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Hamburg, State and University Library Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky, Cod. orient. 407

Eliana Dal Sasso

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography

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State and University Library Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky[view repository]

Collection:

Other identifiers: PPN 1845609492

Persons IndexGeneralDescriptionPhysical DescriptionCatalogueTranscription Authors

General description

Dǝrsāna Mika’el, collection of salām, magic prayer

Number of Text units: 5

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

1800-1999

Summary

Traktat- und Gebetsammlung

Contents

Additions In this unit there are in total .

    Extras

    1. check the viewerFols. 5r, 43v, 193v

      Ethiopian stamp

    2. check the viewerFol. 6r

      Ethiopian stamp

    Decoration In this unit there are in total 3 s, 3 s, 1 .

    Miniatures notes

    1. miniature: check the viewerFol. 2v

      The miniature, set within a red frame, shows the The Trinity. Three bearded haloed men hold a globe on their left hand and perform a with the right. The scene is surrounded by the Tetramorph .

      Legend: ( gez ) ሥላሴ

    2. miniature: check the viewerFol. 3r

      The miniature depicts the Virgin and Child. The Child holds a on his left hand and with the right holds the mother's veil. To her right Michael , identified by the caption ሚካኤል፡ and to her left Gabriel , identified by the caption ወገብርኤል፡, stretch a wing over her head.

      Legend: ( gez ) ምስለ፡ ፍቅር፡ ወልደ

    3. miniature: check the viewerFol. 4v

      Michael with and halo, holds a cross in his right hand and a pearl (?) in his left hand, surrounded by two angels.

      Legend: ( gez ) ቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል

    Other Decorations

    1. drawing: check the viewerFol. 4r

      Drawing of an unbearded man, erased, on a chequer done with violet ink.

    2. band: check the viewerFols. 5r, 12v, 44r, 59v, 67v, 93, 104v, 112v, 135r, 145r, 160r, 167v, 180v

      Richly decorated bands. Birds, flowers and grapes were added in pencil and violet ink and left unfinished.

    3. drawing: check the viewerFol. 12r

      Unifinished miniature. The drawing was made with pencil and violet crayon. Christ displays the wound on his left hand and performs a with the right. An angel on his left and two men kneeled. On the right the Virgin Mary and other six men kneeled.

    4. drawing: check the viewerFol. 59r

      The upper register features two winged angels talking to a bearded man. The lower register features a kneeled woman with a bowl and a man that cuts the grain.

    Catalogue Bibliography

    • Six, V. 1994. Äthiopische Handschriften 3: Handschriften deutscher Bibliotheken, Museen und aus Privatbesitz, ed. E. Hammerschmidt, Verzeichnis der orientalischen Handschriften in Deutschland, 20/6 (Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 1994).
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    Physical Description

    Form of support

    Parchment Codex

    Extent

    200 (leaf) , Entered as 200 (leaf, blank) .Entered as 21 (quire) .Entered as 21 265 185 58 The wooden boards are 10 mm thick and slightly higher than the bookblock. Considering the outer dimension of the binding, the codex measures 270 x 185 x 78 mm.
    Outer dimensions
    Height 265mm
    Width 185mm
    Depth 58mm

    Quire Structure Collation

    Position Number Leaves Quires Description
    1 4 Fols 1–4
    2 10 Fols 5–14
    3 10 Fols 15–24
    4 10 Fols 25–34
    5 10 Fols 35–44
    6 10 Fols 45–54
    7 10 Fols 55–64
    8 10 Fols 65–74
    9 10 Fols 75–84
    10 10 Fols 85–94
    11 10 Fols 95–104
    12 10 Fols 105–114
    13 10 Fols 115–124
    14 10 Fols 125–134
    15 10 Fols 135–144
    16 10 Fols 145–154
    17 10 Fols 155–164
    18 10 Fols 165–174
    19 7 Fols 175–181 2, stub after 6
    20 11 Fols 182–192 10, stub after 1
    21 8 Fols 193–200

    Collation diagrams



    Quire ID:q1
    Collation diagram Quire 1 1 4 Unit #1 Unit #2


    Quire ID:q2
    Collation diagram Quire 2 5 14 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


    Quire ID:q3
    Collation diagram Quire 3 15 24 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


    Quire ID:q4
    Collation diagram Quire 4 25 34 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


    Quire ID:q5
    Collation diagram Quire 5 35 44 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


    Quire ID:q6
    Collation diagram Quire 6 45 54 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


    Quire ID:q7
    Collation diagram Quire 7 55 64 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


    Quire ID:q8
    Collation diagram Quire 8 65 74 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


    Quire ID:q9
    Collation diagram Quire 9 75 84 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


    Quire ID:q10
    Collation diagram Quire 10 85 94 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


    Quire ID:q11
    Collation diagram Quire 11 95 104 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


    Quire ID:q12
    Collation diagram Quire 12 105 114 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


    Quire ID:q13
    Collation diagram Quire 13 115 124 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


    Quire ID:q14
    Collation diagram Quire 14 125 134 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


    Quire ID:q15
    Collation diagram Quire 15 135 144 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


    Quire ID:q16
    Collation diagram Quire 16 145 154 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


    Quire ID:q17
    Collation diagram Quire 17 155 164 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5


    Quire ID:q18
    Collation diagram Quire 18 165 174 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

    2, stub after 6
    Quire ID:q19
    Collation diagram Quire 19 175 181 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    10, stub after 1
    Quire ID:q20
    Collation diagram Quire 20 182 192 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6


    Quire ID:q21
    Collation diagram Quire 21 193 200 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4

    Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(4/Fols 1–4) – II(10/Fols 5–14) – III(10/Fols 15–24) – IV(10/Fols 25–34) – V(10/Fols 35–44) – VI(10/Fols 45–54) – VII(10/Fols 55–64) – VIII(10/Fols 65–74) – IX(10/Fols 75–84) – X(10/Fols 85–94) – XI(10/Fols 95–104) – XII(10/Fols 105–114) – XIII(10/Fols 115–124) – XIV(10/Fols 125–134) – XV(10/Fols 135–144) – XVI(10/Fols 145–154) – XVII(10/Fols 155–164) – XVIII(10/Fols 165–174) – XIX(6+1/s.l. 2, stub after 6/Fols 175–181) – XX(10+1/s.l. 10, stub after 1/Fols 182–192) – XXI(8/Fols 193–200) –

    Formula: Fols 1–4 ; Fols 5–14 ; Fols 15–24 ; Fols 25–34 ; Fols 35–44 ; Fols 45–54 ; Fols 55–64 ; Fols 65–74 ; Fols 75–84 ; Fols 85–94 ; Fols 95–104 ; Fols 105–114 ; Fols 115–124 ; Fols 125–134 ; Fols 135–144 ; Fols 145–154 ; Fols 155–164 ; Fols 165–174 ; Fols 175–181 2, stub after 6 ; Fols 182–192 10, stub after 1 ; Fols 193–200 ;

    Formula 1: 1 (4), 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 (7), 20 (11), 21 (8),

    Formula 2: 1 (4), 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 (7), 20 (11), 21 (8),

    State of preservation

    good

    Condition

    The leather cover show signs of mechanical damage but the codex is in good condition on the whole.

    Binding

    Fine Ethiopic bookbinding with tooled leather cover preserved in its slip case.

    Two thick and heavy wooden boards.

    Fine blind-tooled, red leather cover. The impressions are not deep therefore they are scarsely legible. The inner surface of the boards is completely covered by wide turn-ins and . The decorative pattern on the upper and lower boards is the same. Three frames formed by triple straight lines surround a central latin cross. The outer frame is formed by a criss-cross motif. The middle frame is filled with rosettes, palm shape motifs and . The inner frame is composed by the impression of a X-Form tool. The central panel is divided in an upper rectangular area, 120 mm high, and a bottom area 60 mm high. The upper part is occupied by a latin cross formed by the ripetition of X-Form motif, enclosed in triple straight lines. At the ends of the cross there are corni-form motifs and three double circles. In the bottom area there are two groups of five double circles. This motif together with triple straight lines is found also at the intersection of the straight lines, on the board edges, on the upper part of the spine, and on the turn-ins.

    Slit-braid endbands are present and sewn to the bookblock with a thread of animal origin. The headband is sewn starting from the upper board, linking the braid to the first sewing station, while the tailband is sewn starting from the lower board, linking the braid to the last sewing station.

    Sewing Stations

    4

    Small holes, close to the head and tail of the codex, are visible, in addition to those used for sewing the endbands.

    THe first and last quire have a protective function. The first quire and the two inner bifolia of the last quire are made of parchment of inferior quality than the rest of the codex. In fact, the bifolia are thicker and the flesh side is not perfectly smoothed.

    The book is kept inside its two-parts slip-case made of stiff leather.

    Binding decoration

    Binding material

    wood

    leather

    Original binding

    Yes

    Layout

    Layout note 1(check the viewerFols 5v–193v )

    Number of columns: 2

    Number of lines: 21

    H 170mm
    W 131mm
    Margins
    top 36
    bottom 57
    right 37
    left 17
    intercolumn 17
    Data on dimension are taken from check the viewerfol. 65r .

    Ms Hamburg, State and University Library Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky, Cod. orient. 407 main part

    looks ok for measures computed width is: 185mm, object width is: 185mm, computed height is: 263mm and object height is: 265mm.
    Ruling
    Pricking
    • (Subtype: pattern) The layout corresponds to the pattern I defined by D. Nosnitsin: the text is written above the first ruled line, the vertical and horizontal pricks are visible and they are located in the margins. Priks are little and circular. Probably the pricking was made opening the quire in the middle and piercing the folios together.

    Palaeography

  1. Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Ink: Black, red

      2. Publication Statement

      authority
      Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
      publisher
      Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
      pubPlace
      Hamburg
      availability
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      date
      type=expanded
      25.4.2024 at 08:24:42
      date
      type=lastModified
      31.1.2024
      idno
      type=collection
      manuscripts
      idno
      type=url
      https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/SHOr407/main
      idno
      type=URI
      https://betamasaheft.eu/SHOr407
      idno
      type=filename
      SHOr407.xml
      idno
      type=ID
      SHOr407

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    Eliana Dal Sasso, Eugenia Sokolinski, ʻHamburg, State and University Library Hamburg Carl von Ossietzky, Cod. orient. 407 (encoded from the catalogue)ʼ, in Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2024-01-31) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/SHOr407 [Accessed: 2024-11-24]

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    Revision history

    • Eugenia Sokolinski added graphic url, updated description from Stabi metadata on 31.1.2024
    • Eliana Dal Sasso Created entity on 10.1.2018
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    Alessandro Bausi, general editor

    Eliana Dal Sasso, editor

    Eugenia Sokolinski, contributor

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