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Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Alemu Codex

Ashlee Benson, Jonah Sandford

EMIP

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https://betamasaheft.eu/EMIP00346
Alemu[view repository]

Collection: EMIP

GeneralDescriptionPhysical DescriptionAuthors

General description

Alemu Codex

Number of Text units: 1

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

Seventeenth century

Summary

Gospel of John, ወንጌል፡ ዘዮሐንስ፡
  1. ms_i1 (Fols 1r–89v

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    ), Gospel of John

Contents

Fols 1r–89v

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Gospel of John (CAe 1693)

Language of text:

Text begins on fols. 1r, ; conclusion (mäl’a), 89r, .A crude hand has marked in blue ink the days of the week for reading (1r, 6v, 7v, 9r, 11v etc.). Another hand has introduced extensive corrections

Additions In this unit there are in total 2 , 1 .

  1. Fol. iiv(erso) (Type: OwnershipNote)

    Note of ownership with seal: Text: ዝ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘመምሕር፡ ገብረ፡ ሕይወት፡ ዘወሀቦ፡ ለመምሕሬ፡ ገብረ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ፲፱፻፳፬፡ ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት፡ ኅዳር፡ ሶስት፡ ቀን። Translation: This book belongs to owned by Mämhǝr Gäbrä Ḥǝywät who gifted it to Mämhǝr Gäbrä Iyyäsus on 3 Ḫǝdar, 1924 EC (= 13 Nov., 1931 AD)

  2. Fol. 90r (Type: RecordTransaction)

    Note of transaction of book: Text: በ14፡ 8፡ 96፡ ዓም፡ እኔ፡ ዲ. ኃይለ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ወንድሙ፡ ይችን፡ የዮሐንስ፡ ወንጌል፡ የራሴ፡ በመሆኑ፡ ለችግሬ፡ ሸጨላቼዋለሁ፡ ለመሸጤ፡ በፊርማዬ፡ አረጋግጣለሁ። Translation: [Date:] On Miyazya 14, 1996 (EC = April 22, 2004 AD). [Owner:] I am Deacon Ḫaylä Giyorgis Wändǝmu. [Declaration]: Because this Gospel of John (CAe 1693) is mine, I sold it to him [an unidentified buyer] [to support] my need and I guarantee the selling with my signature .

  3. f. 1r and passim (Type: OwnershipNote)

    Note of ownership by Wäldä Maryam

Extras

  1. Fol. i(recto)

    unintelligible note

  2. Fols. iv(erso), iir(ecto)

    blank by erasure

  3. Fol. iiv(erso)

    unidentified stamp

  4. Fol. 90v

    unidentified note in a crude hand

  5. Fols. 9, 17, 22, 39, 47, 58, 82, 87

    brown yarn sewn into corners to mark the location of the readings for the days of the week as navigation system

  6. Numbered quires: quires 2–9

  7. Fols. 2r, 6r, 13v, 14r, 16r

    (etc.) words of text are written interlinearly;

  8. Fols. 4r, 7v, 8r, 17v, 19v

    (etc.) lines of text are written interlinearly;

  9. f. 17r, col.1, line 4 f. 34r, col. 2, line 5 f. 40v, col 2, line 11 f. 44v, col. 2, line 15 f. 56r, col.1, line 2 41r, 56v, f. 2v, col. 1, line 6 f. 3r, col. 2, line 14 f. 3v, col. 1, line 15 f. 4r, col. 1, line 4 f. 5r, col. 1, line 8 f. 5v, col 2, line 17 f. 8r, col. 1, line 13

    lines of text are written in the upper margin with a symbol (┴) marking the location where the text is to be inserted (17r; 34r; 40v; 44v; 56r, etc.), and in another case where the symbol (+) is used (41r, 56v, etc.); and in another case interlinearly with the symbol (┴) marking the location where the text is to be inserted (2v; 3r; 3v; 4r; 5r; 5v, etc.);

  10. Fols. 9v, 52r, 58r, 67v

    (etc.) erasure markings are visible;

  11. Fols. 1v, 2r, 2v, 3r, 3v, 4r

    (etc.) text has been removed

  12. This intervening scribe uses one other approach to intervention that is fairly unique. A first pass has been made through manuscript and notes made in pencil in the margins indicating changes that need to be made. Then the changes themselves were introduced in black ink at the appropriate place in the folios.

Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .

Frame notes

  1. frame: Decorative designs: fols. 1r, (red and black haräg); 1r, 6v, 89r, 89v, (line of alternating black and red dots); 8r, 9r, 11v, 13r, 17r, 22r, 55r, 56v, 58r, 70v, 79v, 82r, 82v, 84v, 87v, 89r, 89v (multiple full stops)

Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

+NaN (leaf) .Entered as ii + 90 +NaN (quire) .Entered as Protection sheet + 9 95 65 30
Outer dimensions
Height 95mm
Width 65mm
Depth 30mm

Quire Structure Collation

Quire descriptions: quires 1–6 balanced; quires 7–9 adjusted balanced. Stubs appear between folss. 63, 64, and between 68, 69. Stubs appear between folss. 73, 74, and between 78, 79. Stubs appear between folss. 82, 83, and between 87, 88.
Position Number Leaves Quires Description
1 a 2 Fols i–ii Protection Sheet
2 1 10 Fols 1–10 Quire 1
3 2 10 Fols 11–20 Quire 2
4 3 10 Fols 21–30 Quire 3
5 4 10 Fols 31–40 Quire 4
6 5 10 Fols 41–50 Quire 5
7 6 10 Fols 51–60 Quire 6
8 7 10 Fols 61–70 Stubs appear between folss. 63, 64, and between 68, 69. Quire 7: 3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3
9 8 10 Fols 71–80 Stubs appear between folss. 73, 74, and between 78, 79. Quire 8: 3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3
10 9 10 Fols 81–90 Stubs appear between folss. 82, 83, and between 87, 88. Quire 9: 3, stub after 7 8, stub after 2

Collation diagrams


Protection Sheet
Quire ID:q1, number:a
Collation diagram Quire 1 1 2 Unit #1

Quire 1
Quire ID:q2, number:1
Collation diagram Quire 2 3 12 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 2
Quire ID:q3, number:2
Collation diagram Quire 3 13 22 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 3
Quire ID:q4, number:3
Collation diagram Quire 4 23 32 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 4
Quire ID:q5, number:4
Collation diagram Quire 5 33 42 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 5
Quire ID:q6, number:5
Collation diagram Quire 6 43 52 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 6
Quire ID:q7, number:6
Collation diagram Quire 7 53 62 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5

Quire 7: 3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3
Quire ID:q8, number:7
Notes: 1) Stubs appear between folss. 63, 64, and between 68, 69.
Collation diagram Quire 8 63 72 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6

Quire 8: 3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3
Quire ID:q9, number:8
Notes: 1) Stubs appear between folss. 73, 74, and between 78, 79.
Collation diagram Quire 9 73 82 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6

Quire 9: 3, stub after 7 8, stub after 2
Quire ID:q10, number:9
Notes: 1) Stubs appear between folss. 82, 83, and between 87, 88.
Collation diagram Quire 10 83 92 Unit #1 Unit #2 Unit #3 Unit #4 Unit #5 Unit #6

Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2/Fols i–ii) – I(10/Fols 1–10) – II(10/Fols 11–20) – III(10/Fols 21–30) – IV(10/Fols 31–40) – V(10/Fols 41–50) – VI(10/Fols 51–60) – VII(8+2/s.l. 3, stub after 8; s.l. 8, stub after 3/Fols 61–70) – VIII(8+2/s.l. 3, stub after 8; s.l. 8, stub after 3/Fols 71–80) – IX(8+2/s.l. 3, stub after 7; s.l. 8, stub after 2/Fols 81–90) –

Formula: Fols i–ii Protection Sheet ; Fols 1–10 Quire 1 ; Fols 11–20 Quire 2 ; Fols 21–30 Quire 3 ; Fols 31–40 Quire 4 ; Fols 41–50 Quire 5 ; Fols 51–60 Quire 6 ; Fols 61–70 Quire 7: 3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3 ; Fols 71–80 Quire 8: 3, stub after 8 8, stub after 3 ; Fols 81–90 Quire 9: 3, stub after 7 8, stub after 2 ;

Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10),

Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10),

Binding

Parchment, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards covered with tooled leather over decorative linen patches visible inside the turn-ins on front and back cover.

Binding material

parchment

wood

leather

textile

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1

H
W
Margins
top 10mm
bottom 22mm
right 8mm
left 5mm

Ms Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Alemu Codex main part

looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 65mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 95mm.

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 2

Number of lines: 17

Palaeography

  • Hand 1

    Script: Ethiopic

    Rubrication: ኢየሱስ፡

    The word Jesus is rubricated

    • Keywords

      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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      type=expanded
      20.8.2024 at 15:25:41
      date
      type=lastModified
      13.11.2020
      idno
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      manuscripts
      idno
      type=url
      https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP00346/main
      idno
      type=URI
      https://betamasaheft.eu/EMIP00346
      idno
      type=filename
      EMIP00346.xml
      idno
      type=ID
      EMIP00346

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    Revision history

    • Ashlee Benson Minor edits on 13.11.2020
    • Ashlee Benson Added facs statements on 12.5.2020
    • Ralph Lee Corrected ǝ character on 18.4.2020
    • Ashlee Benson Updated foreign code on 30.3.2020
    • Jonah Sandford Added quire maps, margin dims, columns/lines, binding desc, dating info. on 23.3.2020
    • Ashlee Benson Added items on 11.2.2020
    • Ashlee Benson Added items on 16.1.2020
    • Ashlee Benson Added items on 8.10.2019
    • Pietro Maria Liuzzo Created XML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018
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    Attribution of the content

    Ashlee Benson, editor

    Jonah Sandford, editor

    Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor

    Ralph Lee, contributor

    The initial version of this file was created from data kindly provided by the Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project directed by Steve Delamarter.
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