Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Holcomb Codex 1
Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson
EMIP
General description
Holcomb Codex
Number of Text units: 27
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
late-nineteenth/early-twentieth century (reign of Mǝnilek [1889-1926] and Metropolitan Matewos [1889-1913])
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–104v
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–6v
- ms_i1.2
(Fols 7r–11r
- ms_i1.3
(Fols 11r–11v
- ms_i1.4
(Fols 12r–15r
- ms_i1.5
(Fols 15r–15v
- ms_i1.6
(Fols 16r–20r
- ms_i1.7
(Fols 20r–21r
- ms_i1.8
(Fols 21v–26r
- ms_i1.9
(Fols 26r–26v
- ms_i1.10
(Fols 27r–30r
- ms_i1.11
(Fols 31r–33r
- ms_i1.12
(Fols 34v–38r
- ms_i1.13
(Fols 38r–39r
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–6v
- ms_i2
(Fols 41r–47r
- ms_i3
(Fols 47v–53r
- ms_i4
(Fols 53r–59r
- ms_i5
(Fols 59v–67r
- ms_i6
(Fols 67v–69v
- ms_i7
(Fols 71r–71v
- ms_i8
(Fols 71v–78r
- ms_i9
(Fols 78r–78v
- ms_i10
(Fols 80r–87v
- ms_i11
(Fols 87v–89v
- ms_i12
(Fols 89v–91r
- ms_i13
(Fols 91r–95r
- ms_i14
(Fols 96r–170r
Contents
Language of text:
Fols 41r–47r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz
):
ሰላም፡ ለህላዌክሙ፡ ዘይመውዕ፡ ህላዌያተ፡
ለረኪበ፡ ስሙ፡ ኅቡዕ፡ አመ፡ ወጠንኩ፡ ተምኔተ።
እምግብርክሙ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ሶበ፡ ረከብኩ፡ አስማተ።
መለኮተ፡ ለለ፩፡ ዘዘዚአክሙ፡ ገጻተ።
እንበለ፡ ትድምርት፡ እሰሚ፡ ወእሁብ፡ ትድምርተ፡
Fols 47v–53r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz
):
ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ዘሰሌዳ፡ ሞገስ፡ መጽሐፉ።
ዘያሤኒ፡ ኵሎ፡ ወዘያስተሴፉ።
ጥዑመ፡ ዜና፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ለሀሊበ። ዕጎልት፡ ሱታፉ።
ሰላምከ፡ ወረድኤትከ፡ በላዕሌየ፡ ያዕርፉ።
አኮ፡ ለምዕር፡ ዳዕሙ፡ ለዝላፉ።
Fols 59v–67r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ሰላም፡ ለኪ፡ ደብረ፡ ሊባኖስ፡ ገነት። ፄና፡ መዓዛኪ፡ ዕፍረት።
Fols 67v–69v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz
):
ሰላም፡ ለፅንሰትከ፡ መሠረተ፡ ነገር፡ ወውጣኔ፡
ወለልደትከ፡ ሰላም፡ በብስራተ፡ መልአክ፡ ሠናየ፡ ቅኔ።
ገብረ፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ ሰባኬ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ውስተ፡ ኵርጓኔ።
ተማኅፀንኩ፡ በኪዳንከ፡ ከመ፡ ኢይርአይ፡ ኵነኔ።
ወበእንተዝ፡ ኃሠሥኩ፡ ኪያከ፡ መድኃኔ።
Fols 71r–71v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ልሳነ፡ ሰብእ፡. በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡. . . . .ommission by ናሁ፡ ንዜንዎክሙ፡ በዘድኅነ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ እምልሳነ፡ ሰብእ፡ ወጐየ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ እምገጸ፡ ኤሳው፡ እኁሁ፡ ወነገደ፡ ምድረ፡ ሶርያ፡. . . . .ommission by
Fols 71v–78r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz
):
በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡. . . . .ommission by ናሁ፡ ተማኅፀንኩ፡ በኆኅያተ፡ ስምከ፡ ካፍ።
ወበቀዳማይ፡ የውጣ፡ ዘጥንተ፡ ፊደሉ፡ አሌፍ።
ከመ፡ ታድኅነኒ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ እምትንሣኤ፡ ልሳን፡ ወአፍ።
እስመ፡ ልሳን፡ ቀተሎሙ፡ ለማኅበረ፡ ሰማዕት፡ አዕላፍ።
በነገረ፡ ውዴት፡ ጽኑዕ፡ ዘይባልሕ፡ እምሰይፍ ፦
Fols 78r–78v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz
):
ሰላም፡ ለከ፡ ሰዳዴ፡ ሰይጣናት፡ ፋኑኤል፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ እምጽርሑ።
ከመ፡ ኢይስክዩ፡ ሰብአ፡ እለ፡ ይኔስሑ።
በጌጋይ፡ ዘዘዚአሁ።
Fols 80r–87v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz
):
ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ዘይደልዎ (corrected)፡ ተበፅዖ።
እምውሉደ፡ ሰብእ፡ ኵሉ፡ በተዚያንዎ፡ ወበተዛውኦ፡
እስመ፡ ቅድሜሆሙ፡ አንተ፡ ዘትተግህ፡ በተራድኦ።
ፋኑኤል፡ ስመ፡ ዚአከ፡ ሶበ፡ እወጥን፡ ጸውኦ፡
ከመ፡ ልማድከ፡ ለፀርየ፡ ፍጡነ፡ ጽብኦ።
Fols 87v–89v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz
):
ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምኪ፡ ከመ፡ ኮለ፡ ገዳም፡ ዘይጼኑ።
ለስእርተ፡ ርእስኪ፡ ሰላም፡ ወለርእስኪ፡ በበዘመኑ።
ማርያ፡ ጽዮን፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ አስከሬኑ።
መኑ፡ መኑ፡ ዘከማኪ፡ መኑ።
አምላከ፡ ሰማያዊ፡ ዘፆረ፡ በሕጽኑ።
Fols 89v–91r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz
):
ሰላም፡ ለፍልሰትኪ፡ ምሳሌ፡ ነፍስኪ፡ ኢመዋቲ።
በተዕርእዎ፡ አሐቲ።
ድንግል፡ በ፪ኤ፡ ማርያ፡ ወለተ፡ ማቲ።
ሐመረ፡ ተርሴስ፡ ዘሰሎሞን፡ አንቲ።
እንተ፡ አተዉ፡ ጠቢባን፡ ወርቅ፡ ያፌዙ፡ ባቲ፡
Fols 91r–95r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz
):
ነገረ፡ ፊደላት፡ ሳምን፡ ከመ፡ ዳንዔል፡ ፈከረ፡
ናሁ፡ ወጠንኩ፡ ዘውዳሴከ፡ ምሥጢረ።
ጊዮርጊስ፡ ፍቅርከ፡ አቅመ፡ ረሰየኒ፡ ገብረ፡
መኑ፡ ይከልዓኒ፡ ዜና፡ ገድልከ፡ ነጊረ።
እመ፡ አንቀልቅሎ፡ ኢልማድ፡ ነፋሳት፡ አድባረ።
Fols 96r–170r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ): በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡. . . . .ommission by በስመ፡ ላህ፡ ይትመሐው፡ ወበስመ፡ ጓጓ፡ ይትዘርዘር፡ ወበስመ፡ ዮድ፡ ይሠዓር፡ ወበስመ፡ ይፔዴር፡ ይትፈታሕ፡ ሠዓር፡ ወመንዝር፡ ስሙና፡ ዝር፡ በዝ፡ አስማት፡ ኵሉ፡ ሥራይ፡ ወኵሉ፡ መቋጽር፡. . . . .ommission by
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 2 , 1 .
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Table of the hours of the day for twelve months
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upper: Exact dates of the conception (Mäggabit 29 #5500) birth (Tuesday, Taḫśaś 29, 5501), baptism (Ṭǝrr 11, 5530) and crucifixion (Mäggabit 27, 5534) of the Lord Jesus from the creation of the world; lower: Lucky and Unlucky Days of the Year, Ṣǝnǝ‘t wä-Ṣénṣǝnt
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col. 2 (purple ink): Instruction on how to recite Asmat prayer for healing of heart and ear problems
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top 14 lines: Feast days of the Apostles; bottom through 175r, upper: Feast days of Saint Mary 175r lower: Feast days of Our Lord, Jesus Christ
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Asmat prayer against demon Zar
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Fol. 11v (Type: OwnershipNote)
(and passim): Owner of the first codex, Wäldä Śǝllase, ወልደ፡ ሥላሴ፡
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Fol. 11v (Type: ScribalSignature)
(and passim): scribe, Wäldä Iyyäsus, ወልደ፡ ኢየሱስ፡
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Fol. 96v (Type: OwnershipNote)
(and passim): Owner of the second codex, Ṣǝge Maryam, ጽጌ፡ ማርያም፡
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Name of the Archbishop, Abba Matewos (1843–1926) and King Mǝnilek (1889–1913)
Extras
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(in pencil): illegible
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Fols. 170v, 171r, 171v, 172r, 172v, 173r, 173v
contain a few words in pencil
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Scribal intervention: words of text are written interlinearly (folss. 14v, 21v, 22r, 29r, 29v, , etc.); lines of text are written interlinearly (135r, ); lines of text are written interlinearly with a symbol (┴) marking the location where the text is to be inserted ( f. 2r, col. 1, line 11 ), and in another case in the upper margin where the symbol (┴) is used ( f. 74r, col. 1, line 2 ; f. 76r, col. 2, line 10 ; f. 77r, col. 2, line 14 ); and in another case where the symbol (+) is used ( f. 138r, col. 1, line 12 ); text has been removed (e.g., 6v, 76r, 79r )
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The codex is composite, made by combining two sizeable codices into one. The first segment is comprised of quires 1–10. The scribe employs large and ornate harägs to mark the beginning of new works and sections. The second segment is comprised of quires 11–18 or 19. Quire numbers begin at f. 96 (quire 11) with quire number “one” and continue, 1–8, on the first folio of each successive quire, except the last quire, through the end of the codex. No harägs are used in the second segment
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Numbered quires: quires 11–18 (quires 1–8 in the second codex)
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: folss. 1r, 7r, 12r, 16r, 21v, 27r, 31r, 34v, 41r, 47v, 53r, 67v, 75r, (haräg); 3r, 15r, 15v, 20v, 37v, 38r, 39r, 59r, 141r, (multiple full stops); 87v, 170r, (a line of alternating red and black dots); 139v (multiple full stops above a line of alternating red and black dots)
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 165mm |
Width | 145mm |
Depth | 70mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | a | 2 |
|
Protection Sheet |
2 | 1 | 10 |
|
Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 10 |
|
Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 10 |
|
Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 10 |
|
Quire 4 |
6 | 5 | 10 |
|
Quire 5 |
7 | 6 | 10 |
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Quire 6 |
8 | 7 | 10 |
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Quire 7 |
9 | 8 | 9 |
|
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10 | 9 | 10 |
|
Quire 9 |
11 | 10 | 6 |
|
Quire 10 |
12 | 11 | 10 |
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Quire 11 |
13 | 12 | 10 |
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Quire 12 |
14 | 13 | 10 |
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Quire 13 |
15 | 14 | 10 |
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Quire 14 |
16 | 15 | 10 |
|
Quire 15 |
17 | 16 | 10 |
|
Quire 16 |
18 | 17 | 10 |
|
Quire 17 |
19 | 18 | 8 |
|
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20 | 19 | 3 |
|
|
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
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
Quire 8: 9, stub before 1
Quire ID:q9, number:8
Notes: 1)
Quire 9
Quire ID:q10, number:9
Quire 10
Quire ID:q11, number:10
Quire 11
Quire ID:q12, number:11
Quire 12
Quire ID:q13, number:12
Quire 13
Quire ID:q14, number:13
Quire 14
Quire ID:q15, number:14
Quire 15
Quire ID:q16, number:15
Quire 16
Quire ID:q17, number:16
Quire 17
Quire ID:q18, number:17
Quire 18: 3, stub after 6 4, stub after 6
Quire ID:q19, number:18
Notes: 1)
Quire 19: 2, stub before 3
Quire ID:q20, number:19
Notes: 1)
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (9), 10 (10), 11 (6), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (10), 18 (10), 19 (8), 20 (3),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (9), 10 (10), 11 (6), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (10), 18 (10), 19 (8), 20 (3),
Binding
Parchment, 165 x 145 x 70 mm, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood.
Binding material
parchment
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 21mm |
bottom | 26mm |
right | 21mm |
left | 11mm |
Ms Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Holcomb Codex 1 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 145mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 165mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: ማርያም፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ገብረ፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ፋኑኤል፡ ሚካኤል፡
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Revisions of the data
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Added line breaks to incipits that are poetry on 11.12.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Updated id numbers on 23.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Minor changes on 12.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Updated facs statements on 5.11.2020
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Added facs statements on 28.10.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Added Asmat prayer as work on 21.5.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Corrected ǝ character on 18.4.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Minor edits to additions on 27.9.2019
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Added ms items, notes, varia on 16.9.2019
- Jonah Sandford Jonah Sandford: Added quire desc, binding desc, margin dim, columns/lines, dating info on 25.7.2018
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: Created XML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018
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