Belmont, MA, , Alwan Codex 27
Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson
Alwan, EMIP
Collection: Alwan
Other identifiers: Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project EMIP 178
General description
Alwan Codex 27
Number of Text units: 6
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
twentieth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–155r
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–117v
- ms_i1.2
(Fols 118r–129v
- ms_i1.3
(Fols 129v–136v
- ms_i1.4
(Fols 137r–149v
- ms_i1.5
(Fols 149v–155r
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–117v
Contents
Additions In this unit there are in total 2 , 3 s.
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f. 155v, column 1, lines 15 and following f. 156r, (lower part) (Type: Excerpt)
excerpt from Malkǝʾa Māryām (CAe 2891)
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f. 156r, upper (Type: Asmat)
Asmat prayer for safety in travel, based on Mazmura Dāwit, Ps59:1-2 (CAe atch Ps59foundforLIT2000Mazmur#Ps59:1-2) ( ) የቆጠጢና፡ ስር፡ ሰኞ፡ በ፱፡ ጥላ፡ ምሰህ፡ ማሰደር፡ ማክሰኞ፡ በዘጠኝ፡ ጥላ፡ ንቀል፡ ባረብ፡ ሰፍተህ፡ ያዝ፡ ምንገድ፡ ሲህዱ፡. . . . .ommission by አድኅነኒ፡ እግዚኦ፡ እምጸርየ፡ መሐመድ፡ ወአንግፈኒ፡ እምእለ፡ ቆሙ፡ ላዕሌየ፡ አሕመድ፡. . . . .ommission by “Take the root of a plant, first dig out the ground on Monday. On Tuesday when the shadow is at 9, cut the root. Sew the root onto Moroccan leather. When you travel, take seven small stones and stand upon a big boulder and recite ‘O Lord, Save me from my enemy, Mohammad; and rescue me from the one who stands before me, Ahmed. Save me from the works of the sinner, Sayid. And save me from blood, Allah Achbar.’ Recite ‘Allah Achbar’ seven times in four directions. Throw one stone in each direction; keep the three stones with your mantle.”
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f. 157v, col. 1, top seven lines
Prayer Against the Tongue of People ልሳነ፡ ሰብእ፡, beginning Text in ስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡. . . . .ommission by ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ልሳነ፡ ሰብእ፡ ምቀኛ፡ ወተንኮለኛ፡. . . . .ommission by
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f. 157v, bottom of column one–column two (Type: Asmat)
Repeat of Asmat prayer for protection in travel, in the top nine lines of fol. 156r , written in a later hand in blue ink
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(except for last three lines of the second column): Excerpt from Malkǝʾa Śǝllāse (CAe 2736) , mixed with excerpts from ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān (CAe 1113) , written by a later hand in blue ink
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f. 158r, col. 2, bottom three lines through to 158v, and 155v column 1, the 15 lines in blue ink
Excerpt from Petition and Supplication, Sǝ’ǝlät wa-‘äsǝtäbqu‘otat, ስእለት፡ ወአስተብቍዖት፡, written by a later hand in blue ink
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Note of certification: ( ) “If someone wants to read or recite this Psalter, it is corrected properly" አሁን፡ ግን፡ ይህነን፡ ዳዊት፡ የደገመ፡ ሰው፡ በደ(ም)በኛ፡ ሁኖ፡ ታርሟል፡ ዕዩ፡
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Asmat prayer for success in argument in court, in a later hand, Text in ሰላም፡ ለምድር፡ ዳእደ፡ በድጋጼ፡ ምድር፡ ትረደ፡ ዘካራን፡ ዘካራን፡ ዘካራን፡ አጥባቄን፡ (አጥማቂ?)፡ ዮሀንስ፡ ረዳኤ፡ ጊዎርጊስ፡ (sic). . . . .ommission by
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(17 lines): Will of Wäyzäro Kǝbitu
Extras
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Fols. ir(ecto), iv(erso), iiv(erso), 157r, 159r, 160r, 160v
blank except for scrawls
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Numbered quires: quires 1–13
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etc., words of text are written interlinearly
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etc., and lines of text are written interlinearly
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lines of text are written in the upper margin with a symbol (+), and in another case where the symbol (┴) marking the location where the text is to be inserted
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erasure markings are visible
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e.g., text has been removed
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The scribe regularly has to complete a line of text on another line. Much of the problem is addressed through the selection of an appropriate aspect ratio for the codex combined with an appropriate script size. But, where the line of text is still too long, the scribe completes the line of text above or below the end of the line (throughout)
Decoration In this unit there are in total 6 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: folss. 1r, 16v, 25r, 35r, 42r, 48r, 57r, 67r, 80r, 92r, 103v, 112r, 118r, 129v, 137r, 148r, (haräg); 74v, 106r, (a line of alternating red and black dots); 145r, 149v (red and black rectangular design)
Miniatures notes
- miniature: Fol. 9r
- miniature: Fol. 20v
- miniature: Fol. 42v
- miniature:
Fol. 62v
Holy Man Portrait,St George of Lydda and the
- miniature: Fol. 96v
- miniature: Fol. 138v
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 163mm |
Width | 109mm |
Depth | 60mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 2 |
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Protection Sheet 1 |
2 | 1 | 8 |
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Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 12 |
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Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 10 |
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Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 12 |
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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 | 12 |
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Quire 8 |
10 | 9 | 12 |
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Quire 9 |
11 | 10 | 10 |
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12 | 11 | 10 |
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Quire 11 |
13 | 12 | 10 |
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14 | 13 | 12 |
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Quire 13 |
15 | 14 | 10 |
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16 | 15 | 10 |
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17 | b | 2 |
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Protection Sheet 2 |
Collation diagrams
Protection Sheet 1
Quire ID:q1, number:a
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: 3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3
Quire ID:q11, number:10
Notes: 1)
Quire 11
Quire ID:q12, number:11
Quire 12: 3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3
Quire ID:q13, number:12
Notes: 1)
Quire 13
Quire ID:q14, number:13
Quire 14: 3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3
Quire ID:q15, number:14
Notes: 1)
Quire 15: 3, stub after 8 5, stub after 7
Quire ID:q16, number:15
Notes: 1)
Protection Sheet 2
Quire ID:q17, number:b
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (12), 4 (10), 5 (12), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (12), 10 (12), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (12), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (2),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (8), 3 (12), 4 (10), 5 (12), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (12), 10 (12), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (12), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (2),
Binding
Parchment, 163 x 109 x 60 mm, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to two rough-hewn boards.
Binding material
parchment
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 20mm |
bottom | 32mm |
right | 15-17mm |
left | 5mm |
Ms Belmont, MA, , Alwan Codex 27 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 109mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 163mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: Content Item 1.1 , item 1 Mazmura Dāwit (CAe 2000) Content Item 1.2 , item 1 Book of Odes (CAe 1828) Content Item 1.3 , item 1 Song of Songs (CAe 2362) ኢግዚአብሔር፡ Content Item 1.4 , item 1 Wǝddāse Māryām (CAe 2509) Content Item 1.5 , item 1 ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān (CAe 1113) ማርያም፡
Columetric layout of text: sections throughout the psalms have small sections of columetric layouts (e.g, folss. 48r, 69r, ); 117r, 117v Psalms of David, Psalmus 150; 126r, 126v Third Song of the Three Youths in the Furnace, ThreeYouths3Check for additional bibliography
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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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Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Dorothea Reule, ʻBelmont, MA, , Alwan Codex 27ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-12-11) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00178 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Ralph Lee Added work refs to handnote on columetric layout of text on 11.12.2020
- Ashlee Benson Minor changes on 12.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Updated facs statements on 5.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Added facs statements on 28.10.2020
- Ralph Lee Corrected ref to spiritual meaning of Hebrew letters in Ps118, and other formatting edits on 30.6.2020
- Dorothea Reule Substituted deleted LIT4112Salam by LIT2891RepCh172 in item a1 on 27.4.2020
- Ralph Lee Corrected ǝ character on 18.4.2020
- Ralph Lee Added miniatures, varia and notes on 27.9.2019
- Jonah Sandford Added ms contents on 13.10.2018
- Jonah Sandford Added quire desc, binding desc, margin dim, columns/lines, dating info on 23.7.2018
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Created XML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018
Attributions of the contents
Jonah Sandford, editor
Ralph Lee, editor
Ashlee Benson, editor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor
Dorothea Reule, contributor