Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 305
Jonah Sandford, Ashlee Benson, Ralph Lee
EMIP
General description
Weiner Codex 305
Number of Text units: 13
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Late-eighteenth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–182v
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–144r
- ms_i1.2
(Fols 144v–158v
- ms_i1.3
(Fols 158v–166r
- ms_i1.4
(Fols 166r–177r
- ms_i1.4.1
(Fols 166r and following
- ms_i1.4.2
(Fols 167r and following
- ms_i1.4.3
(Fols 169r and following
- ms_i1.4.4
(Fols 171r and following
- ms_i1.4.5
(Fols 173r and following
- ms_i1.4.6
(Fols 174v and following
- ms_i1.4.7
(Fols 176r and following
- ms_i1.4.1
(Fols 166r and following
- ms_i1.5
(Fols 177r–182v
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–144r
Contents
Fols 1r–182v
Language of text:
Psalms of David, Psalmus 118 does not contain the spiritual meanings of the Hebrew letters. There are erasures that suggest that the codex may have originally had themAdditions In this unit there are in total 2 , 2 .
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f. i(recto), left Hymn to Lālibalā (CAe 6351) , incipit: ሰላም፡ ለከ፡ ጽድቀ፡ ላሊበለ፡ ተስምዓ፡ ለርኅበ፡ ዓለም፡ በኵላ።
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(Type: GuestText)
f. ir(ecto), right Malkǝʾ-hymn to St George (CAe 2799) Incipit: ሰላም፡ ለከ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ዘልዳ። [መስተፅዕነ፡ ፈረስ፡] ጸአዳ።
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Fols. 182v, 183r, 183v Prayer for the Intercession of Mary Incipit: በጸሎታ፡ ወበስእለታ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ት(- - -) (ሣሀለነ፡) እ(- - -) (ግዚአ፡) በትንብልናሃ፡ ወበንጽሐ፡ ሥጋሃ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ት(- - -) (ሣሀለነ፡) እ(- - -) (ግዚአ፡)
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(Type: GuestText)
Fol. 144r Malkǝʾa beta krǝstiyān (CAe 2809) Incipit: ሰላም፡ ለኪ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ሎዛ፡ ቤተ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ ወሬዛ፡ አሞ፡ ሞተ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ለቤዛ።
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(Type: OwnershipNote)
Fol. 9v mentions secondary owners Gäbrä Kidan (ገብረ፡ ኪዳን፡), Gäbrä Śǝllase (ገብረ፡ ሥላሴ፡), Wäldä Sämaʿǝt (ወልደ፡ ሰማዕት፡), Wälättä Maryam (ወለተ፡ ማርያም፡), and Wälättä ʾIyäsus (ወለተ፡ ኢየሱስ፡)
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(Type: OwnershipNote)
Fol. 182v mentions an owner, Wälättä Bǝrhan (ወለተ፡ ብርሃን፡)
Extras
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Inside front and back covers have square mirror niches
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Fol. 31r later text written in red ink. Sections of the text are illegible due to water damage
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Fol. 74r The midpoint of the Psalms is marked with a small ornamental band in red and black ink and the text መንፈቅ፡ ʿhalfʾ
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Fol. 182v a curse on anyone who steals the book
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Fols. 9, 56 red string stitched into fore edge as navigation system
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words of text are written interlinearly (folss. 6v, 15r, 16v, 17r, 17v, , etc.); lines of text are written interlinearly (35r, 35v, 57r, 59v, 155r, , etc.); lines of text are written in the upper margin with a symbol (+) marking the location where the text is to be inserted (12v, 14r, 96r, ); erasure markings are visible (check the viewer25r, ); text has been removed (6v, 9v, 53r, 53v, 54r , etc.).
Decoration In this unit there are in total 7 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: folss. 1r, 89v, 144r, 166r, (ornamental band); 9r, 18r, 27v, 40r, 49r, 56r, 66v, 79v, 89r, 96r, 112r, 126r, 129v, 136v, 137r, 158v, 177r, (line of alternating red and black dots); 177r (multiple full stops)
Miniatures notes
- miniature: Fol. ir(ecto)
- miniature:
Fol. iv(erso)
Two male Holy Men Potrait (Moses and Aaron ?) kneel before a veiled woman
- miniature:
Fol. 51r
Virgin and Child with two s holding s
- miniature:
Fol. 107r
crude drawing of a figure, with caption Legend: ( ) ʾÄrägawi (አረጋዊ፡)
- miniature: Fol. 120v
- miniature:
Fol. 160v
simple drawing of a Cross
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 181v
David Playing the HarpAn Angel of Light with drawn sword.
Physical Description
Form of support
Codex
Watermark
No
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 155mm |
Width | 139mm |
Depth | 70mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 1 |
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2 | 1 | 10 |
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Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 10 |
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Quire 2 |
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 | 10 |
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Quire 12 |
14 | 13 | 10 |
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Quire 13 |
15 | 14 | 10 |
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Quire 14 |
16 | 15 | 10 |
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Quire 15 |
17 | 16 | 10 |
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Quire 16 |
18 | 17 | 8 |
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Quire 17 |
19 | 18 | 10 |
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Quire 18 |
20 | 19 | 5 |
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Collation diagrams
Protection Sheet: 1, stub after 1
Quire ID:q1, number:a
Notes: 1)
Quire 1
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire 2
Quire ID:q3, number:2
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
Quire ID:q13, number:12
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: 2, stub after 4
Quire ID:q20, number:19
Notes: 1)
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(0+1/s.l. 1, stub after 1/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 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 (8), 19 (10), 20 (5),
Formula 2: 1 (), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 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 (8), 19 (10), 20 (5),
Binding
Parchment, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood covered with tooled leather, mirror niches visible between turn-ins, headband and tailband visible.
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 26mm |
bottom | 39-41mm |
right | 15-20mm |
left | 7-10mm |
Ms Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 305 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 139mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 155mm.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: fol. 143r Psalms of David, Psalmus 150; 154r, 154v, 155r Third Song of the Three Youths in the Furnace, ThreeYouths3Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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