Belmont, MA, Alwan Collection, Alwan Codex 40
Jonah Sandford, Ashlee Benson
Alwan, EMIP
Collection: Alwan
Other identifiers: Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project EMIP 250
General description
Alwan Codex 40
Number of Text units: 61
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
late-nineteenth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–130v
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–12v
- ms_i1.1.1
(Fols 1r–8r
- ms_i1.1.2
(Fols 8v–10r
- ms_i1.1.3
(Fols 10r–12r
- ms_i1.1.4
(Fols 12r–12v
- ms_i1.1.1
(Fols 1r–8r
- ms_i1.2
(Fols 14r–22r
- ms_i1.2.1
(Fols 14r–20r
- ms_i1.2.2
(Fols 20r–21v
- ms_i1.2.3
(Fols 21v–22r
- ms_i1.2.4
(Fols 22r and following
- ms_i1.2.1
(Fols 14r–20r
- ms_i1.3
(Fols 23r–26r
- ms_i1.3.1
(Fols 23r–34v
- ms_i1.3.2
(Fols 34v–35r
- ms_i1.3.3
(Fols 35r–35v
- ms_i1.3.4
(Fols 35v–36r
- ms_i1.3.1
(Fols 23r–34v
- ms_i1.4
(Fols 37v–45r
- ms_i1.4.1
(Fols 37v–42r
- ms_i1.4.2
(Fols 42r–44r
- ms_i1.4.3
(Fols 44r–45r
- ms_i1.4.4
(Fols 45r and following
- ms_i1.4.1
(Fols 37v–42r
- ms_i1.5
(Fols 46r–67r
- ms_i1.5.1
(Fols 46r–65v
- ms_i1.5.2
(Fols 65v–66v
- ms_i1.5.3
(Fols 66v–67r
- ms_i1.5.4
(Fols 67r and following
- ms_i1.5.1
(Fols 46r–65v
- ms_i1.6
(Fols 68r–76v
- ms_i1.6.1
(Fols 68r–73v
- ms_i1.6.2
(Fols 73v–75v
- ms_i1.6.3
(Fols 75v–76r
- ms_i1.6.4
(Fols 76r–76v
- ms_i1.6.1
(Fols 68r–73v
- ms_i1.7
(Fols 77v–82r
- ms_i1.7.1
(Fols 77v–79v
- ms_i1.7.2
(Fols 79v–81r
- ms_i1.7.3
(Fols 81r–81v
- ms_i1.7.4
(Fols 81v–82r
- ms_i1.7.1
(Fols 77v–79v
- ms_i1.8
(Fols 83r–101v
- ms_i1.8.1
(Fols 83r–91r
- ms_i1.8.2
(Fols 91r–92v
- ms_i1.8.3
(Fols 93r–101v
- ms_i1.8.4
(Fols 101v and following
- ms_i1.8.1
(Fols 83r–91r
- ms_i1.9
(Fols 102r–109v
- ms_i1.9.1
(Fols 102r–107v
- ms_i1.9.2
(Fols 107v–109r
- ms_i1.9.3
(Fols 109r–109v
- ms_i1.9.4
(Fols 109v and following
- ms_i1.9.1
(Fols 102r–107v
- ms_i1.10
(Fols 110r–115r
- ms_i1.10.1
(Fols 110r–113v
- ms_i1.10.2
(Fols 113v–114v
- ms_i1.10.3
(Fols 114v–115r
- ms_i1.10.4
(Fols 115r and following
- ms_i1.10.1
(Fols 110r–113v
- ms_i1.11
(Fols 116r–120v
- ms_i1.11.1
(Fols 116r–119r
- ms_i1.11.2
(Fols 119r–120r
- ms_i1.11.3
(Fols 120r–120v
- ms_i1.11.4
(Fols 120v and following
- ms_i1.11.1
(Fols 116r–119r
- ms_i1.12
(Fols 122r–130v
- ms_i1.12.1
(Fols 122r–126v
- ms_i1.12.2
(Fols 126v–129r
- ms_i1.12.3
(Fols 129r–130r
- ms_i1.12.4
(Fols 130r–130v
- ms_i1.12.1
(Fols 122r–126v
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–12v
Contents
Fols 1r–130v
Language of text:
Additions In this unit there are in total 3 s, 2 , 1 .
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Fol. 36r Hymn with which the Synaxary is concluded
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(Type: Record)
Fol. ir(ecto) Record on the return of loaned money (12 birr), with interest (total of 50 birr), deposited with a friend
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(Type: Record)
f. iir(ecto), col. 1 Record of a reconciliation between two people
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(Type: Record)
f. iir(ecto), col. 2 Record of income of the church
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(Type: OwnershipNote)
Fol. 22r Prayer for Gäbrä Yoḥannǝs, replacing original owner’s name
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(Type: OwnershipNote)
Fol. 42r The name of the original owner, Kǝnfä Mika’el
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Fol. 131r Crude drawing
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f. 137v, col. 1 Record of Emancipation for Wälättä Yoḥannǝs. Text: አቶ ምሕረቱ ወለተ ዮሐንስን ወይዘሮ ዘሪቱ ወለተ ዮሐንስን አርነት ሲአወጡ ዳኞች ተገኘ ተሰማ አቶ አላባ አቶ የሽታ ናቸው ዋሶች የአቶ ምሕረት ዋሶች ዓለሙ መሸሻ ቄስ የተመኙ ናቸው ብላታ ተገኘ የወልተ ዮሐንስ ፍጅ ሁኖ አርነት ሲአሶጣት ዋሶቹ ወርቅነህ ንጉሤ አልማው ገብርየ ናቸው እዳድ ልጅ ልታጠባ ርስት ከብት ልትካፈል ነው
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f. 137v, col. 2 Notice of power of attorney
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(Type: Asmat)
f. 138r, top ʾAsmāt-prayer (general record) (CAe 5888)
Extras
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Fols. iv(erso), iiiv(erso), ivv(erso), 13v, 77r, 121v, 132r, 133r, 134r, 135v, 136v, 138v blank
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Numbered quires: quires 1–17
Decoration In this unit there are in total 25 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: folss. 8r, 12v, 20r, 22r, 36r, 44r, 45r, 67r, 92v, 101v, 113v, 114v, 115r, 119r, 120r, 126v, 130v, (multiple full stops with a line of alternating red and black dots); 10r, 12r, 21v, 34v, 35r, 66v, 73v, 75v, 76v, 79v, 81r, 129r, (multiple full stops); 107v, 109r (dotted black line)
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. iiv(erso)
Holy Man Portrait,St George of Lydda and the
- miniature: Fol. iiir(ecto)
- miniature:
Fol. ivr(ecto)
Angel Michael with wings outstretched and a lesser on either side
- miniature:
Fol. 12v
Patron devoted to Holy Man Portrait Michael facing the illumination on fol. 13r . Owner’s name deleted
- miniature:
Fol. 13r
Angel Michael enthroned holding a processional and handkerchiefwith caption Legend: ( ) “How Saint Michael, the Archangel, was enthroned.”
- miniature:
Fol. 22v
Angel Michael and the three young men in the furnace. The Gabriel stands with a processional behind. In painting the icon with both s in it, the painter has reconciled the contradiction between the Dersana Gabriel which claims the was Gabriel , and the Synaxarium that claims that it was Michael
- miniature:
Fol. 36v
Holy Man Portrait Michael rescues ያዕቆብ፡ from Esau
- miniature:
Fol. 37r
Scene of the combat of Holy Man Portrait Michael . Many people stand under his wings. A demon with horns is in a fire at the bottom of the page
- miniature: Fol. 45v
- miniature: Fol. 67v
- miniature:
Fol. 76v
Angel Michael delivers Jeremiah from jail. Ebed-Melech kneels at Michael’s feet
- miniature:
Fol. 82v
Angel Michael transports Habakkuk to Daniel to bring him food in the lion’s den
- miniature: Fol. 101v
- miniature: Fol. 115v
- miniature: Fol. 120v
- miniature: Fol. 121r
- miniature: Fol. 130v Patron, Abba Bäğğä, offers up necklace to
- miniature:
Fol. 131v
Holy Man Portrait surrounded by creatures, bird, and a man (the patron, Abba Bäğğä) offering a necklace
- miniature: Fol. 132v
- miniature:
Fol. 133v
Angel Michael and the Drowning of the Egyptian soldiers in the Red Sea
- miniature:
Fol. 134v
Holy Man Portrait,St George of Lydda and the
- miniature:
Fol. 135r
Virgin and Child, with patron, Abba Bäğğä, prostrate before them
- miniature:
Fol. 136r
Crucifixion of Jesus The name of the artist, represented taking refuge under the cross, is Fänta. With caption Legend: ( ) “How Fänta begged.”
- miniature:
Fol. 137r
The Trinity surrounded by the four living creatures
- miniature:
Fol. 138r
Lion of Judah standing on a slain ox
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 270mm |
Width | 220mm |
Depth | 75mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 4 |
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Protection Quire |
2 | 1 | 8 |
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Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 8 |
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Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 8 |
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Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 8 |
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Quire 4 |
6 | 5 | 8 |
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Quire 5 |
7 | 6 | 8 |
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Quire 6 |
8 | 7 | 8 |
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Quire 7 |
9 | 8 | 8 |
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Quire 8 |
10 | 9 | 8 |
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Quire 9 |
11 | 10 | 8 |
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Quire 10 |
12 | 11 | 8 |
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Quire 11 |
13 | 12 | 8 |
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Quire 12 |
14 | 13 | 7 |
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15 | 14 | 7 |
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16 | 15 | 8 |
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Quire 15 |
17 | 16 | 8 |
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Quire 16 |
18 | 17 | 7 |
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19 | 18 | 5 |
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Collation diagrams
Protection Quire
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: 3, stub after 5
Quire ID:q14, number:13
Notes: 1)
Quire 14: 2, stub after 6
Quire ID:q15, number:14
Notes: 1)
Quire 15
Quire ID:q16, number:15
Quire 16
Quire ID:q17, number:16
Quire 17: 4, stub before 5
Quire ID:q18, number:17
Notes: 1)
Quire 18: 2, stub after 4
Quire ID:q19, number:18
Notes: 1)
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(4/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (7), 15 (7), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (7), 19 (5),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (8), 13 (8), 14 (7), 15 (7), 16 (8), 17 (8), 18 (7), 19 (5),
Binding
Parchment, 270 x 220 x 75 mm, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough hewn wooden boards covered with tooled leather, decorative linen covers the tooled leater with a linen strip to surround the folios, headband and tailband.
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 33mm |
bottom | 54mm |
right | 37mm |
left | 37mm |
Ms Belmont, MA, Alwan Collection, Alwan Codex 40 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 220mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 270mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: ሚካኤል፡ ማርያም፡ ኢግዚአብሔር፡ ገብርኤል፡
The words Michael, Mary, God, and Gabriel are rubricatedCheck for additional bibliography
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Jonah Sandford, Ashlee Benson, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Ralph Lee, ʻBelmont, MA, Alwan Collection, Alwan Codex 40ʼ, 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/EMIP00250 [Accessed: 2024-05-17]
Revisions of the data
- Ashlee Benson Minor changes on 12.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Updated facs statements on 6.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Added items on 4.8.2020
- Ralph Lee Corrected ǝ character on 18.4.2020
- Jonah Sandford Added quire desc, binding desc, margin dim, columns/lines, dating info on 12.9.2018
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Created XML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018
Attributions of the contents
Jonah Sandford, editor
Ashlee Benson, editor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor
Ralph Lee, contributor