Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 248
Jonah Sandford, Ashlee Benson, Ralph Lee
EMIP
General description
Weiner Codex 248
Number of Text units: 7
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Twentieth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–37v
- ms_i2
(Fols 38r–66r
- ms_i3
(Fols 66r–68v
- ms_i4
(Fols 69r and following
- ms_i5
(Fols 70r–78v
- ms_i6
(Fols 78v–80v
- ms_i7
(Fols 81r–88r
Contents
Fols 81r–88r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ዘኢረከቡ፡ ተፍጻሚተ። መላእክተ፡ ሰማይ፡ ወምድር፡
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 2 .
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check the viewerFols. ms_i1, 1r, 6r, 11r, 16r, 21v, 28v, 33v
Headings for the days of the week the week by a later hand, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
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(Type: GuestText)
Fols. iv(erso), iir(ecto), iiv(erso) Excerpt from Maṣḥafa saʿātāt (CAe 3575)
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(Type: Asmat)
Fols. 91v, 92r, 92v, 93r Asmat prayer for protection which the Lord prayed, written in a later hand Incipit: ጸሎት፡ ዘጸለየ፡ እግዚአ፡ ዘቀተልከ፡ አንበሳ፡ ለዠብ፡ ወለሐነር፡ ወለነምር፡፡ይትአስር፡ ጉርዔሆሙ፡
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(Type: OwnershipNote)
f. 16r and passim mentions the owner Wäldä Ḥäna (ወልደ፡ ሐና፡)
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(Type: OwnershipNote)
f. 37r and passim a secondary owner is listed Wäldä Sämaʿǝt (ወልደ፡ ሰማዕት፡)
Extras
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Fol. 90 is a piece of linen stitched into the codex to protect the miniatures. There is a green textile label that reads ( ) “Best Turkey Red.”
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Fols. 16, 81 red string sewn into the fore edge as navigation system
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Fol. 69 green string sewn into the fore edge as navigation system
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words of text are written interlinearly (folss. 3v, 4v, 6r, 6v, 7r, , etc.); lines of text are written interlinearly (24r, 45v, 46v, ); lines of text are written in the upper margin with a symbol (┴) marking the location where the text is to be inserted (15r, 17r, 25v, 32r, 38v, , etc.); erasure markings are visible (16v, 45r, ); text has been removed (13v, 30r, 34v, 35r, 39r , etc.)
Decoration In this unit there are in total 9 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: folss. 1r, 21v, 69r, ornamental band; 6r, 16r, 28v, 33v, line of full stops; 10v ornamental band in a secondary hand
Miniatures notes
- miniature: Fol. ir(ecto)
- miniature:
Fol. 37v
Virgin and Child with two s. Figure lies prostrate before them
- miniature:
Fol. 88v
Virgin and Child with a broken water jug
- miniature:
Fol. 89r
Holy Man Portrait,St George of Lydda and the
- miniature: Fol. 89v
- miniature:
Fol. 91r
An Angel standing on church stabbing creature (demon?) with spear
- miniature:
Fol. 93v
Crucifixion of Jesus St Mary and John stand beside the
- miniature: Fol. 94r
- miniature:
Fol. 94v
Crude drawing of a figure
Physical Description
Form of support
Codex
Watermark
No
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 148mm |
Width | 80mm |
Depth | 44mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 2 |
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Protection Sheet |
2 | 1 | 10 |
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Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 10 |
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Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 10 |
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5 | 4 | 7 |
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6 | 5 | 10 |
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Quire 5 |
7 | 6 | 10 |
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Quire 6 |
8 | 7 | 11 |
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9 | 8 | 10 |
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Quire 8 |
10 | 9 | 10 |
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11 | 10 | 6 |
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Collation diagrams
Protection Sheet
Quire ID:q1, number:a
Quire 1
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Quire 2
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Quire 3: 3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3
Quire ID:q4, number:3
Notes: 1)
Quire 4: 1, stub after 7
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Notes: 1)
Quire 5
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Quire 6
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Quire 7: 11, stub before 1
Quire ID:q8, number:7
Notes: 1)
Quire 8
Quire ID:q9, number:8
Quire 9
Quire ID:q10, number:9
Notes: 1)
Quire 10: 2 added 6 added
Quire ID:q11, number:10
Notes: 1)
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (11), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (6, +2, +6),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (11), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (6, leaf added after fol. 91, leaf added after fol. ),
Binding
Parchment, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards covered with untooled leather, headband and tailband visible.
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 8-10mm |
bottom | 23-30mm |
right | 8-10mm |
left | 7-9mm |
Ms Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 248 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 80mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 148mm.Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 21-22
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: ሥላሴ፡ ማርያም፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም፡
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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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Jonah Sandford, Ashlee Benson, Ralph Lee, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻPortland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 248ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2021-02-03) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP02247 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Ralph Lee Added work ref for ms i4, extended incipit for item a3 and corrected item e1 on 3.2.2021
- Ashlee Benson Updated facs statements for minis 7-9 on 28.1.2021
- Ashlee Benson Added ms_i1-7, minis 1-9, a1-5, and e1-4 on 27.1.2021
- Jonah Sandford Added quire maps, margin dims, columns/lines, binding desc, dating info. on 9.12.2020
- 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
Ralph Lee, editor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor