Denver, CO, Eliza Bennett Collection, Eliza Codex 17
Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson
Eliza, EMIP
Collection: Eliza
Other identifiers: Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project EMIP 42
General description
Eliza Codex 17
Number of Text units: 13
Number of Codicological units: 7
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Origin
1500-1599 sixteenth and eighteenth centuries (composite)
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 148mm |
Width | 140mm |
Depth | 65mm |
Binding
Parchment, rebound with four stitches attached to rough-hewn boards. The front board is broken down the center; six holes have been drilled and the two pieces stitched together with copper wire. Similarly, the back board is broken about 40 mm from the fore edge. Six holes have been drilled and the two pieces stitched together with copper wire.
Binding material
parchment
wood
metal
Original binding
No
Codicological Unit p1
Summary of codicological unit 1
- p1_i6
(Fols 20r–20v
- p1_i2
(Fols 1v–2r
- p1_i3
(Fols 2r and following
- p1_i1 (Fols. 20v, 1r ), Magnificat, Mary
Contents
Language of text:
Fols. 20v, 1r Magnificat, Mary (CAe 1827 Mary) ( Fol. 1r continues the prayer starting from እስመ፡ ገብረ፡ ሊተ፡ ኃይለ፡ አቢያተ። )
Decoration of codicological unit 1 In this unit there are in total 1 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. 2v
Moses with the Law (?) Moses Receiving Law
Physical Description of codicological unit 1
Form of support of codicological unit 1
Codex
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 1 | 2 | Fols 1–2
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Quire 1 |
2 | 1 | Fol. 20
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Collation diagrams
Quire 1
Quire ID:q1, number:1
Quire 5: 1, no stub
Quire ID:q5
Notes: 1)
Layout of codicological unit 1
Codicological Unit p2
Contents
Additions of codicological unit 2 In this unit there are in total .
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Overlooked words of text are written interlinearly (folss. 3r, 4v, 6v, 7r, 10r, ); and overlooked lines of text are written interlinearly (10v, 44r, ); and in the upper margin with a symbol (+) marking the location where the text is to be inserted (8r , line 7)
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Fols. p2_i4, arranged for days of the week, with headings added in a later hand 12v , ( ) Saturday; 15v ( ) Tuesday
Physical Description of codicological unit 2
Form of support of codicological unit 2
Codex
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 2 | 8 | Fols 3–10
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Quire 2 |
2 | 3 | 7 | Fols 11–17
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Collation diagrams
Quire 2
Quire ID:q2, number:2
Quire 3: 1, no stub
Quire ID:q3, number:3
Notes: 1)
Ethio-SPaRe formula : II(8/Fols 3–10
Formula: Fols 3–10
Formula 1: 1 (8), 2 (),
Formula 2: 1 (8), 2 (),
Layout of codicological unit 2
Codicological Unit p3
Summary of codicological unit 3
- p3_i5
(Fols 18r–19v
Contents
Fols 18r–19v
Physical Description of codicological unit 3
Form of support of codicological unit 3
Codex
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 4 | 2 | Fols 18–19
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Collation diagrams
Quire 4
Quire ID:q4, number:4
Notes: 1)
Ethio-SPaRe formula : IV(2/Fols 18–19
Formula: Fols 18–19
Formula 1: 1 (2),
Formula 2: 1 (2),
Layout of codicological unit 3
Codicological Unit p4
Summary of codicological unit 4
- p4_i7
(Fols 21r–26v
Contents
Physical Description of codicological unit 4
Form of support of codicological unit 4
Codex
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 6 | 6 | Fols 21–26
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Collation diagrams
Quire 6
Quire ID:q6, number:6
Notes: 1)
Ethio-SPaRe formula : VI(6/Fols 21–26
Formula: Fols 21–26
Formula 1: 1 (6),
Formula 2: 1 (6),
Layout of codicological unit 4
Codicological Unit p5
Summary of codicological unit 5
- p5_i8
(Fols 27r and following
- p5_i9
(Fols 28r–28v
- p5_i10
(Fols 28v–29v
Contents
Fols 27r and following
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ኦርኅርኅተ፡ ሕሊና፡ አፍቅሮተ፡ ሰብእ፡ ልማዳ። ሰአሊተ፡ ምሕረት፡ ይእቲ፡ ማርያም፡ ሐፁረ፡ መስቀል፡ ዘየዐውዳ።
Fols 28v–29v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):መልክዕ፡ ዘአባ፡ ኪሮስ። አንቅሀኒ፡ እምሃኬትየ፡ ወጸግወኒ፡ ልቡና። ከመ፡ እዜቡ፡ ንስቲተ፡ ለስምከ፡ ውዳሴ፡ ዜና።. . . . .ommission by
Additions of codicological unit 5 In this unit there are in total .
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Fol. 27v First Epistle of John, Chp1:1-2 (CAe atch Chp1foundforLIT3509Epistle#Chp1:1-2)
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Fols. 34v, : Copied from 35v , in a crude hand
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Overlooked lines of text are written interlinearly (fol. 44r )
Physical Description of codicological unit 5
Form of support of codicological unit 5
Codex
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 7 | 8 | Fols 27–34
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Collation diagrams
Quire 7
Quire ID:q7, number:7
Notes: 1)
Ethio-SPaRe formula : VII(8/Fols 27–34
Formula: Fols 27–34
Formula 1: 1 (8),
Formula 2: 1 (8),
Layout of codicological unit 5
Codicological Unit p6
Summary of codicological unit 6
- p6_i11
(Fols 31r–34r
- p6_i12
(Fols 35r–54v,
Contents
Fols 31r–34r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ከመ፡ [...]ሱ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ወገብርኤል፡ ፍትሑኒ፡ አፍኒን፡ ወራጉኤል፡ ወሳቁኤል፡ ወኵሎሙ፡ መላእክት፡ ሰማያውያን፡ ፍትሑኒ፡ ፬ወንጌላውያን፡ ማቴዎስ፡...
Fols 35r–54v,
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰዓታት፡ ዘአባ።ጊዮርጊስ፡ ሃሌ፡ ሃሌ፡ ሃሌ፡ ሉያ፡ ሃሌ፡ ሃሌ፡ ሉያ፡ አአትብ፡ ወእትነሣእ፡ በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፫አስማተ፡ ነሢእየ፡ እትመረጐዝ፡ እመኒ፡ ወደቁ፡ እትነሣዕ፡
(Lacuna between fols. 54v, and 55r, and between 74v, and 75r, ; 59r, 70r erased; incomplete and rebound in disorder )Decoration of codicological unit 6 In this unit there are in total 6 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: fol. 31r (ሐረግ፡ using black and red); 19v, (rows of full–stop symbols); 19v (ornate cross)
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. 30r
The Madonna and Child, Virgin and Child
- miniature:
Fol. 30v
Angel brandishing a with caption Legend: Text in ሱራፌል፡
- miniature:
Fol. 33r
St George of Lydda and the , Holy Man Portrait with caption Legend: Text in ቅዱስ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡
- miniature:
Fol. 33v
Angel brandishing a with caption Legend: Text in ሱራፌል፡
- miniature:
Fol. 59r
A miniature of Nativity of Jesus
- miniature:
Fol. 70r
JesusChrist teaching multitude
Physical Description of codicological unit 6
Form of support of codicological unit 6
Codex
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 8 | 10 | Fols 35–44
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Quire 8 |
2 | 9 | 10 | Fols 45–54
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3 | 10 | 9 | Fols 55–63
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4 | 11 | 10 | Fols 64–73
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Quire 11 |
5 | 12 | 8 | Fols 74–81
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6 | 13 | 11 | Fols 82–92
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Collation diagrams
Quire 8
Quire ID:q8, number:8
Quire 9
Quire ID:q9, number:9
Notes: 1)
Quire 10: 9, no stub
Quire ID:q10, number:10
Notes: 1)
Quire 11
Quire ID:q11, number:11
Quire 12
Quire ID:q12, number:12
Notes: 1)
Quire 13: 1, no stub
Quire ID:q13, number:13
Notes: 1)
Ethio-SPaRe formula : VIII(10/Fols 35–44
Formula: Fols 35–44
Formula 1: 1 (10), 2 (10), 3 (9), 4 (10), 5 (8), 6 (),
Formula 2: 1 (10), 2 (10), 3 (9), 4 (10), 5 (8), 6 (),
Layout of codicological unit 6
Codicological Unit p7
Contents
Fols 93r–93v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡. . . . .ommission by መፍትሔ፡ ሥራይ፡ ተፈጁን፡ መሐጁን፡ በሀገረ፡ ዳጁን፡ ዘአቅደምኩኩ፡ ወዘፈታሕኩከ፡ ሥራየ፡ ብእሲ፡ ወብእሲት፡ ሥራይ፡ ማሪ፡ ወማሪት፡ ሥራየ፡ ካህናት፡ ወዲያቆናት፡. . . . .ommission by በስመ፡ አብ፡. . . . .ommission by መስቀል፡ መግረሬ፡ ፀር፡ ወሰዳዴ፡ አጋንንት፡ አንተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ኩን፡ ጸወነ፡ ናዛዜ፡ ለሕዙናም፡ መጽንኤ፡ ለድኩማን፡
Additions of codicological unit 7 In this unit there are in total .
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Fol. 95r contains rows of identical letters
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Overlooked words of text are written interlinearly (folss. 3r, 4v, 6v, 7r, 10r, 97r, ); and overlooked lines of text are written interlinearly (10v, 44r, ); and in the upper margin with a symbol (+) marking the location where the text is to be inserted (8r , line 7)
Decoration of codicological unit 7 In this unit there are in total 1 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. 94r
The Striking of the Head, ኵርዓተ፡ ርእሱ፡ The Striking of the Head, ኵርዓተ፡ ርእሱ፡ with caption ኩርአተ፡ ርእሱ፡
Physical Description of codicological unit 7
Form of support of codicological unit 7
Codex
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 14 | 6 | Fols 93–98
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Quire 14 |
Collation diagrams
Quire 14
Quire ID:q14, number:14
Ethio-SPaRe formula : XIV(6/Fols 93–98
Formula: Fols 93–98
Formula 1: 1 (6),
Formula 2: 1 (6),
Layout of codicological unit 7
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