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Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Shover Codex 4

Jonah Sandford, Ashlee Benson

EMIP

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https://betamasaheft.eu/EMIP00295
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Collection: EMIP

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General description

Shover Codex 4

Number of Text units: 5

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

twentieth century

Summary

Ziq Chants, መጽሐፈ፡ ዚቅ፡, and Mäwaś‘ǝt Chants, መዋሥዕት፡, Image of the Archangel Michael, መልክአ፡ ሚካኤል፡
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    ), A quire, from another manuscript, of the , containing chants called
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    ), Maṣḥafa ziq
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    ), Mawāśǝʾǝt
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    ), nägś
  5. ms_i5 (Fols 160r–168v,

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    170v–169r

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    ), Hymn to St Michael

Contents

f. 11v-3r, (bound upside down)

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A quire, from another manuscript, of the Dǝggʷā (CAe 3178) , containing chants called Zǝmmāre (CAe 2610)

Language of text:

Contains 16 lines per folio
Fols 13r–98v

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Maṣḥafa ziq (CAe 1979)

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A new pen begins at 35vff
Fols 99r–158v

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Mawāśǝʾǝt (CAe 1990)

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Fols 159r–159v

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nägś (CAe 2055)

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Excerpt from Nägś Chants, God Reigns
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Hymn to St Michael (CAe 3081)

Language of text:

The last sheet is bound upside down in relation to the rest of the codex

Additions In this unit there are in total .

  1. words of text are written interlinearly (folss. 5r, 9v, 14r, 16r, , etc.); wprds of text are written in the upper margin with a symbol (┴) marking the location where the text is to be inserted ( f. 6v, line 11 ; f. 11v, line 11 ; f. 41v, line 3 ; f. 54r, line 1 ; f. 89v, line 3 ; f. 93v, line 4 ), and in another case where the symbol (┴) is used for interlinear text ( f. 8r, line 13 ); erasure markings are visible (72r, ); text has been removed (e.g., 21r )

Extras

  1. The first quire and the last sheet are upside down in relation to the rest of the codex

  2. Fols. 1r, 1v, 2r, 2v, 12r, 12v blank or pen trials

  3. marginal notation throughout, some of which may be overlooked text

Decoration In this unit there are in total 5 s, 1 .

Frame notes

  1. frame: Decorative designs: a line of alternating red and black dots serves as a section divider throughout (e.g., folss. 13v, 14v, 15r, 15v, ); 99r (line of black dots as major section divider)

Miniatures notes

  1. miniature: Fol. 41r

    Virgin and Child, attended by the angels Michael and Gabriel

  2. miniature: Fol. 69r

    Annunciation

  3. miniature: Fol. 78v

    Three Ethiopian dignitaries

  4. miniature: Fol. 128v

    Resurrection of Jesus, raising Adam and Eve

  5. miniature: Fol. 160r

    Angel Michael (in red ink and a crude hand) with caption Legend: ( ) “Saint Michael, the archangel.”

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

170 (leaf) .Entered as 170 18 (quire) .Entered as 18 128 97 70
Outer dimensions
Height 128mm
Width 97mm
Depth 70mm

Quire Structure Collation

Quire descriptions: quires 1–18 balanced. Navigation system: marginal notation throughout, some of which may be overlooked text.
Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 1 12 Fols 1–12 Quire 1
2 2 10 Fols 13–22 Quire 2
3 3 10 Fols 23–32 Quire 3
4 4 6 Fols 33–38 Quire 4
5 5 10 Fols 39–48 Quire 5
6 6 10 Fols 49–58 Quire 6
7 7 10 Fols 59–68 Quire 7
8 8 10 Fols 69–78 Quire 8
9 9 10 Fols 79–88 Quire 9
10 10 10 Fols 89–98 Quire 10
11 11 10 Fols 99–108 Quire 11
12 12 10 Fols 109–118 Quire 12
13 13 10 Fols 119–128 Quire 13
14 14 10 Fols 129–138 Quire 14
15 15 10 Fols 139–148 Quire 15
16 16 10 Fols 149–158 Quire 16
17 17 10 Fols 159–168 Quire 17
18 18 2 Fols 169–170 Quire 18

Collation diagrams


Quire 1
Quire ID:q1, number:1
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 12 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6

Quire 2
Quire ID:q2, number:2
Collation diagram Quire 2 13 22 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 3
Quire ID:q3, number:3
Collation diagram Quire 3 23 32 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 4
Quire ID:q4, number:4
Collation diagram Quire 4 33 38 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

Quire 5
Quire ID:q5, number:5
Collation diagram Quire 5 39 48 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 6
Quire ID:q6, number:6
Collation diagram Quire 6 49 58 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 7
Quire ID:q7, number:7
Collation diagram Quire 7 59 68 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 8
Quire ID:q8, number:8
Collation diagram Quire 8 69 78 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 9
Quire ID:q9, number:9
Collation diagram Quire 9 79 88 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 10
Quire ID:q10, number:10
Collation diagram Quire 10 89 98 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 11
Quire ID:q11, number:11
Collation diagram Quire 11 99 108 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 12
Quire ID:q12, number:12
Collation diagram Quire 12 109 118 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 13
Quire ID:q13, number:13
Collation diagram Quire 13 119 128 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 14
Quire ID:q14, number:14
Collation diagram Quire 14 129 138 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 15
Quire ID:q15, number:15
Collation diagram Quire 15 139 148 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 16
Quire ID:q16, number:16
Collation diagram Quire 16 149 158 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 17
Quire ID:q17, number:17
Collation diagram Quire 17 159 168 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 18
Quire ID:q18, number:18
Collation diagram Quire 18 169 170 Unit #1

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(12/Fols 1–12) – II(10/Fols 13–22) – III(10/Fols 23–32) – IV(6/Fols 33–38) – V(10/Fols 39–48) – VI(10/Fols 49–58) – VII(10/Fols 59–68) – VIII(10/Fols 69–78) – IX(10/Fols 79–88) – X(10/Fols 89–98) – XI(10/Fols 99–108) – XII(10/Fols 109–118) – XIII(10/Fols 119–128) – XIV(10/Fols 129–138) – XV(10/Fols 139–148) – XVI(10/Fols 149–158) – XVII(10/Fols 159–168) – XVIII(2/Fols 169–170) –

Formula: Fols 1–12 Quire 1 ; Fols 13–22 Quire 2 ; Fols 23–32 Quire 3 ; Fols 33–38 Quire 4 ; Fols 39–48 Quire 5 ; Fols 49–58 Quire 6 ; Fols 59–68 Quire 7 ; Fols 69–78 Quire 8 ; Fols 79–88 Quire 9 ; Fols 89–98 Quire 10 ; Fols 99–108 Quire 11 ; Fols 109–118 Quire 12 ; Fols 119–128 Quire 13 ; Fols 129–138 Quire 14 ; Fols 139–148 Quire 15 ; Fols 149–158 Quire 16 ; Fols 159–168 Quire 17 ; Fols 169–170 Quire 18 ;

Formula 1: 1 (12), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (6), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (10), 18 (2),

Formula 2: 1 (12), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (6), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (10), 18 (2),

Binding

Parchment, 128 x 97 x 70 mm, two Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood.

Binding material

parchment

wood

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1

H
W
Margins
top 12mm
bottom 20mm
right 23mm
left 8mm

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

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Layout note 1(Fols 3r–170v

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Number of columns: 1

Number of lines: 9-12

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Number of lines: 16

Layout note 1(Fols 109v–170v

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Number of lines: 9-17

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Rubrication: ማርያም፡

    The word Mary is rubricated

    • Keywords

      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
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      date
      type=expanded
      2022-01-05T13:36:28.446+01:00
      date
      type=lastModified
      9.11.2020
      idno
      type=collection
      manuscripts
      idno
      type=url
      https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00295
      idno
      type=URI
      https://betamasaheft.eu/EMIP00295
      idno
      type=filename
      EMIP00295.xml
      idno
      type=ID
      EMIP00295

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    Revision history

    • Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Updated facs statements on 9.11.2020
    • Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Added items on 14.10.2020
    • 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 4.10.2018
    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: Created XML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018
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