ralph Lee Added image links on 1.6.2020
    • Ralph Lee Corrected errors in locus statements, corrected textlang statements for bilingual texts on 4.5.2020
    • Ralph Lee Corrected ǝ character on 18.4.2020
    • Ralph Lee Added miniatures, notes on 9.10.2019
    • Jonah Sandford Added quire desc, binding desc, margin dim, columns/lines, dating info on 18.8.2018
    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo Created XML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018
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    Attribution of the content

    Jonah Sandford, editor

    Ralph Lee, editor

    Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor

    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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