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ʾAddis ʾAbabā, Capuchin Center for Research and Retreat, 40

Ashlee Benson, Ralph Lee, Jonah Sandford

EMIP

Work in Progress
https://betamasaheft.eu/EMIP00694
Capuchin Theological Institute [view repository]

Collection:

Other identifiers: EMIP EMIP 694

GeneralDescriptionPhysical DescriptionAuthors

General description

Capuchin Theological Institute 40

Number of Text units: 2

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Late-eighteenth/early-nineteenth century

Summary

Psalter of the Virgin, መዝሙረ፡ ድንግል፡
  1. ms_i1 (Fols 1r–174v

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    ), Mazmura Dǝngǝl
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Contents

Fols 1r–174v

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Mazmura Dǝngǝl (CAe 3985)

Language of text:

Fols 105r–114r

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Psalm 118 has a very unique set of explanations of the spiritual meanings of the Hebrew alphabet

Colophon

Fol. 174v

( ) “This book was finished in the month of Mäskäräm on Friday in the year of Luke, the Evangelist, in the reign of Iyassu by the hand of Silondis, sinner and unclean. May this book heal body and soul, forever and ever, Amen.”

Iyasu IV reigned 18 June 1830 through18 March 1832. When we correlate the year of Luke with the dates, it would indicate completion in the year 1832 between September 10 and October 9. Iyasu III reigned 16 Feb 1784 through 24 April 1788. When we correlate the year of Luke with his dates, it would indicate completion in the year 1786 between September 9 and October 8

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

    Extras

    1. Fols. ir(ecto), iv(erso), iiv(erso), 175r, 175v, 176r, 176v

      blank

    2. Fols. iir(ecto), 13r (Type: StampExlibris)

      Seal of the Capuchin fathers

    3. Fol. 67r

      marks the midpoint of the Psalms with a text in the margin ( ) “in this is its half”

    4. f. 171v-172r, upper margin

      Note of birthday, in later hand in pencil

    5. Numbered quires: quires 2–17

    6. Fols. 4v, 9r, 14v, 32r

      words of text are written interlinearly

    7. Fols. 4r, 29v, 154r

      lines of text are written interlinearly

    8. Fols. 2v, 24r, 32r, 39r, 39v

      etc., text has been removed

    Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .

    Frame notes

    1. frame: Decorative designs: folss. 1r, 44v, 87v, 135r, 158r, (haräg); 8v, 16v, 25v, 36r, 51r, 72r, 81r, 100r, 115v, 120r, 127v, 149v, (line of alternating red and black dots); 134v, 157v, 165v, 170r (multiple full stops)

    Physical Description

    Form of support

    Parchment Codex

    Extent

    +NaN (leaf) .Entered as ii + 176 +NaN (quire) .Entered as Protection sheet + 18 212 217 77
    Outer dimensions
    Height 212mm
    Width 217mm
    Depth 77mm

    Quire Structure Collation

    Quire descriptions: protection sheet and quires 1–18 balanced.
    Position Number Leaves Quires Description
    1 a 2 Fols i–ii Protection Sheet
    2 1 10 Fols 1–10 Quire 1
    3 2 10 Fols 11–20 Quire 2
    4 3 10 Fols 21–30 Quire 3
    5 4 10 Fols 31–40 Quire 4
    6 5 10 Fols 41–50 Quire 5
    7 6 10 Fols 51–60 Quire 6
    8 7 10 Fols 61–70 Quire 7
    9 8 10 Fols 71–80 Quire 8
    10 9 10 Fols 81–90 Quire 9
    11 10 10 Fols 91–100 Quire 10
    12 11 10 Fols 101–110 Quire 11
    13 12 10 Fols 111–120 Quire 12
    14 13 10 Fols 121–130 Quire 13
    15 14 10 Fols 131–140 Quire 14
    16 15 10 Fols 141–150 Quire 15
    17 16 10 Fols 151–160 Quire 16
    18 17 10 Fols 161–170 Quire 17
    19 18 6 Fols 171–176 Quire 18

    Collation diagrams


    Protection Sheet
    Quire ID:q1, number:a
    Collation diagram Quire 1 1 2 Unit #1

    Quire 1
    Quire ID:q2, number:1
    Collation diagram Quire 2 3 12 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 2
    Quire ID:q3, number:2
    Collation diagram Quire 3 13 22 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 3
    Quire ID:q4, number:3
    Collation diagram Quire 4 23 32 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 4
    Quire ID:q5, number:4
    Collation diagram Quire 5 33 42 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 5
    Quire ID:q6, number:5
    Collation diagram Quire 6 43 52 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 6
    Quire ID:q7, number:6
    Collation diagram Quire 7 53 62 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 7
    Quire ID:q8, number:7
    Collation diagram Quire 8 63 72 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 8
    Quire ID:q9, number:8
    Collation diagram Quire 9 73 82 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 9
    Quire ID:q10, number:9
    Collation diagram Quire 10 83 92 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 10
    Quire ID:q11, number:10
    Collation diagram Quire 11 93 102 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 11
    Quire ID:q12, number:11
    Collation diagram Quire 12 103 112 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 12
    Quire ID:q13, number:12
    Collation diagram Quire 13 113 122 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 13
    Quire ID:q14, number:13
    Collation diagram Quire 14 123 132 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 14
    Quire ID:q15, number:14
    Collation diagram Quire 15 133 142 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 15
    Quire ID:q16, number:15
    Collation diagram Quire 16 143 152 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 16
    Quire ID:q17, number:16
    Collation diagram Quire 17 153 162 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 17
    Quire ID:q18, number:17
    Collation diagram Quire 18 163 172 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    Quire 18
    Quire ID:q19, number:18
    Collation diagram Quire 19 173 178 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3

    Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2/Fols i–ii) – I(10/Fols 1–10) – II(10/Fols 11–20) – III(10/Fols 21–30) – IV(10/Fols 31–40) – V(10/Fols 41–50) – VI(10/Fols 51–60) – VII(10/Fols 61–70) – VIII(10/Fols 71–80) – IX(10/Fols 81–90) – X(10/Fols 91–100) – XI(10/Fols 101–110) – XII(10/Fols 111–120) – XIII(10/Fols 121–130) – XIV(10/Fols 131–140) – XV(10/Fols 141–150) – XVI(10/Fols 151–160) – XVII(10/Fols 161–170) – XVIII(6/Fols 171–176) –

    Formula: Fols i–ii Protection Sheet ; Fols 1–10 Quire 1 ; Fols 11–20 Quire 2 ; Fols 21–30 Quire 3 ; Fols 31–40 Quire 4 ; Fols 41–50 Quire 5 ; Fols 51–60 Quire 6 ; Fols 61–70 Quire 7 ; Fols 71–80 Quire 8 ; Fols 81–90 Quire 9 ; Fols 91–100 Quire 10 ; Fols 101–110 Quire 11 ; Fols 111–120 Quire 12 ; Fols 121–130 Quire 13 ; Fols 131–140 Quire 14 ; Fols 141–150 Quire 15 ; Fols 151–160 Quire 16 ; Fols 161–170 Quire 17 ; Fols 171–176 Quire 18 ;

    Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 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 (10), 18 (10), 19 (6),

    Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 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 (10), 18 (10), 19 (6),

    Binding

    Parchment, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood, covered with double-pocket linen.

    Binding material

    parchment

    wood

    textile

    Original binding

    Yes

    Layout

    Layout note 1

    H
    W
    Margins
    top 26mm
    bottom 49mm
    right 36mm
    left 10mm

    Ms ʾAddis ʾAbabā, Capuchin Center for Research and Retreat, 40 main part

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    Number of columns: 1

    Number of lines: 20

    Layout note 1(Fols 158r–174v

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    Number of columns: 2

    Number of lines: 20

    Palaeography

  1. 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. 132v, (Ps. 148v); 134r, (Ps. 150); 144v, 145r, 145v (tenth biblical canticle)

    2. Keywords

    Publication Statement

    authority
    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    availability

    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.

    date
    type=expanded
    5.10.2022 at 21:49:06
    date
    type=lastModified
    8.9.2020
    idno
    type=collection
    manuscripts
    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00694/main
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/EMIP00694
    idno
    type=filename
    EMIP00694.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    EMIP00694

    Edition Statement

    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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    Encoded according to the Beta maṣāḥǝft Guidelines. These Guidelines detail the TEI format ruled by the Beta maṣāḥǝft Schema. The present TEI file is enriched with an Xquery transformation taking advantage of the exist-db database instance where the data is stored and of the many external resources to which this data points to.

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    Ashlee Benson, Ralph Lee, Jonah Sandford, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻʾAddis ʾAbabā, Capuchin Center for Research and Retreat, 40ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-09-08) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00694 [Accessed: 2024-05-22]

    Revisions of the data

    • Jonah Sandford Added quire maps, margin dims, columns/lines, binding desc, dating info. on 8.9.2020
    • Ralph Lee Corrected main work ref from Psalter to Psalter of the Virgin, and deleted miscoded sub works on 3.9.2020
    • Ralph Lee Added link to spiritual meaning of Hebrew letters in Ps118, minor formatting edits on 4.8.2020
    • Ralph Lee Corrected colophon coding on 11.6.2020
    • Ralph Lee Corrected ǝ character on 18.4.2020
    • Ashlee Benson Added facs statements on 10.3.2020
    • Ashlee Benson Added items on 3.2.2020
    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo Created XML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018

    Attributions of the contents

    Ashlee Benson, editor

    Ralph Lee, editor

    Jonah Sandford, editor

    Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor

    The initial version of this file was created from data kindly provided by the Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project directed by Steve Delamarter.
    This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.