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New Orleans, LA, Whisnant Collection, Whisnant Codex 1

Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson

Whisnant, EMIP

Work in Progress
https://betamasaheft.eu/EMIP00029
Whisnant Collection[view repository]

Collection: Whisnant

Other identifiers: Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project EMIP 29

General description

Whisnant Codex 1

Number of Text units: 6

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

eighteenth century

Summary

Psalter, ዳዊት፡
  1. ms_i1 (Fols 1r–152v

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    ), Psalter
    1. ms_i1.1 (Fols 1r–115v

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      ), Mazmura Dāwit
    2. ms_i1.2 (Fols 116r–127v

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      ), Book of Odes
    3. ms_i1.3 (Fols 127v–134r

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      ), Song of Songs
    4. ms_i1.4 (Fols 134v–147v

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      ), Wǝddāse Māryām
    5. ms_i1.5 (Fols 147v–152v

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      ), ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān

Contents


Fols 1r–152v

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Psalter (CAe 2701)

Language of text:


Fols 1r–115v

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Mazmura Dāwit (CAe 2000)

Fols 116r–127v

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Book of Odes (CAe 1828)

Fols 127v–134r

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Song of Songs (CAe 2362) Common version

Fols 134v–147v

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Wǝddāse Māryām (CAe 2509)

Fols 147v–152v

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ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān (CAe 1113)

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

  1. Fol. 152v (Type: OwnershipNote)

    What seems to be a note on land ownership, unfinished

  2. Fols. 153r, 153v (Type: CalendaricNote)

    Calendar of some feast days of the year

  3. Fol. 134r (Type: OwnershipNote)

    Note of ownership by ወልደ፡ ጸድቅ፡ and his wife ወለተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡

Extras

  1. Fol. 60v

    A small text in a black and red box marks the midpoint of the Psalms

  2. Fols. 27v, 72r, 78r, 79r, 105v, 128v, 130r, 130v, 142v, 145v

    Overlooked words of text are written interlinearly

  3. Fols. 28r, 110r, 117r, 129r

    Overlooked lines of text are written interlinearly

  4. f. 78v, line 8

    Overlooked lines of text are written in the upper margin with a symbol marking the location where the text is to be inserted

  5. f. 119r, line 15

    Overlooked lines of text are written in the upper margin with a symbol marking the location where the text is to be inserted

  6. Fol. 103r

    An incorrect text was written in the base text. A later hand has utilized correction dots and written the first corrected line interlinearly. The second line is written in the upper margin with no insertion symbol.

  7. f. 126r, line 10

    Correction dots have been employed. The text was later erased and the correct text was written in the fore edge margin.

  8. Fol. 129v

    An incorrect word was written in the base text. The word has been circled and the correct word is written above

  9. Fols. 6v, 10r, 12v, 16r, 22r

    , etc., this scribe has largely avoided the problem of lines of text too long to fit on one line by adopting an aspect ratio that leaves ample room for the width of most lines. When the line would have been too long the scribe finishes the end of the line with words written smaller so as to avoid leftover text

  10. Folss. 36r, 52r, 37v

    e.g, even with smaller writing, when a line is still too long and has to be completed above or below the end of the line. In these cases, the scribe places the material above the line or below the line

Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .

Frame notes

  1. frame: Decorative designs: fols. 1r, 40r, 115v (ሐረግ፡ using black and red); 8r, 15r, 22v, 32r, 45v, 54v, 66r, 74r, 79r, 90v, 101v, 104r, 110r, 127v, 134r, (dotted line using alternating black and red); 60v, (two words boarded by a box using black and red); 152v (full-page line of stops).

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

153 (leaf) .Entered as 153 16 (quire) .Entered as 16 185 160 72
Outer dimensions
Height 185mm
Width 160mm
Depth 72mm

Quire Structure Collation

Signatures: Quires 2-14 numbered.

Quire descriptions: quires 1–8, 10–15 balanced; quire 9 adjusted balanced; quire 16 unbalanced. Navigation system: marginal notations to indicate readings in psalms. The inner three sheets of this quire (folss. 53, 58, , 54, 57, , and 55, ) have come loose from the bottom binding Stubs appear between folss. 83, 84, and between 88, 89 Between fol. 153 and the cover, three stubs are visible.
Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 1 10 Fols 1–10 Quire 1
2 2 10 Fols 11–20 Quire 2
3 3 10 Fols 21–30 Quire 3
4 4 10 Fols 31–40 Quire 4
5 5 10 Fols 41–50 Quire 5
6 6 10 Fols 51–60 The inner three sheets of this quire (folss. 53, 58, , 54, 57, , and 55, ) have come loose from the bottom binding Quire 6
7 7 10 Fols 61–70 Quire 7
8 8 10 Fols 71–80 Quire 8
9 9 10 Fols 81–90 Stubs appear between folss. 83, 84, and between 88, 89 Quire 9: 8, stub after 3 3, stub after 8
10 10 10 Fols 91–100 Quire 10
11 11 10 Fols 101–110 Quire 11
12 12 10 Fols 111–120 Quire 12
13 13 10 Fols 121–130 Quire 13
14 14 10 Fols 131–140 Quire 14
15 15 10 Fols 141–150 Quire 15
16 16 3 Fols 151–153 Between fol. 153 and the cover, three stubs are visible. Quire 16: 1, stub after 3 2, stub after 3 3, stub after 3

Collation diagrams


Quire 1
Quire ID:q1, number:1
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 10 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 2
Quire ID:q2, number:2
Collation diagram Quire 2 11 20 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 3
Quire ID:q3, number:3
Collation diagram Quire 3 21 30 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 4
Quire ID:q4, number:4
Collation diagram Quire 4 31 40 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 5
Quire ID:q5, number:5
Collation diagram Quire 5 41 50 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 6
Quire ID:q6, number:6
Notes: 1) The inner three sheets of this quire (folss. 53, 58, , 54, 57, , and 55, ) have come loose from the bottom binding
Collation diagram Quire 6 51 60 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 7
Quire ID:q7, number:7
Collation diagram Quire 7 61 70 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 8
Quire ID:q8, number:8
Collation diagram Quire 8 71 80 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 9: 8, stub after 3 3, stub after 8
Quire ID:q9, number:9
Notes: 1) Stubs appear between folss. 83, 84, and between 88, 89
Collation diagram Quire 9 81 90 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6

Quire 10
Quire ID:q10, number:10
Collation diagram Quire 10 91 100 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 11
Quire ID:q11, number:11
Collation diagram Quire 11 101 110 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 12
Quire ID:q12, number:12
Collation diagram Quire 12 111 120 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 13
Quire ID:q13, number:13
Collation diagram Quire 13 121 130 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 14
Quire ID:q14, number:14
Collation diagram Quire 14 131 140 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 15
Quire ID:q15, number:15
Collation diagram Quire 15 141 150 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 16: 1, stub after 3 2, stub after 3 3, stub after 3
Quire ID:q16, number:16
Notes: 1) Between fol. 153 and the cover, three stubs are visible.
Collation diagram Quire 16 151 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(10/Fols 1–10) – II(10/Fols 11–20) – III(10/Fols 21–30) – IV(10/Fols 31–40) – V(10/Fols 41–50) – VI(10/Fols 51–60) – VII(10/Fols 61–70) – VIII(10/Fols 71–80) – IX(8+2/s.l. 8, stub after 3; s.l. 3, stub after 8/Fols 81–90) – X(10/Fols 91–100) – XI(10/Fols 101–110) – XII(10/Fols 111–120) – XIII(10/Fols 121–130) – XIV(10/Fols 131–140) – XV(10/Fols 141–150) – XVI(0+3/s.l. 1, stub after 3; s.l. 2, stub after 3; s.l. 3, stub after 3/Fols 151–153) –

Formula: Fols 1–10 Quire 1 ; Fols 11–20 Quire 2 ; Fols 21–30 Quire 3 ; Fols 31–40 Quire 4 ; Fols 41–50 Quire 5 ; Fols 51–60 Quire 6 ; Fols 61–70 Quire 7 ; Fols 71–80 Quire 8 ; Fols 81–90 Quire 9: 8, stub after 3 3, stub after 8 ; Fols 91–100 Quire 10 ; Fols 101–110 Quire 11 ; Fols 111–120 Quire 12 ; Fols 121–130 Quire 13 ; Fols 131–140 Quire 14 ; Fols 141–150 Quire 15 ; Fols 151–153 Quire 16: 1, stub after 3 2, stub after 3 3, stub after 3 ;

Formula 1: 1 (10), 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 (),

Formula 2: 1 (10), 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 (),

Binding

Four repaired Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards, 16 full quires.

Binding material

wood

Original binding

No

Layout

Layout note 1

H
W
Margins
top 15mm
bottom 40mm
right 7-9mm
left 12-13mm

Ms New Orleans, LA, Whisnant Collection, Whisnant Codex 1 main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 160mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 185mm.

Layout note 1(Fols 1r–134r

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Number of columns: 1

Number of lines: 20

Layout note 1(Fols 134v–153v

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Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 20

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Columetric layout of text: folss. 115r, 115v, (Ps. 150, word dividers using black and red), 123v, 124r, 124v (tenth biblical canticle)
  • 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
    availability

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    type=expanded
    16.5.2024 at 23:03:32
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    12.11.2020
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    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00029/main
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    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/EMIP00029
    idno
    type=filename
    EMIP00029.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    EMIP00029

    Edition Statement

    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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    Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻNew Orleans, LA, Whisnant Collection, Whisnant Codex 1ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-11-12) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00029 [Accessed: 2024-05-18]

    Revisions of the data

    • Ashlee Benson Minor Change on 12.11.2020
    • Ashlee Benson Updated facs statements on 2.11.2020
    • Ralph Lee corrected ǝ character on 17.4.2020
    • Ralph Lee Reformatted ms items, additions and extras, added image links on 6.4.2020
    • Ralph Lee Corrected titles, added notes and varia on 10.7.2018
    • Jonah Sandford Added works, phys/quire descriptions, various notes on 9.6.2018
    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo Created XML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018

    Attributions of the contents

    Jonah Sandford, editor

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    Ashlee Benson, 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.
    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.