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Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Simon Neal Codex

Ashlee Benson

EMIP

Work in Progress
https://betamasaheft.eu/EMIP02174
Simon Neal[view repository]

Collection: EMIP

Persons IndexGeneralDescriptionPhysical DescriptionAuthors

General description

Simon Neal Codex

Number of Text units: 14

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Summary

19.25
  1. ms_i1 (Fols 1r–155r

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    ), Psalter
    1. ms_i1.1 (Fols 1r–120r

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      ), Mazmura Dāwit
    2. ms_i1.2 (Fols 120v–132v

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      ), Book of Odes
    3. ms_i1.3 (Fols 133r–140v

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      ), Song of Songs
    4. ms_i1.4 (Fols 141r–150v

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      ), Wǝddāse Māryām
    5. ms_i1.4.1 (Fols 110r and following

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      ), Monday
      1. ms_i1.4.2 (Fols 142r and following

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        ), Tuesday
      2. ms_i1.4.3 (Fols 143v and following

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        ), Wednesday
      3. ms_i1.4.4 (Fols 145r and following

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        ), Thursday
      4. ms_i1.4.5 (Fols 147r and following

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        ), Friday
      5. ms_i1.4.6 (Fols 148v and following

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        ), Saturday
      6. ms_i1.4.7 (Fols 149v and following

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        ), Sunday
    6. ms_i1.5 (Fols 150v–155r

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      ), ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān
  2. ms_i2 (Fols 155v–156v

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    ), Yǝweddǝsǝwwa malāʾǝkt la-Māryām

Contents

Fols 1r–155r

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Psalter (CAe 2701)

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Mazmura Dāwit, Psalm 118 including the Spritual Meaning of the Hebrew Letters
Fols 1r–120r

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Mazmura Dāwit (CAe 2000)
Fols 120v–132v

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Book of Odes (CAe 1828)

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Fols 133r–140v

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Song of Songs (CAe 2362) common version, with a concluding prayer to Mary
Fols 141r–150v

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Wǝddāse Māryām (CAe 2509) Arranged for the days of the week
Fols 110r and following

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Monday
Fols 142r and following

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Tuesday
Fols 143v and following

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Wednesday
Fols 145r and following

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Thursday
Fols 147r and following

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Friday
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Saturday
Fols 149v and following

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Sunday
Fols 150v–155r

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ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān (CAe 1113)
Fols 155v–156v

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Yǝweddǝsǝwwa malāʾǝkt la-Māryām (CAe 3108)

Colophon

Fol. 156v

Colophon mentioning the scribe, Gäbrä Ḥäna, the owner Wayzäro Zǝnaš Bǝzu, wife of Aläqa Dästa, her baptismal name is Ṣǝge Ḥäna. [Her husband’s] baptismal name is Wäldä Giyorgis. Written in the city of Gurǝy, city of King of Kings Mǝnilǝk of Ethiopia, in the year of John [the Evangelist]. Completed in 1904, month of Ḫǝdar, in the fourth night and in the first day. In pencil, in column two, is a note of secondary ownership, This Dawit belongs to Manaläbǝši Dästa, given to her by her mother, Ṣǝge Ḥäna. The note is written in 1931 E.C.

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

  1. (Type: GuestText)

    Fol. ir(ecto) Excerpt from a Mazmura Dāwit (CAe 2000)

  2. (Type: GuestText)

    Mazmura Dǝngǝl (CAe 3985) ? (e.g., fol. 31v )

  3. (Type: OwnershipNote)

    Fol. 155r mentions owners, Wäldä Giyorgis, and Ṣǝge Ḥäna

Extras

  1. The text block is trimmed with a cutting machine. The pastedowns are neatly trimmed and very fine fabric is visible in the area between the pastedowns on both front and back inside covers. The headband and tailband appear to be two-toned. All of these characteristics, and especially the harags, indicate that the book was produced in the government scriptorium of Emperor Mǝnilǝk

  2. Fol. iv(erso) scrawls

  3. Fols. iiv(erso), 158v blank

  4. Fol. 60v the midpoint of the Psalms is not marked

  5. Fols. 1, 14, 22, 45, 54, 65, 74, 79, 92, 105, 108, 133, 155, 156 string is sewn into the fore edge as navigation system

  6. Numbered quires: quire 5

  7. words of text are written interlinearly (folss. 13r, 55r, 56r, 69r, 81v, , etc.); lines of text are written interlinearly (129r, 129v, ); erasure markings are visible (70r, ); text has been removed (126r, 126v )

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

Frame notes

  1. frame: Decorative designs: fols. 1r, 7v, 14v, 22r, 32r, 39v, 45v, 54v, 65v, 74r, 79v, 92v, 105r, 108r, 114r, 120v, 133r, 141r (haräg)

Miniatures notes

  1. miniature: Fol. iir(ecto)

    David Playing the Harp

  2. miniature: f. 157r, upper

    St Mary delivering a soul to an holding a set of balances

  3. miniature: f. 157r, lower

    Satan approaching a reclining woman

  4. miniature: Fol. 157v

    Crucifixion of Jesus with three grieving women. The panel above Jesus’ head reads, Legend: ( ) “Jesus, King [of kings] of the Jews,” ኢየሱስ፡ ና፡ ንጉ፡ አደሁ፡ [sic]

  5. miniature: Fol. 158r

    An Orthodox icon of the Virgin and Child surrounded by s and the images of the four living beasts. St Mary holds a ladder in her right hand, pasted onto the folio

Physical Description

Form of support

Codex

Watermark

No

Extent

(leaf) .Entered as
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Height mm
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Depth mm

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Rubrication: Content Item 1.4 , item 1 Wǝddāse Māryām (CAe 2509) Content Item 1.5 , item 1 ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān (CAe 1113) ማርያም፡

    The word God is not rubricated in the first three works Columetric layout of text: fols. 129r, 129v (tenth biblical canticle)

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      Publication Statement

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      Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
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      Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
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      Hamburg
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      EMIP02174.xml
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      EMIP02174

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    Revision history

    • Ashlee Benson Removed previous coding of ms items and additions, and added ms1-2, minis 1-5, a1-3, and e1-7 on 29.4.2021
    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo Created XML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018
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    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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