Belmont, MA, Alwan Collection, Alwan Codex 31
Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson
Alwan, EMIP
Collection: Alwan
Other identifiers: Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project EMIP 241
General description
Alwan Codex 31
Number of Text units: 8
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Mäggabit 8, 1914 EC (= January 16, 1922)
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–164r
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–126r
- ms_i1.1.1
(Fols 1r–1r
- ms_i1.1.2
(Fols 1r–126r
- ms_i1.1.1
(Fols 1r–1r
- ms_i1.2
(Fols 126v–139r
- ms_i1.3
(Fols 139r–145v
- ms_i1.4
(Fols 147r–159r
- ms_i1.5
(Fols 159r–164r
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–126r
Contents
Fols 1r–164r
Language of text:
Fols 1r–126r
Fols 1r–1r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ነዓ፡ ኅቤየ፡ ዳዊት፡ ንጉሠ፡ እስራኤል። በዓለ፡ መዝሙር፡ ሠናይ፡ ወጥዑመ፡ ቃል። ታለብወኒ፡ ነገረ፡ ወፍካሬ፡ ኵሉ፡ አምሳል። ከመ፡ እወድሳ፡ ለማርያም፡ ድንግል። እንዘ፡ እጸርሕ፡ ወእብል።
Introduction onlyAdditions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
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(Type: OwnershipNote)
Fol. 164r ( ) Ǝğğǝgu Nǝguśe. Copied by ‘Aläqa ‘Aynä ‘Aläm, from Däbrä Wärq where [the famous] icon called Wäynut is located. Written in the reign of Mark [the Evangelist], Mäggabit 8, 1914 EC. Bless God who helped me to finish with health and peace.” Text in ዝዳዊት፡ ዘእጅጉ፡ ንጉሤ፡ ዘአጽሐፎ፡ ወጸሐፊሁኒ፡ አለቃ፡ ዓይነ፡ ዓለም፡ ወስመ፡ ሀገሮሙ፡ ደብረ፡ ወርቅ፡ እንተ፡ ባቲ፡ ስእለ፡ ማርያም፡ ወይኑት፡ ዘመነ፡ ማርቆስ መጋቢት:፰ ቀን፡ ፲፱፻፲፬ ዓመት፡ ተጽሕፈ፡ ይትባረክ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘአፈጸመኒ፡ በዳኅና፡ ወበሰላም፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።
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(Type: StampExlibris)
check the viewerFols. Seal, Ǝğğǝgu Nǝguśe 1916 (E.C.): 1r, 8v, 16v, 25r, 36r, 44v, 51r, 60v, 72r, 80v, 86r, 98v, 110v, 114r, 120r, 126r, 139r, 145v, 147r, 164r
Extras
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Fol. 164v blank
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Binding is original, intact, and in excellent condition
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Vellum is clean and intact, in very good condition
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Numbered quires: quires 2–14
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words of text are written interlinearly, folss. 2v, 14r, 22v, 141v, ; and lines of text are written interlinearly, 64r, 74v, 79r, 92v, , etc.; erasure markings are visible, 15v, 17r, 20r, , etc.; text has been removed, e.g., 55v, 144v
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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 reduces the font size at the end of lines to avoid having to go onto the next line (e.g., folss. 2v, 6r, 7v, 8r, ). This scribe also will complete the line of text above or below the end of the line, e.g., 2v, 7r, 7v, 24v
Decoration In this unit there are in total 6 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: folss. 1r, 8v, 16v, 25r, 36r, 44v, 51r, 60v, 72r, 80v, 86r, 98v, 110v, 114r, 120r, 126v, 139r, 147r, (multi-colored ornate ḥaräg); 8r, 16r, 44r, 60r, 80r, 85v, 164r, (multiple full stops); 126r (multiple full stops connected by alternating black and red dotted lines
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. ir(ecto)
Cross, Ornate
- miniature:
Fol. iv(erso)
The Trinity surrounded by the four living creatures
- miniature:
Fol. iir(ecto)
Angel Crude Drawing of Three Angels with s
- miniature: Fol. iiv(erso)
- miniature:
Fol. 146r
Portrait of the owner Ǝğğǝgu Nǝguśe and his wife, Zäwditu, and other family members, with caption (top to bottom): Legend: ( ) “How Ato Ǝğğǝgu and Wäyzäro Zäwditu prayed and said, ‘the things of this world are temporary and may He prepare the heavenly place,’” “Aräfu,” “Fäläqäč,” “Ada Ayäläč,” “how Wäyzäro Zäwditu pleaded by the name of Mary."
- miniature:
Fol. 146v
Virgin and Child with St Ephrem the Syrian , with caption Legend: ( ) “How Ephrem, [the Syrian,] has praised our Lady Mary.”
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 245mm |
Width | 185mm |
Depth | 85mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 2 |
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Protection Sheet |
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 | 12 |
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Quire 6 |
8 | 7 | 12 |
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Quire 7 |
9 | 8 | 10 |
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Quire 8 |
10 | 9 | 12 |
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Quire 9 |
11 | 10 | 10 |
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Quire 10 |
12 | 11 | 12 |
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Quire 11 |
13 | 12 | 10 |
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Quire 12 |
14 | 13 | 12 |
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Quire 13 |
15 | 14 | 12 |
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Quire 14 |
16 | 15 | 12 |
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Quire 15 |
Collation diagrams
Protection Sheet
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
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
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (12), 8 (12), 9 (10), 10 (12), 11 (10), 12 (12), 13 (10), 14 (12), 15 (12), 16 (12),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (12), 8 (12), 9 (10), 10 (12), 11 (10), 12 (12), 13 (10), 14 (12), 15 (12), 16 (12),
Binding
Parchment, 245 x 185 x 85 mm, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough hewn wooden boards.
Binding material
parchment
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 30mm |
bottom | 60mm |
right | 30-35mm |
left | 15mm |
Ms Belmont, MA, Alwan Collection, Alwan Codex 31 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 185mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 245mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: Content Item 1.1 , item 1 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: fols. 124v, (Ps. 148); 125v, (Ps. 150); 135r, 135v (tenth biblical canticle)Check 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, ʻBelmont, MA, Alwan Collection, Alwan Codex 31ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-11-05) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00241 [Accessed: 2024-05-21]
Revisions of the data
- Ashlee Benson Updated facs statements on 5.11.2020
- Ralph Lee Added link to spiritual meaning of Hebrew letters in Ps118, and minor formatting edits on 20.7.2020
- Ashlee Benson Added facs statements on 15.6.2020
- Ralph Lee Corrected ǝ character on 18.4.2020
- Ralph Lee Added miniatures, varia and notes on 11.10.2019
- Jonah Sandford Added ms contents on 20.10.2018
- Jonah Sandford Added quire desc, binding desc, margin dim, columns/lines on 5.9.2018
- 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