Denver, CO, Eliza Bennett Collection, Eliza Codex 11

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Eliza Codex 11

Number of Text units: 29

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

early-nineteenth century^{notBefore: 1800
notAfter: 1850}

Summary

Miracles of Mary, ተአምረ፡ ማርያም፡, Image of Mercurius, መልክአ መርቆሬዎስ, Three Miracles of Mercerius, ተአምረ፡ መርቆሬዎስ, Two Miracles of Täklä Haymanot, ተአምረ፡ ተክለ ሃይማኖት, Ten Miracles of Jesus, ተአምረ፡ ኢየሱስ፡

ms_i1 (Fols 1v–35r

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), Taʾammǝra Māryām
1. ms_i1.1 (Fols 1v–7r
  
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  ), Maṣḥafa śǝrʿāt za-waṣʾa ʾǝm-manbara Mārqos ḥawāryā ʾǝm-makāna maʿāllǝqā
2. ms_i1.2 (Fols 7r–8v
  
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  ), Introductory exhortation
3. ms_i1.3 (Fols 9r–15r
  
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  ), Four miracles, each concluded with a rhyming hymn
  1. ms_i1.3.1 (Fols 9r and following
    
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    ), Bishop Hildefonsus of Toledo
  2. ms_i1.3.2 (Fols 11v and following
    
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    ), The farmer to whom Mary spoke
  3. ms_i1.3.3 (Fols 12v and following
    
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    ), The old man from Akhmim whom Mary made young
  4. ms_i1.3.4 (Fols 13v and following
    
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    ), whose sight Mary restored with her milk
4. ms_i1.4 (Fols 15r–16r
  
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  ), Hymn to Our Lady Mary
5. ms_i1.5 (Fols 16r and following
  
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  ), Fifth miracle: The man who lost his mind when he lost his property
6. ms_i1.6 (Fols 17v–21r
  
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  ), Image of Mercurius, (possibly )
7. ms_i1.7 (Fols 21r–22v
  
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  ), Three Miracles of Mercurius
  1. ms_i1.7.1 (Fols 21r and following
    
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    ), How a pagan was able to kill some one by the help of the Martyr
  2. ms_i1.7.2 (Fols 21v and following
    
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    ), How the lips of a paramour and a wife of another man remained stuck to each other when they kissed each other as she was preparing drinks for the feast of the Martyr
  3. ms_i1.7.3 (Fols 22r and following
    
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    ), How the lips of a paramour and a wife of another man remained stuck to each other when they kissed each other as she was preparing drinks for the feast of the Martyr
8. ms_i1.8 (Fols 22v–24v
  
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  ), Taʾammǝra Takla Hāymānot
  1. ms_i1.8.1 (Fols 22v and following
    
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    ), How called a pagan woman to join the monastic community of Däbrä Libanos
  2. ms_i1.8.2 (Fols 24v and following
    
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    ), How a mule refused to eat the grain belonging to (the monastery of)
9. ms_i1.9 (Fols 25v–35r
  
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  ), Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus
  1. ms_i1.9.1 (Fols 25v and following
    
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    ), Miracle of Jesus: The stolen calf
  2. ms_i1.9.2 (Fols 26r and following
    
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    ), The lions of the land of Asqalon
  3. ms_i1.9.3 (Fols 27r and following
    
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    ), The changing of the water to wine at the wedding Cana of Galilee
  4. ms_i1.9.4 (Fols 28v and following
    
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    ), The adulteress
  5. ms_i1.9.5 (Fols 29v and following
    
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    ), Miracle of Jesus: The presentation of Jesus at the temple
  6. ms_i1.9.6 (Fols 31r and following
    
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    ), Miracle of Jesus: Salome praises Jesus
  7. ms_i1.9.7 (Fols 32r and following
    
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    ), Healing of the Blind and dumb man
  8. ms_i1.9.8 (Fols 33r and following
    
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    ), Christ tells how it would be at his second coming
  9. ms_i1.9.9 (Fols 34r and following
    
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    ), The betrayal of Judas Iscariot
  10. ms_i1.9.10 (Fols 35r and following
    
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    ), How the high priests conspired to bribe (the witnesses against Christ?)

Fols 1v–35r Taʾammǝra Māryām (CAe 2384)

Language of text:

Fols 1v–7r Maṣḥafa śǝrʿāt za-waṣʾa ʾǝm-manbara Mārqos ḥawāryā ʾǝm-makāna maʿāllǝqā (CAe 1968) Extended version of Introductory Rite from Mu‘allaqa, incomplete at the beginning

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):. . . . .ommission by አሜን። ኦእግዝእትየ፡ ቅድስት።ወድንግል፡ በ፪ማርያም፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ፡ እሙ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ከሃሊ። ሶበ፡ ይትነበብ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ተአምርኪ፡ አክናፈኪ፡ ጸልሊ። ወሕንባባቲህዩ፡ አልዕሊ። ወአዕፂቂሁ፡ አጽድሊ።

Fols 7r–8v Introductory exhortation

Fols 9r–15r Four miracles, each concluded with a rhyming hymn

Fols 9r and following Bishop Hildefonsus of Toledo

Fols 11v and following The farmer to whom Mary spoke

Fols 12v and following The old man from Akhmim whom Mary made young

Fols 13v and following ዮሐንስ፡ በከንሲ፡ whose sight Mary restored with her milk

Fols 15r–16r Hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 3056)

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):እሰግድ።ለኪ፡ ወእዌድሰኪ፡ ኦእግዝእትየ፡ ማርያም፡ ለፀሐየ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ሠረገላሁ። እሰግድ፡ ለኪ፡ ኦእግዝእትየ፡ ማርያም፡ ለመርዓዌ፡ ሰ[ማ]ይ፡ ጽርሑ።

Fols 16r and following Fifth miracle: The man who lost his mind when he lost his property

Fols 17v–21r Image of Mercurius, መልክዐ፡ መርቆሬዎስ፡ (possibly Malkǝʾ-hymn to Gabra Manfas Qǝddus (CAe 2915) ) The beginning has been erased to make room for a painting

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ዘተከ፡ ብዙኃ። ሶበ፡ ሰማዕከ፡ እምወንጌል፡ በዓለመ።ዕበድ፡ ዘረብኃ። እምነ፡ ድልወቱ፡ ወአቅሙ፡ ያጠሪ፡ ስራኃ። ሰላም፡ ለከናፍሪከ፡. . . . .ommission by

Fols 21r–22v Three Miracles of Mercurius

Fols 21r and following How a pagan was able to kill some one by the help of the Martyr

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ተአምሪሁ፡. . . . .ommission by ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩አረማዊ፡ ወርእዮሙ፡ ለቅዱሳን፡ ክርስቲያን፡ እንዘ፡ የሐውሩ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያኑ፡. . . . .ommission by

Fols 21v and following How the lips of a paramour and a wife of another man remained stuck to each other when they kissed each other as she was preparing drinks for the feast of the Martyr

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወሀሎ፡ [፩]ብእሲ፡ ዘሠረቀ፡ ብእሲተ፡ ካልዑ፡ ወበዕለተ፡ ተዝካሩ፡ ለብፁዕ፡ ወለቅዱስ፡ መርቆሬዎስ፡ እንዘ፡ ታስተዳሉ፡ [ስ]ቴ፡ ለበዓል. . . . .ommission by

Fols 22r and following How the lips of a paramour and a wife of another man remained stuck to each other when they kissed each other as she was preparing drinks for the feast of the Martyr

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ተአምሪሁ፡ ለብፁዕ፡ ወለቅዱስ፡ ነስተጋድል፡ መርቆሬዎስ፡ ጸሎቱ፡. . . . .ommission by ወአመ፡ በዓሉ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ መርቆሬዎስ፡ ዘዕለተ፡ ቅዳሴ፡ ቤቱ፡ ወፅአ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ከመ፡ ይሕርስ፡ ገራኅቶ፡. . . . .ommission by

Fols 22v–24v Taʾammǝra Takla Hāymānot (CAe 3971)

Fols 22v and following How Takla Hāymānot called a pagan woman to join the monastic community of Däbrä Libanos

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡. . . . .ommission by ወእምዝ፡ ንጽሕፍ፡ እንከ፡ ቅድመ፡ ዘተገብረ፡ በደብረ፡ ሊባኖስ፡ ተአምር፡ ወካዕበ፡ ይቤ፡ ዓዲ፡ በውስተ፡ አሕጉር፡ ስምዑ፡ ፍቁራንየ፡. . . . .ommission by ወሀለወት፡ አሐቲ፡ ብእሲት፡ አረማዊት፡. . . . .ommission by

Fols 24v and following How a mule refused to eat the grain belonging to (the monastery of) Takla Hāymānot

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ተአምሪሁ፡. . . . .ommission by ወከማሁ፡ በካልእትኒ፡ ሀገር፡ እምእክለ፡ አቡነ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ወሀብዎ፡ ለበቅል፡. . . . .ommission by

Fols 25v–35r Taʾammǝra ʾIyasus (CAe 2382)

Fols 25v and following Miracle of Jesus: The stolen calf (CAe 6016)

Fols 26r and following The lions of the land of Asqalon

Fols 27r and following The changing of the water to wine at the wedding Cana of Galilee

Fols 28v and following The adulteress

Fols 29v and following Miracle of Jesus: The presentation of Jesus at the temple (CAe 6013)

Fols 31r and following Miracle of Jesus: Salome praises Jesus (CAe 6012)

Fols 32r and following Healing of the Blind and dumb man

Fols 33r and following Christ tells how it would be at his second coming

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ወአሜሃ፡ ይጸርሕ፡ ገብርኤል፡ መልዓክ፡ ላዕለ፡ ምስጢራትየ፡ ወሚካኤል፡ መልዓክ፡ ይነፍሕ፡ ቀርነ፡ ወትርዕድ፡ ምድር፡ ወኵሉ፡ ዘውስቴታ፡ ወዓዲ፡ ሰማያትኒ፡. . . . .ommission by

Fols 34r and following The betrayal of Judas Iscariot

Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ተአምር፡ ዘገብረ፡ እግዚእነ፡. . . . .ommission by ወእምዝ፡ ይቤሎሙ፡ ለአርዳኢሁ፡ ተንሥኡ፡ ንዑ፡ እምውስተ፡ ጽርሕ፡ ወወፅኡ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ ወቦኡ፡ ውስተ፡ ገነት፡ ወሶበ፡ ነበሩ፡ ህየ፡ ወይቤሎሙ፡ እግዚእ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ናሁ፡ ቀርበ፡ ኀቤየ፡ ዘያገብአኒ፡. . . . .ommission by

Fols 35r and following How the high priests conspired to bribe (the witnesses against Christ?) incomplete at the end

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

Fol. iir(ecto)

Miracle of Martyr Märqorewos. The story does not make sense at all
Fols. iir(ecto), iiv(erso)

Miracle of Takla Hāymānot . The story does not make sense at all
f. 7r, 9r, and passim (Type: ScribalNoteCommissioning )

Copied for ኀይለ፡ ማርያም፡ and (his wife) ወለተ፡ ሥላሴ፡
Fol. 33r

Overlooked lines of text are written interlinearly

Extras

f. ir, iv (strip of about a quarter of a folio) 35v

blank

Decoration In this unit there are in total 6 s, 1 .

Frame notes

frame: Decorative designs: fol. 7r (dotted line using alternating black and red)

Miniatures notes

miniature: Fol. iiv(erso)
Crude drawing
miniature: Fol. 1r
St George of Lydda and the , Holy Man Portrait
miniature: Fol. 16v
Mary Enthroned, Coronation of Mary Coronation of Mary
miniature: Fol. 17r
Jesus Raises Adam and Eve, Descent into Hell
miniature: Fol. 35v
Two Holy Men with radient halos and thin processional es possibly Takla Hāymānot and ʾEwosṭātewos Holy Men Potrait
miniature: Fol. 36r
The Annunciation, Annunciation

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

235 175 33

Outer dimensions
Height	235mm
Width	175mm
Depth	33mm

Quire Structure Collation

Quire descriptions: reinforcement strips around quires 1, 2 and 3; quires 1–5 balanced. Fol. i is cut off from top to bottom about 40 mm from the gutter.

Position	Number	Leaves	Quires	Description
1	a	2	Fols i–ii	Fol. i is cut off from top to bottom about 40 mm from the gutter. Protection Quire
2	1	8	Fols 1–8	Quire 1
3	2	8	Fols 9–16	Quire 2
4	3	8	Fols 17–24	Quire 3
5	4	6	Fols 25–30	Quire 4
6	5	6	Fols 31–36	Quire 5

Collation diagrams

Protection Quire
Quire ID:q1, number:a
Notes: 1) Fol. i is cut off from top to bottom about 40 mm from the gutter.

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

Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2/Fols i–ii) – I(8/Fols 1–8) – II(8/Fols 9–16) – III(8/Fols 17–24) – IV(6/Fols 25–30) – V(6/Fols 31–36) –

Formula: Fols i–ii Protection Quire ; Fols 1–8 Quire 1 ; Fols 9–16 Quire 2 ; Fols 17–24 Quire 3 ; Fols 25–30 Quire 4 ; Fols 31–36 Quire 5 ;

Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (6), 6 (6),

Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (6), 6 (6),

Binding

Four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards.

Binding material

wood

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1

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Ms Denver, CO, Eliza Bennett Collection, Eliza Codex 11 main part

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dragoncross

Publication Statement

authority

Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik

publisher

Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft

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Hamburg

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20.8.2024 at 15:25:41

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19.11.2020

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https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00036/main

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https://betamasaheft.eu/EMIP00036

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EMIP00036.xml

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EMIP00036

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Denver, CO, Eliza Bennett Collection, Eliza Codex 11

General description

Eliza Codex 11

Number of Text units: 29

Number of Codicological units: 1

Origin

Summary

Contents

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

Extras

Decoration In this unit there are in total 6 s, 1 .

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Extent

Quire Structure Collation

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Publication Statement