Washington, D.C., Howard University School of Divinity, Tweed Codex 135
Ashlee Benson, Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee
Tweed Collection, EMIP
General description
Tweed Codex 135
Number of Text units: 19
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Twentieth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–8r
- ms_i2
(Fols 8v–11v
- ms_i3
(Fols 12r–23v
- ms_i4
(Fols 24r–30r
- ms_i5
(Fols 30r–31v
- ms_i6
(Fols 32v–35v
- ms_i7
(Fols 37r–41v
- ms_i7.1
(Fols 37r–39v
- ms_i7.2
(Fols 39v–40r
- ms_i7.3
(Fols 40r–40r
- ms_i7.4
(Fols 40v–40v
- ms_i7.5
(Fols 41r–41r
- ms_i7.6
(Fols 41r–41v
- ms_i7.7
(Fols 41v–41v
- ms_i7.1
(Fols 37r–39v
- ms_i8
(Fols 41v–43v
- ms_i9
(Fols 47r–53r
- ms_i10
(Fols 53r–55r
- ms_i11
(Fols 56r–67r
- ms_i12
(Fols 69r–72r
Contents
Fols 1r–8r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡. . . . .ommission by ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ መግረሬ፡ ፀር፡ ወአጋንንት፡ ራጉኤል፡ እንህል፡ እንህል፡ እንህል፡ ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ወለስእርተ፡ ርእስከ፡ ኤጤሚሶር፡ ለርእስከ፡ ሰላም፡ ፍልድማሶር፡. . . . .ommission by
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Fols 8v–11v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ዝክረ፡ ስመ፡ አብ፡ ኅብዕት። ወሞገሰ፡ ኄራን፡ ነገሥት። ራጉኤል፡ መልአክ፡ ወሀቤ፡ ፯ ሀብታት። ጸግወኒ፡ ስመ፡ በአስተብርኮ፡ ወስመ፡ ኬንያ፡ ኤላት። በጸውዖ፡ ስምከ፡ ኅቡዕ፡ አካዕ፡ ቤቃ፡ ጼቃ፡. . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
Fols 12r–23v
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At various points the scribe incorporates images to the Trinity and to Saint Michael, and then continues into the next prayerFols 24r–30r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡. . . . .ommission by ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ መግረሬ፡ ፀር፡ ዝ፡ ውእቱ፡ አስማተ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ማኅተም፡ ዘወልድ፡ ጸጋ፡ ዘ ተውህበ፡ ለአሕዛብ፡ ይኩነኒ፡ ዓቃቤ፡ ወረዳኤ፡ ሀብተ፡ ጸጋ፡ ወመዊዕ፡ ኃይል፡ አድኅነኒ፡. . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
This continues into the next workFols 30r–31v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለከ፡ ራጉኤል፡ ግሩም፡ መትልወ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሥዩም፡…።
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Fols 32v–35v
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Fols 37r–41v
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Fols 41v–43v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለተፈንዎትከ፡ ዘአኮ፡ ለመዓት። ዳዕሙ፡ ለምሕረት።
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incorporated with asmat prayerFols 47r–53r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ እብ፡ ወወልድ፡. . . . .ommission by ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ መፍትሔ፡ ኃብት፡ ወመግረሬ፡ ፀር። አስማት፡ ዘነገሮ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወልደ፡ ነጐድጓድ፡ እንዘ፡ ሀሎ፡ በገነት፡ ከመ፡ ይዕቀብ፡ ሥጋሃ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ፡ እንዘ፡ ይብል።. . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
Fols 53r–55r
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Fols 56r–67r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡. . . . .ommission by አአትብ፡ ገጽየ፡ ወኵለንታየ፡ በትእምርተ፡ መስቀል፡ ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ፍቅር፡ ወሰላም፡ ከመ፡ አቡነ፡ ዳዊት፡ ወሰሎሞን። በርሃ፡ ፯ጨ፡ ፯ ላሃ፡. . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
Fols 69r–72r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):
Language of text:
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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Recipe for a magical potion, written in pencil
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f. 4r and passim (Type: OwnershipNote)
owner’s name, በትረ፡ ማርያም፡ ምንዋልኩለት፡
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Instructions for magical potion, written in blue ink
Extras
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blank
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Identified in the insurance hand list as Case F5
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Many blue and yellow strings have been laid into the codex as navigation system
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Words of text are written interlinearly
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text has been removed
Decoration In this unit there are in total 25 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: folss. 1r, 4r, 8v, 12r, (haräg); 53r, 55r, 58r, 59r, 60r, 67r (multiple full stops)
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. 14r
The Angel Raguel , with asmat prayer on his wings, holding sun and moon tethered to his hands, with the owners name written around the miniature
- miniature:
Fol. 15v
Five asmat prayers for protection from enemies and two for honor and respect, written at various angles within a box
- miniature:
Fol. 16r
Asmat prayer against enemies, written in a circular pattern, within a round circle formed by two Behemoth, surrounded by four Angel s
- miniature:
Fol. 18r
Angel with and
- miniature:
Fol. 20r
Asmat prayers against enemies and for honor and respect
- miniature:
Fol. 20v
Asmat prayers against enemies, written in five boxes, surrounded by four Angel s, within a round circle formed by two Behemoth
- miniature:
Fol. 22r
The Trinity surrounded by the four Living Creatures
- miniature:
Fol. 23r
Angel, wearing , with and processional
- miniature:
Fol. 23v
Behold the Lamb of God, with text written in circular pattern within a round circle formed by two Behemoth
- miniature:
Fol. 25r
Angel with and
- miniature:
Fol. 26r
Asmat prayer against the enemy, within a round circle, with four Leviathan creations
- miniature:
Fol. 26v
Asmat prayer against the enemy and for honor and respect, written within a box with a diamond-shaped pattern
- miniature:
Fol. 28r
Asmat prayer against the enemy and for protection, with text written in circular patterns within a round circle formed by two Behemoth
- miniature:
Fol. 28v
Asmat prayer against the enemy and for protection and honor and respect, written within a box divided into quadrants
- miniature: Fol. 32r
- miniature:
Fol. 33v
Four-headed bird
- miniature:
Fol. 34r
Behold the Lamb of God, with text written in circular pattern within a round circle formed by two Behemoth
- miniature:
Fol. 34v
Asmat prayer against the enemy and for protection and honor and respect, written within a box divided into quadrants
- miniature:
Fol. 35r
Crucifixion of Jesus, with St Mary and John standing on either side
- miniature:
Fol. 35v
Bird (left) and Lion (right)
- miniature:
check the viewerFol. 36r
Asmat prayer against the enemy, with text written in circular pattern within a round circle formed by two Behemoth
- miniature:
Fol. 36v
Asmat prayer against the enemy and for protection, written within a box divided into quadrants
- miniature:
Fol. 67v
Asmat symbol with four heads to the four directions
- miniature:
Fol. 72v
Magical instructions with talismanic symbols
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Fol. 73r
Five Angel s, with one in the center and the other four facing the four directions; at the bottom are further instructions, written in black ink
Physical Description
Form of support
Codex
Watermark
No
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 110mm |
Width | 81mm |
Depth | 26mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | a | 4 |
|
Protection Quire |
2 | 1 | 10 |
|
Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 10 |
|
Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 10 |
|
Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 10 |
|
Quire 4 |
6 | 5 | 6 |
|
Quire 5 |
7 | 6 | 14 |
|
Quire 6 |
8 | 7 | 14 |
|
Quire 7 |
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
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(4/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (6), 7 (14), 8 (14),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (6), 7 (14), 8 (14),
Binding
Parchment, three Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood covered with untooled leather.
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 14mm |
bottom | 25mm |
right | 16mm |
left | 8mm |
Ms Washington, D.C., Howard University School of Divinity, Tweed Codex 135 main part
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Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 15-16
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: ራጉኤል፡ ሚካኤል፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ኢግዚአብሔር፡ ማርያም፡
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