Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 176
Ashlee Benson, Jonah Sandford
EMIP
General description
Weiner Codex 176
Number of Text units: 23
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Nineteenth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–5v
- ms_i2
( f. 6r, cols 1–2
- ms_i3
( f. 6r, (col. 2)
- ms_i4
( f. 6v-10v, (col. 1)
- ms_i5
(Fols 12r–46r
- ms_i6
( f. 46r, col. 1
- ms_i7
(Fols 46r–46v
- ms_i8
(Fols 47r–47v
- ms_i9
(Fols 49r–70r
- ms_i10
(Fols 70r–70v
- ms_i11
(Fols 70v–71r
- ms_i12
(Fols 71r–71v
- ms_i13
(Fols 72r–114r
- ms_i14
(Fols 114v and following
- ms_i15
(Fols 114v and following
- ms_i16
(Fols 115r and following
- ms_i17
(Fols 115v and following
- ms_i18
(Fols 117r–146r
- ms_i19
(Fols 146r and following
- ms_i20
(Fols 146r–147r
- ms_i21
(Fols 147r and following
- ms_i22
(Fols 147v and following
- ms_i23
(Fols 148r–151v
Contents
f. 6r, cols 1–2
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ዘሐዋርያት፡ እግእነ፡ አርድእት፡ እምኍልቈ፡ ፸ወ፪ አምኔሆሙ፡ ቀሌምንጦስ፡ ሰበከ፡ ወጸሐፈ፡ ሕገ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ በናባስ፡ ፩ ውእቱሰ፡ ሊቀ፡ ሐዋርያት። ማቴዎስ፡ በርናባስ፡. . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
f. 6r, (col. 2)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ እብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ስብሐት፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ መዓርገ፡ ወንጌል፡ ወዝማሬ፡ ዘበአማን፡ በተአምራት፡ ግሁዳት፡ እምኀበ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ ሐዋርያት፡። ወመንክራት፡ ንዋየ፡ ኵሉ፡ ልቡናት። ወተከሥተ፡ ጽድቀ፡ ልቡናት፡ ወሃይማኖት፡ . . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
f. 6v-10v, (col. 1)
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ . . . . .ommission by ንቀድም፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ሎቱ፡ ስብሐት፡ ይትባረክ፡ ስሙ፡ ወይትሌዓል፡ ዝክሩ፡ ወፍጽምናሁ። ዘእምኔሁ፡ ኵሉ፡ ሢመተ፡ ኃይል። ወቦቱ፡ ተፍጻሜተ፡ ስእለት። ወኀቤሁ፡ ምጽባሐ፡ ኵሎ፡ አስተብቍዖ፡ . . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
incomplete at the end due to the illuminations painted over text. See, ወንጌል፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘእግዚእነ፡ ወወድኃኒነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። የጌታችን፡ የመድኃኒታችን፡ የኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ወንጌል። ከቀድሞ፡ አባቶች፡ ጀምሮ፡ ሲወርድ፡ ሲዋረድ፡ የመጣው፡ ንባብና፡ ትርጓሜው፡ (በአንድምታ)፤ ትንሣኤ፡ ማሳተሚያ፡ ድርጅት። ፲፱፻፺፭፡ ዓ፡ ም። አዲስ፡ አበባ። (Holy Gospel of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ . Text and interpretation which was transmitted from our fathers.Fols 12r–46r
Language of text:
A set of folios is missing between fols. 45v, 46r . Thus, is missing the text from Matthew 27:34–28:20.f. 46r, col. 1
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ተፈጸመ፡ ጽሕፈተ፡ ብስራቱ፡ ለማቴዎስ፡ . . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
Concluding note on the Gospel of Matthew.Fols 46r–46v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ . . . . .ommission by ስብሐት፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ መዓርገ፡ ወንጌል፡ ወዝማሬ፡ ዘበአማን፡ . . . . .ommission by ወለማቴዎስ፡ ስሙ፡ ሌዊ፡ ወትርጓሜሁ፡ ኅሩይ። ወውእቱ፡ አምነገደ፡ ይሳኮር፡ እምሀገረ፡ ናዝሬት። ስመ፡ አቡሁ፡ ዳቅ፡ ወስመ፡ እሙ፡ ኮራትያስ፡ . . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
Introduction to the Gospel of Matthew.Fols 70r–70v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):መልዓ፡ ጽሕፈተ፡ ብስራቱ፡ ለማርቆስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ ሐዋርያ፡. . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
Concluding Note (መልዓ፡) on the Gospel of Mark.Fols 70v–71r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ሕያው፡ እስከ። ለዓለም፡ ወበኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ቀዳማዊ። ውመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ማኅየዊ፤ ዝንቱሰ፡ ማርቆስ፡ ሐዋርያዊ፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳስ፡ ብኵር፡ ረድእ፡ ወድንግል፡ ውእቱ፡ ወኮነ፡ ስሙ፡ ቅድመ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ በከመ፡ ዘከሮ፡ ሉቃስ፡ በአብረክሲስ፡ ስማ፡ ለእሙ፡ ማርያም፡ ወእቲ፡ እኅተ፡ በርናባስ፡ . . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
Introduction to Mark.Fols 114v and following
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):መልዓ፡ ጽሕፈተ፡ ብስራቱ፡ ለሉቃስ፡ ጠቢብ፡ . . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
Concluding Note (መልዓ፡) on Gospel of Luke.Fols 114v and following
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ . . . . .ommission by ዘመሐረነ፡ በረድኤቱ፡ እምድኅረ፡ ስሕተት፡ ወዑረት። ወአርአየነ፡ ተመርሆ፡ እምድኅረ፡ እኩ። ወተኃጕሎት፡ ወአብርሃ፡ አልባበነ፡ በጥበቡ፡ ፍጽምት፡ . . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
Introduction to Luke, incomplete at the end (a folio is missing between fols. 114v, and 115r ).Fols 115r and following
Language of text:
Fragment of the list of Sections of Luke, incomplete at the beginning.Fols 115v and following
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):አመ፡ ፳፬፡ አትናትዮስ፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት: ወስምዖን፡ መነኮስ፡ ወዕለተ፡ ልደቱ፡ ለተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት፡ ዘሰርክ፡ ዳዊት፡ ፴፪፡ ተፈሥሁ፡ ጻድቃን፤ ወንጌል፡ ዘማቴዎስ፡. . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
incomplete at the end due to the miniatures being painted over text on fols. 116r, 116v .Fols 146r and following
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):መልዓ፡ ስብከተ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወልደ፡ ዘብዴዎስ፡ ቀዳማዊ፡ ሐዋርያ፡ ፩ምእ፲ወ፪ ዘጸሐፎ፡ በዮናኒ፡ ለሰብአ፡ ሀገረ፡ ኤፌሶን፤ እምድኅረ፡ ዕርገቱ፡ ለእግዚእ(ነ)፡ . . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
Concluding Note (መልዓ፡) on Gospel of John.Fols 146r–147r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘይትወሀድ፡ በመለኮት፡ ወይሤለስ፡ በአካላት፡ መቅድመ፡ ወንጌሉ፡ ለዮሐንስ፡ ፈጻሜ፡ ብስራት። ዝንቱ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ፩እም፲ወ፪ ሐዋርያት፡ ወስማ፡ ለእሙ፡ ባውፍልያ። ወካዕበ፡ ትሰመይ፡ ማርያም፡ ወውእቱ፡ እምንገደ፡ ዛብሎን፡ ወእምነ፡ ቤተ፡ ሳይዳ፡ . . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
Introduction to John.Fols 147v and following
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሜልኪ፡ አውስባ፡ ለሻሽና፡ ወእሜንሃ፡ ወልዶ፡ ለኔሪ፡ ወሞተ፡ ሜልኪ፡ ወመጽአ፡ ኤልያቄም፡ . . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
Genealogy of Jesus combined from Matthew and Luke.Fols 148r–151v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሥርዓተ፡ ግጻዌ፡ ዘሆሣዕና፡ ዘቀዳሚት፡ ነግህ፡ ዳዊት ብፁዓን፡ ኵሎሙ፡ እለ፡ ይንህዎ፡ ለእግር፡ ወንጌል፡ ዘሉቃስ፡ ፪፻፳፩ ወእተ፡ አሚረ፡ እስከ ኀበ፡ ይብል፡. . . . .ommission by
Language of text:
incomplete at the end due to the miniatures painted over the top of text on fols. 152r, 152v .Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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Fols. 12r, 49r, 72r, 117r (Type: OwnershipNote)
mentions owners, Walda Giyorgis and Walatta Ṗeṭros
Extras
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Fols. ir(ecto), iv(erso), iir(ecto), iiv(erso), ivr(ecto), ivv(erso), 153r, 153v
blank
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notes regarding the gospel readings for Good Friday
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notes regarding the gospel readings for Good Friday
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notes regarding the gospel readings for Good Friday
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notes regarding the gospel readings for Good Friday
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marginal notation to mark content
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Numbered quires: quires 4, 6, 13 and 17
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(etc.) words of text are written interlinearly;
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Fols. 77v, 79r, 90r, 97v, 114r
(etc.) lines of text are written interlinearly
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f. 30v, col. 1, line 20 f. 70v, col. 1, line 3 f. 131v, col. 1, line 5 f. 61v, col. 2, line 5 f. 87v, col. 2, line 11 f. 107v, col. 2, line 24 f. 117v, col. 2, line 20 f. 118v, col. 1, line 17 f. 120r, col. 1, line 15 f. 121v, col. 1, line 11 f. 135v, col. 3 f. 146r, col. 3, line 3 f. 149v, col. 1, line 28 f. 149v, col. 3, line 6 f. 149r, col. 2, line 28
lines of text are written between the columns with a symbol (+) marking the location where the text is to be inserted (30v; 70v; 131v), and in another case where the symbol (┴) is used (61v; 87v; 107v; 117v; 118v; 120r; 121v; 135v; 146r; 149v; 149v) and in another case in the bottom margin where the symbol (+) is used (149r);
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erasure markings are visible;
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(etc.) text has been removed
Decoration In this unit there are in total 21 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: fols. 151r, (ḥaräg); 10r, 45v, 46r, 90r, 108r, 114r, 146r, 146v, 147r, 148r, 148v, 149r, 149v, 150r, 150v, 151r, 151v, (line of alternating red and black dots); 12r, 46r, 49r, 72r, 117r, (multiple full stops between lines of red and black dots); multiple full stops are used as section dividers throughout (e.g, 6r, 6v, 12r, 25r, 36v, 37r, 38r )
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. iiir(ecto)
Virgin and Child (seated center) flanked by Gabriel and Michael with drawn swords
- miniature:
Fol. iiiv(erso)
Holy Man Portrait,St George of Lydda and the (upper); three monastic saints are pictured below
- miniature:
f. 5v, right side
Angel holding a book adorned by a (above); a monastic saint is pictured below
- miniature:
Fol. 11r
Four monastic Holy Men Potrait are pictured above; the annunciation with St Mary spinning thread (lower left), an Ethiopian saint with prayer stick (lower right)
- miniature:
f. 11v, upper
Four Holy Women (ʾElsābeṭ and St Mary at the center?) with one man (Joseph ) in the background on the right. Three monastic saints are pictured below
- miniature:
Fol. 17r
A man walking in a grove of trees; above, an Angel in a cloud holds a
- miniature:
Fol. 17v
Two Ethiopian Holy Men Potrait with prayer sticks are pictured above; and three monastic saints are pictured below
- miniature:
Fol. 27r
The Three Magi (kneeling right) offer gifts to St Mary and Jesus Christ (seated center). Behind (left) stands Salome
- miniature:
Fol. 27v
Flight into Egypt Two Angels holding books adorned with es are pictured below
- miniature:
Fol. 48r
Holy Man Portrait Joseph takes St Mary by the hand (?)
- miniature:
Fol. 48v
Three Holy Men Potrait (above), four saints (below), the center two hold books adorned with es
- miniature:
Fol. 66r
A king (seated center) motions toward two men (upper left); behind, a priest offers communion to a group
- miniature: Fol. 66v St Mary in the heavens, standing on a crescent moon and adored by six angels. Two monastic saints are pictured right and left
- miniature:
Fol. 99r
Equestrian Saint spears a beast with a two-headed tail. A monastic saint is pictured on either side (top) and three monastic saints are pictured below
- miniature:
Fol. 99v
Two monastic Holy Men Potrait each holding a book adorned by a and gesturing toward one another (upper left); A monastic saint holding a processional and a book adorned by a (upper right); Two equestrian saints spearking enemies are depicted below
- miniature:
Fol. 116r
Crucifixion of Jesus, St Mary and John on either side
- miniature:
Fol. 116v
St Mary, seated on a throne (right) and crowned by two angels (upper right) gestures toward people (left) under a tree (upper left)
- miniature:
Fol. 139r
by Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus. St Mary looks on above. A monastic saint is pictured to the right and three below
- miniature:
Fol. 139v
Resurrection of Jesus, raising Adam and Eve from the dead. Five monastic saints are pictured above and to the right; and angel with and is pictured lower right
- miniature:
Fol. 152r
Holy Man Portrait Gabra Manfas Qǝddus with lions and leopards (upper left), four monastic saints are pictured above and lower left
- miniature:
Fol. 152v
The Striking of the Head, ኵርዓተ፡ ርእሱ፡ Four monastic saints are pictured in each corner of the picture with an angel at the bottom center
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 278mm |
Width | 249mm |
Depth | 90mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 1 |
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Spine Strap around Front: 1, no stub |
2 | b | 4 |
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3 | 1 | 5 |
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4 | 2 | 6 |
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Quire 2 |
5 | 3 | 10 |
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Quire 3 |
6 | 4 | 10 |
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Quire 4 |
7 | 5 | 10 |
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Quire 5 |
8 | 6 | 7 |
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9 | 7 | 9 |
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10 | 8 | 8 |
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Quire 8 |
11 | 9 | 6 |
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Quire 9 |
12 | 10 | 10 |
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Quire 10 |
13 | 11 | 6 |
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Quire 11 |
14 | 12 | 8 |
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Quire 12 |
15 | 13 | 8 |
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Quire 13 |
16 | 14 | 7 |
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17 | 15 | 6 |
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Quire 15 |
18 | 16 | 8 |
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Quire 16 |
19 | 17 | 10 |
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Quire 17 |
20 | 18 | 8 |
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Quire 18 |
21 | 19 | 5 |
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22 | 20 | 6 |
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Quire 20 |
23 | c | 1 |
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Spine Strap around Back: 1, no stub |
Collation diagrams
Spine Strap around Front: 1, no stub
Quire ID:q1, number:a
Protection Quire
Quire ID:q2, number:b
Notes: 1)
Quire 1: 1, stub after 5
Quire ID:q3, number:1
Notes: 1)
Quire 2
Quire ID:q4, number:2
Quire 3
Quire ID:q5, number:3
Quire 4
Quire ID:q6, number:4
Quire 5
Quire ID:q7, number:5
Quire 6: 2, stub after 6
Quire ID:q8, number:6
Notes: 1)
Quire 7: 5, stub after 4
Quire ID:q9, number:7
Notes: 1)
Quire 8
Quire ID:q10, number:8
Quire 9
Quire ID:q11, number:9
Quire 10
Quire ID:q12, number:10
Quire 11
Quire ID:q13, number:11
Quire 12
Quire ID:q14, number:12
Quire 13
Quire ID:q15, number:13
Quire 14: 5, stub after 2
Quire ID:q16, number:14
Notes: 1)
Quire 15
Quire ID:q17, number:15
Quire 16
Quire ID:q18, number:16
Quire 17
Quire ID:q19, number:17
Quire 18
Quire ID:q20, number:18
Quire 19: 1, stub after 5 2, stub after 4 5, stub after 2
Quire ID:q21, number:19
Notes: 1)
Quire 20
Quire ID:q22, number:20
Spine Strap around Back: 1, no stub
Quire ID:q23, number:c
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(0+1/s.l. 1, no stub
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Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (), 2 (4), 3 (), 4 (6), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (7), 9 (9), 10 (8), 11 (6), 12 (10), 13 (6), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (7), 17 (6), 18 (8), 19 (10), 20 (8), 21 (), 22 (6), 23 (),
Formula 2: 1 (), 2 (4), 3 (), 4 (6), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (7), 9 (9), 10 (8), 11 (6), 12 (10), 13 (6), 14 (8), 15 (8), 16 (7), 17 (6), 18 (8), 19 (10), 20 (8), 21 (), 22 (6), 23 (),
Binding
Parchment, 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 | 31-34mm |
bottom | 67-69mm |
right | 37-40mm |
left | 14-17mm |
Ms Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 176 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 249mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 278mm.Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 22
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: ማርያም፡ ኢየሱስ፡
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