Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 168
Ashlee Benson, Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee
EMIP
General description
Weiner Codex 168
Number of Text units: 13
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Twentieth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–127v
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–99r
- ms_i1.2
(Fols 99v–110r
- ms_i1.3
(Fols 110v–115v
- ms_i1.4
(Fols 116r–124r
- ms_i1.4.1
(Fols 116r and following
- ms_i1.4.2
(Fols 116v and following
- ms_i1.4.3
(Fols 118r and following
- ms_i1.4.4
(Fols 119v and following
- ms_i1.4.5
(Fols 121r and following
- ms_i1.4.6
(Fols 122r and following
- ms_i1.4.7
(Fols 123r and following
- ms_i1.4.1
(Fols 116r and following
- ms_i1.5
(Fols 124r–127v
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–99r
Contents
Fols 1r–127v
Language of text:
Fols 1r–99r
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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Asmat prayer against Wild Animals, in Amharic; see the Gǝ`ǝz, ጸሎት: በእንተ: መስተሃድር:
Extras
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the midpoint of the Psalms is marked with alternating red and black dots
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words of text are written interlinearly
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lines of text are written interlinearly
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erasure markings are visible
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Fols. 17r, 24r, 68v, 118r, 121r
text has been removed
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This scribe has avoided the problem of lines of text too long to fit on one line by adopting an aspect ratio that leaves ample room for the width of most lines. Occasionally a line is too long and has to be completed above or below the end of the line.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 3 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: folss. 1r, 7r, 13r, 19r, 27r, 33r, 38r, 45r, 54v, 66v, 77v, 88r, 90v, 99r, 110v, 116r, (ḥaräg); 62r, 94v, (alternating red and black dots); 123r (multiple full stops)
Miniatures notes
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 177mm |
Width | 133mm |
Depth | 55mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 1 | 10 |
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Quire 1 |
2 | 2 | 8 |
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Quire 2 |
3 | 3 | 10 |
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Quire 3 |
4 | 4 | 10 |
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Quire 4 |
5 | 5 | 10 |
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6 | 6 | 10 |
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Quire 6 |
7 | 7 | 10 |
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Quire 7 |
8 | 8 | 8 |
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Quire 8 |
9 | 9 | 8 |
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Quire 9 |
10 | 10 | 8 |
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Quire 10 |
11 | 11 | 6 |
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Quire 11 |
12 | 12 | 8 |
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Quire 12 |
13 | 13 | 10 |
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Quire 13 |
14 | 14 | 10 |
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Quire 14 |
15 | 15 | 1 |
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Collation diagrams
Quire 1
Quire ID:q1, number:1
Quire 2
Quire ID:q2, number:2
Quire 3
Quire ID:q3, number:3
Quire 4
Quire ID:q4, number:4
Quire 5: 3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3
Quire ID:q5, number:5
Notes: 1)
Quire 6
Quire ID:q6, number:6
Quire 7
Quire ID:q7, number:7
Quire 8
Quire ID:q8, number:8
Quire 9
Quire ID:q9, number:9
Quire 10
Quire ID:q10, number:10
Quire 11
Quire ID:q11, number:11
Quire 12
Quire ID:q12, number:12
Quire 13
Quire ID:q13, number:13
Quire 14
Quire ID:q14, number:14
Quire 15: 1, stub after 1
Quire ID:q15, number:15
Notes: 1)
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(10/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (10), 2 (8), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (6), 12 (8), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (),
Formula 2: 1 (10), 2 (8), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (6), 12 (8), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (),
Binding
Parchment, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood covered with tooled leather with headband and tailband (with repairs to the head band and tail band).
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
Original binding
No
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 11-18mm |
bottom | 35-40mm |
right | 13-17mm |
left | 10mm |
Ms Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 168 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 133mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 177mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: ኢግዚአብሔር፡ ማርያም፡
The word God is rubricated in the first three works; the word Mary is rubricated in the final two works. Occasionally, the word God is rubricated in alternating red and black letters (e.g., fol. 80v ) Columetric layout of text: fols. 97v, (Ps. 145); 98v, (Ps. 150); 107r, 107v (tenth biblical canticle)Check for additional bibliography
Publication Statement
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Edition Statement
The initial version of this file was created from data kindly provided by the Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project directed by Steve Delamarter.
Encoding Description
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Ashlee Benson, Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻPortland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 168ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-11-13) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00452 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Minor edits on 13.11.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Added link to spiritual meaning of Hebrew letters in Ps118 on 27.7.2020
- Jonah Sandford Jonah Sandford: Added quire maps, margin dims, columns/lines, binding desc, dating info. on 20.5.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Added facs statements on 20.5.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected ǝ character on 18.4.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Added items on 27.12.2019
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: Created XML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018
Attributions of the contents
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor