Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 143
Ashlee Benson, Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee
EMIP
General description
Weiner Codex 143
Number of Text units: 11
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Twentieth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols iv(erso)–ivv(erso), 151r–152r
- ms_i2
(Fols 1r–149v
- ms_i2.2
(Fols 1r–117r
- ms_i2.3
(Fols 117r–128v
- ms_i2.4
(Fols 129r–135v
- ms_i2.5
(Fols 135v–145r
- ms_i2.6
(),
- ms_i2.6.1
(Fols 145r–149v
- ms_i2.6.2
(Fols 149v–150r
- ms_i2.6.2
(Fols 149v–150r
- ms_i2.6.1
(Fols 145r–149v
- ms_i2.1 (), Introductory Poem
- ms_i2.2
(Fols 1r–117r
- ms_i4
(Fols 152r–153r
Contents
Fols 1r–149v
Language of text:
Introductory Poem
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): እስመ: መዝሙረ: ዳዊትሰ: ትመስል: ገነተ። ወታስተጋብእ: ኵሉ: ጽጌያተ። ትፈሪ: ፍሬያተ: ወታመጽእ: በረከተ። ትሰድድ: አጋንንተ: ወታቀርብ: መላእክተ።
Additions In this unit there are in total 4 s, 1 .
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f. ir(ecto), top 24 lines (Type: Asmat)
Asmat prayer for the revelation of hidden secrets, ጸሎት: በእንተ: ኅቡዓተ: ነገር:. Incipit: ዝዮስ: ዝዮስ: አዝዮስ: ሱስ: ሱሱስ: አንቀል: አንቃላት: ዘአርዓይኮ:ኅቡዓተ: ነገር: ምስጢርከ: ለዳንኤል: ነቢይ: ከማሁ: አርእየኒ: ኅቡዓተ: ነገር: ዘይከውን: በዝንቱ: ዕለት: ወበዝንቱ: ወርኅ: ሊተ: ለገብርከ:. . . . .ommission by
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f. 150r, lower f, 150v, top line (Type: Asmat)
Asmat prayer for enlightening the heart, ጸሎት: በእንተ: አብርሆ: ልብ:, added in another hand. Incipit: ቼልግ: ጨልግ: ጨሺ: ሺሁ: ጪ: ብርሃነ: ሕይወት: አምላክ: ስብሐት: ዘታበርህ[:] ልበ[:] ሰብእ: ከማሁ: አብርህ: ልበ:. . . . .ommission by
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f. 150v, lines 2–6 (Type: Asmat)
Asmat prayer for help in writing, ጸሎት: በእንተ: ምሥጢረ: ድርሰት: Incipit: እስሙናይ: እስሙናይ: ዘፈታሕከ: ኅቡአተ: ጥበብ: ዘፈታሕከ: ወከሠተከ: ለኤኤፍሬም: (sic) ከማሁ: ክሥት: ሊተ: ምሥጢረ: ድርሰት:. . . . .ommission by
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f. 150v, lines 7 and following
Asmat prayer for the protection of property, ጸሎት: በእንተ: ንዋይ: ወጥሪት:, added in another hand. Incipit: አርሸቆርር: አሸቆርርቁ: ወራማ: ወነምር: ወያስለመልም: ስነኒሁ: ወይፈረፍር: ሠጋሁ: ወጸነጸን: እጽንቱ: ለ[ን]ዋዩ: ወለጥሪቱ: አድኅኖ: ለገብርከ: እገሌ. . . . .ommission by
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f. ir(ecto) bottom (Type: RecordTransaction)
record of the transaction of the manuscript
Extras
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The words “half of the psalms,” circled with a dotted line of alternating red and black dots, is written in the margin to mark the midpoint of the Mazmura Dāwit (CAe 2000)
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pentrials
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Numbered quires: quires 2–7 and 9–15
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etc., words of text are written interlinearly
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etc., lines of text are written interlinearly;
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f. 9r, line 5 f. 26r, line 13 f. 45r, line 13 f. 111r, line 3
lines of text are written in the upper margin with a symbol (┴) marking the location where the text is to be inserted
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erasure markings are visible
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etc., text has been removed
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The scribe’s chosen aspect ratio for the codex combined with the script size forces the scribe to complete the line of text above or below the end of the line (throughout). 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 throughout the codex (throughout)
Decoration In this unit there are in total 7 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: folss. 1r, 20r, 37v, 52r, 71r, 89v, 117r, 129r, (haräg); 1r, 13r, 30r, 101v, 104v, 149v, (line of alternating red and black dots); 43v, 62v, 76v, 110v (multiple full stops and lines of alternating red and black dots)
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
f. 3r, top
Savior of the World (Jesus seated holding orb) The Holy Trinity and the Four Living Creatures
- miniature:
f. 3r, bottom
Holy Men Potrait, Ten Saints
- miniature: Fol. 10r
- miniature:
f. 68r, top
The Assumption of St Mary
- miniature:
f. 68r, bottom
When the Jew tried to touch the body of Saint St Mary
- miniature:
f. 148r, top
Resurrection of Jesus and the Raising of Adam and Eve
- miniature:
f. 148r, bottom
Two Equestrian Saint s
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 187mm |
Width | 140mm |
Depth | 60mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 4 |
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Protection Quire |
2 | 1 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 10 |
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Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 8 |
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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 | 10 |
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Quire 6 |
8 | 7 | 10 |
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Quire 7 |
9 | 8 | 10 |
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Quire 8 |
10 | 9 | 10 |
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Quire 9 |
11 | 10 | 10 |
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Quire 10 |
12 | 11 | 10 |
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Quire 11 |
13 | 12 | 10 |
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Quire 12 |
14 | 13 | 10 |
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Quire 13 |
15 | 14 | 10 |
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Quire 14 |
16 | 15 | 10 |
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Quire 15 |
17 | 16 | 6 |
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Quire 16 |
Collation diagrams
Protection Quire
Quire ID:q1, number:a
Quire 1: 6, stub after 3
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Notes: 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
Quire 16
Quire ID:q17, number:16
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(4/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (9), 3 (10), 4 (8), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (6),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (9), 3 (10), 4 (8), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (6),
Binding
Parchment, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to wooden boards covered with tooled leather.
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 15-20mm |
bottom | 35mm |
right | 20mm |
left | 7-10mm |
Ms Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 143 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 140mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 187mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: ማርያም፡
The word God is not rubricated in the first three works; the word Mary is rubricated in the final two works Columetric layout of text: fols. 125r, 125v, 126r (tenth biblical canticle)Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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