Washington, D.C., Howard University School of Divinity, Tweed Codex 043
Ashlee Benson, Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee
Tweed Collection, EMIP
General description
Tweed Codex 043
Number of Text units: 8
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Twentieth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–183v
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–138v
- ms_i1.2
(Fols 139r–153v
- ms_i1.4
(Fols 163r–177r
- ms_i1.5
(Fols 177r–183v
- ms_i1.3
(Fols 154r–162v
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–138v
- ms_i2
(Fols 183v–186v
Contents
Fols 1r–183v
Language of text:
Fols 154r–162v
Fol. 162v Concluding prayer
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ሰአል፡ ለነ፡ ሰሎሞን።ቅድመ፡ መንበሩ፡ ለመድኅን። ኦ፡ አምላከ፡ ሰሎሞን፡። አድኅነነ፡ እመ፡ ትካዝ፡ ወኃዘን። ከመ፡ ታቁመነ፡ በየማን፡ ምስለ፡ አባግዒከ ቡሩካን። ወአሥርቅ፡ ለነ፡ ጥበበ፡ ብርሃን። ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፡
Fols 183v–186v
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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Note of birthdays of a family, all dated in the twentieth century from 1944–8 EC
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Concluding Prayer for the Ethiopic Psalter (CAe 2701)
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List of names, in faded blue ink
Extras
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The trimmed textblock and the harags indicate the Psalter was produced in the government scriptorium
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Fols. ir(ecto), iv(erso), iir(ecto), 187r, 188v, 188v
blank
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the mid-point of the Psalms is marked with two lines written with every two letters alternating between red and black ink
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The folio before these are pasted beneath the turn-ins
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It is unclear what manuscript this is in the insurance hand list
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Numbered quires: quires 2–18
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: folss. 1r, 8v, 25v, 37v, 46v, 53v, 64r, 77r, 86v, 93r, 107v, 121v, 125r, 132r, 139r, 154r, (haräg); 37r, 46r, 63v, 153v, 183v, (multiple full stops); 183v (line of alternating red and black dots).
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. iiv(erso)
print card of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Christ is pasted to the folio
Physical Description
Form of support
Codex
Watermark
No
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 255mm |
Width | 173mm |
Depth | 64mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 3 |
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2 | 1 | 10 |
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Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 10 |
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4 | 3 | 10 |
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Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 10 |
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Quire 4 |
6 | 5 | 10 |
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Quire 5 |
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 | 10 |
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Quire 9 |
11 | 10 | 10 |
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Quire 10 |
12 | 11 | 10 |
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Quire 11 |
13 | 12 | 11 |
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14 | 13 | 12 |
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Quire 13 |
15 | 14 | 12 |
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Quire 14 |
16 | 15 | 12 |
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Quire 15 |
17 | 16 | 12 |
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Quire 16 |
18 | 17 | 12 |
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Quire 17 |
19 | 18 | 6 |
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Quire 18 |
20 | 19 | 2 |
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Collation diagrams
Protection Quire: 3, no stub
Quire ID:q1, number:a
Notes: 1)
Quire 1
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire 2: 2, stub after 8 9, stub after 1
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Notes: 1)
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
Quire ID:q10, number:9
Quire 10
Quire ID:q11, number:10
Quire 11
Quire ID:q12, number:11
Quire 12: 5, stub after 7
Quire ID:q13, number:12
Notes: 1)
Quire 13
Quire ID:q14, number:13
Quire 14
Quire ID:q15, number:14
Quire 15
Quire ID:q16, number:15
Quire 16
Quire ID:q17, number:16
Quire 17
Quire ID:q18, number:17
Quire 18
Quire ID:q19, number:18
Quire 19
Quire ID:q20, number:19
Notes: 1)
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2+1/s.l. 3, no stub
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Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (3), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (11), 14 (12), 15 (12), 16 (12), 17 (12), 18 (12), 19 (6), 20 (2),
Formula 2: 1 (3), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (11), 14 (12), 15 (12), 16 (12), 17 (12), 18 (12), 19 (6), 20 (2),
Binding
Parchment, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood covered with tooled leather with fabric visible between the turn-ins, two-toned headband and tailband.
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 26mm |
bottom | 55mm |
right | 26mm |
left | 9mm |
Ms Washington, D.C., Howard University School of Divinity, Tweed Codex 043 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 173mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 255mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: ኢግዚአብሔር፡ ማርያም፡
The word God is rubricated in the first three works; the word Mary is rubricated in the final two works. Occasionally, the word God is rubricated with two black and then two red letters (e.g., check the viewerfol. 19r ) Columetric layout of text: fols. 137r, (Ps. 148); 138r, 138v, (Ps. 150); 149r, 149v (tenth Biblical Canticle).Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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