Belmont, MA, Alwan Collection, Alwan Codex 36
Jonah Sandford, Ashlee Benson
Alwan, EMIP
Collection: Alwan
Other identifiers: Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project EMIP 246
General description
Alwan Codex 36
Number of Text units: 13
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
eighteenth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–206v
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–160r
- ms_i1.2
(Fols 160r–177r
- ms_i1.3
(Fols 177r–184v
- ms_i1.4
(Fols 185r–201r
- ms_i1.4.1
(Fols 185r and following
- ms_i1.4.2
(Fols 1r–117r
- ms_i1.4.3
(Fols 117r–128v
- ms_i1.4.4
(Fols 129r–135v
- ms_i1.4.5
(Fols 135v–145r
- ms_i1.4.6
(Fols 145r–149v
- ms_i1.4.7
(Fols 102r–109r
- ms_i1.4.1
(Fols 185r and following
- ms_i1.5
(Fols 201r–206v
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–160r
Contents
Fols 1r–206v
Language of text:
Additions In this unit there are in total 3 s, 2 , 1 .
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Fol. 1r Note in lower margin, “pen trial on Monday.”
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(Type: Asmat)
Fol. 184v ʾAsmāt-prayer (general record) (CAe 5888)
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(Type: GuestText)
f. 206v, top margin Yǝweddǝsǝwwa malāʾǝkt la-Māryām (CAe 3108)
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(Type: GuestText)
Fols. 207r, f. 207v, col. 2 lower
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Fol. ir(ecto) Beginning of first psalm
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f. 31r-32r, bottom margins Commentary on liturgical procession, from the Missal
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(Type: Asmat)
Fol. 184v Talismanic symbol (in red and black) with ʾAsmāt-prayer (general record) (CAe 5888) against bleeding
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Fols. 184v, Note of ownership, in pen in later hand, Qes Beza Agağğä (also at 206v where it replaces the name of the original owner)
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(Type: Asmat)
f. 195r, lower margin ʾAsmāt-prayer (general record) (CAe 5888) to curse an enemy
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(Type: RecordTransaction)
Fol. 207v Record of a land transaction made during the reign of Dawit (the last of the Gondarite Dawits, 1716–1721), along with a list of witnesses. The presence of this record of transaction may not be contemporaneous with the production of the codex; it may be to establish ownership of property at a time later than the Gondarite Dawit. The text begins: እጽሕፍ ኍልቈ መሳክርት ዘተናገረ ምስራቃዊ ዘወለዶ ለገላውዴዎስ በዘመነ ዮሐንስ በመንግሥተ ዳዊት ወበሲመተ አትኔ አንጌ ዴላሞ. . . . .ommission by
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Psalm 118 contains superscriptions for the various sections of the Psalms
Extras
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Fol. iv(erso) A circular seal appears in the lower left corner: “This seal belongs to Täsämma.”
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Fol. 79r the phrase “half of Psalms,” enclosed in double box, marks the midpoint of the Psalms
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Binding is original and mostly intact. There are visible repairs and at least two small gaps in the chain stitches
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Vellum is discolored but intact and in good condition
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Scribal intervention: words of text are written interlinearly (folss. 169v, 181v, 182r, 192r, etc.); and lines of text are written interlinearly (67r, 92v, 133r, etc.); and interlinearly with a symbol (+) marking the location where the text is to be inserted ( f. 86v, line 11 f. 182v, line 8 ; text has been removed (e.g., 8r, 86v )
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This scribe has avoided the problem of lines of text too long to fit on one line by adopting an aspect ratio that leaves ample room for the width of most lines. Occasionally a line is still too long and has to be completed above or below the end of the line. (e.g., fol. 3r )
Decoration In this unit there are in total 9 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: folss. 1r, 20r, (ornate ḥaräg in black ink); 10r, (dotted line of small black inked crescents); 30v, (variegated black and vellum boxes separating bodies of text); 43r, 151v, (black, white, red, and brown ornate ḥaräg); 52v, 60v, (line of alternating black and red dots with reticular woven pattern drawn above it); 60r, 103v, 138v, 143v, 160r, 177r, 184v, 206v, (multiple full stops between two red and black alternating dotted lines); 71v, (line of alternating red and black dots with multiple full stops above it); 85r, 95v, 120v, 186v, 190r, 201r (line of alternating black and red dots)
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
f.iv(erso), left
Crude drawing of David Playing the Harp
- miniature:
f.iv(erso), right
Holy Man Portrait surrounded by creatures and bird. With caption Legend: ( ) “David and Gäbrä Mänfäs Qǝddus.”
- miniature: Fol. 5r
- miniature:
Fol. 46r
Holy Man Portrait,St George of Lydda and the with caption Legend: ( ) “Saint George and Berutawit.”
- miniature:
Fol. 84v
Crucifixion of Jesus with captions (l. to r.) Legend: ( ) “Maryam,” “Langinos,” [with one eye closed] “Saint John,” and “Jew.” A caption on the top of the gives the initials for the phrase, Legend: ( ) “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews.”
- miniature:
Fol. 104r
Resurrection of Jesus raising Adam and Eve . Two evil men below (showing one eye) remain in the ground. With caption Legend: ( ) “with our father, Adam,” “How Our Lord Jesus Christ was raised from the dead on the third day,” “with our mother, Eve,” “Jew,” and “Jew.”
- miniature:
Fol. 150r
Coronation of Mary surrounded by members of the Holy Trinity. With caption Legend: ( ) “How the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit enthroned Saint Mary.”
- miniature:
Fol. 204v
Angel Michael and the three young men in the furnace. With captions (l. to r.) Legend: ( ) “the three children,” “Saint Michael,” and “How he rescued the three children.”
- miniature:
Fol. 208v
Crude, colored drawing of Virgin and Child
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 210mm |
Width | 195mm |
Depth | 90mm |
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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Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 10 |
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Quire 4 |
6 | 5 | 10 |
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Quire 5 |
7 | 6 | 10 |
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Quire 6 |
8 | 7 | 10 |
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Quire 7 |
9 | 8 | 12 |
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Quire 8 |
10 | 9 | 11 |
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11 | 10 | 10 |
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Quire 10 |
12 | 11 | 11 |
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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 |
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Quire 15 |
17 | 16 | 10 |
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Quire 16 |
18 | 17 | 10 |
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Quire 17 |
19 | 18 | 10 |
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Quire 18 |
20 | 19 | 10 |
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Quire 19 |
21 | 20 | 10 |
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Quire 20 |
22 | 21 | 4 |
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Quire 21 |
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
Quire ID:q9, number:8
Quire 9: 3, stub after 9
Quire ID:q10, number:9
Notes: 1)
Quire 10
Quire ID:q11, number:10
Quire 11: 10, stub after 1
Quire ID:q12, number:11
Notes: 1)
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
Quire ID:q19, number:18
Quire 19
Quire ID:q20, number:19
Quire 20
Quire ID:q21, number:20
Quire 21
Quire ID:q22, number:21
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 (12), 10 (11), 11 (10), 12 (11), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (10), 18 (10), 19 (10), 20 (10), 21 (10), 22 (4),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (12), 10 (11), 11 (10), 12 (11), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (10), 18 (10), 19 (10), 20 (10), 21 (10), 22 (4),
Binding
Parchment, 210 x 195 x 90 mm, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough hewn wooden boards.
Binding material
parchment
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 25-30mm |
bottom | 45mm |
right | 25-30mm |
left | 7-10mm |
Ms Belmont, MA, Alwan Collection, Alwan Codex 36 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 195mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 210mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: [link] Content Item 1.5 , item 1 ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān (CAe 1113) ኢግዚአብሔር፡ [link] Content Item 1.5 , item 1 ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān (CAe 1113) ማርያም፡
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