Washington, D.C., Howard University School of Divinity, Tweed Codex 049
Ashlee Benson, Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee
Tweed Collection, EMIP
General description
Tweed Codex 049
Number of Text units: 2
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Early-twentieth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–148r
- ms_i2
(Fols 148r–149v
Contents
Fols 1r–148r
Language of text:
Mazmura Dāwit, Psalm 118 including the Spritual Meaning of the Hebrew LettersFols 148r–149v
Language of text:
in a different and later handAdditions In this unit there are in total 2 .
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Fols. iiiv(erso), ivr(ecto) (Type: GuestText)
Layman’s prayer, in Amharic, አዳምን፡ ከሲኦል፡ ኖኅን፡ ከማየ፡ አይኅ፡
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Fols. 148r, 148v, 149r, 149v (Type: GuestText)
Yǝweddǝsǝwwa malāʾǝkt la-Māryām (CAe 3108) in a different hand
Extras
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blank
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Identified in the insurance hand list as Psalter 33
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blue yarn is sewn into the fore edge as navigation system
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yellow yarn is sewn into the fore edge as navigation system
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black yarn is sewn into the fore edge as navigation system
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green yarn is sewn into the fore edge as navigation system
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purple yarn is sewn into the fore edge as navigation system
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Numbered quires check the viewerfols. q2, q3, q4, q5, q6, q7, q8, q9, q12
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words of text are written interlinearly
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lines of text are written interlinearly
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etc., text has been removed
Decoration In this unit there are in total 8 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: fols. 1r, 22r, 64r, 128r, 136r, 144r (haräg); lines of alternating red and black dots are used as section dividers throughout
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. iv(erso)
print card of David Playing the Harp is pasted onto the folio. With caption Legend: ( ) “David, King of Israel with his harp,” in Amharic
- miniature:
Fol. iir(ecto)
print card of Virgin and Child is pasted onto the folio. Caption in Amharic and Gǝ‘ǝz: Legend: ( ) “With her beloved Son, protector of the Ethiopian people, and Redeemer of the World.”
- miniature:
Fol. iiv(erso)
print card of King David Playing the Harp is pasted onto the folio. Caption in Gǝ‘ǝz: Legend: ( ) “King David.”
- miniature:
Fol. iiir(ecto)
print card of Virgin and Child is pasted onto the folio. Captions in Cyrillic
- miniature:
Fol. ivv(erso)
print card of Sacred Heart of St Mary is pasted onto the folio. Caption in French: Legend: ( ) “N. D. des 3 AVE MARIA. Par votre Puissance, votre Sagesse, votre Misericorde, O Marie Immaculée . . . . .ommission by [illegible].”
- miniature:
Fol. 21v
a bird, in pencil
- miniature:
Fol. 135r
a print card of “When Paul Met JesusChrist" is pasted onto the folio. Caption is in English: Legend: ( ) “When Paul Met Jesus. Lesson Material—Acts 9:1–31. Memory Verse—I am not ashamed of the gospel.” Romans 1:16.”
- miniature:
Fol. 135v
a print card of The Three Magi Note at the bottom: “©Providence Lithograph Co. The World Council of Christian Education NT–A–2.”.
Physical Description
Form of support
Codex
Watermark
No
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 177mm |
Width | 128mm |
Depth | 61mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 4 |
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Protection Quire |
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 | 10 |
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Quire 8 |
10 | 9 | 10 |
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Quire 9 |
11 | 10 | 10 |
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Quire 10 |
12 | 11 | 10 |
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Quire 11 |
13 | 12 | 10 |
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Quire 12 |
14 | 13 | 11 |
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15 | 14 | 4 |
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16 | 15 | 10 |
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Quire 15 |
17 | 16 | 4 |
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Quire 16 |
Collation diagrams
Protection Quire
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
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: 8, stub after 3
Quire ID:q14, number:13
Notes: 1)
Quire 14
Quire ID:q15, number:14
Notes: 1)
Quire 15
Quire ID:q16, number:15
Quire 16
Quire ID:q17, number:16
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(4/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (4), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (11), 15 (4), 16 (10), 17 (4),
Formula 2: 1 (4), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (11), 15 (4), 16 (10), 17 (4),
Binding
Parchment, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood covered with tooled leather with fabric visible between the turn-ins, covered with a double-pocket fabric cover.
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 18mm |
bottom | 31mm |
right | 15mm |
left | 7mm |
Ms Washington, D.C., Howard University School of Divinity, Tweed Codex 049 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 128mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 177mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: ኢግዚአብሔር፡ ማርያም፡
The word God is rubricated in the first three works of check the viewerfols. ms_i1, ; the word Mary is rubricated in the final two worksof check the viewerms_i1 Columetric layout of text: fols. 114v, (Ps. 150); 124r, 124v (tenth Biblical Canticle).Check for additional bibliography
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The initial version of this file was created from data kindly provided by the Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project directed by Steve Delamarter.
Dedicated to Cain Hope Felder
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Ashlee Benson, Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, ʻWashington, D.C., Howard University School of Divinity, Tweed Codex 049ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-08-05) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP01998 [Accessed: 2024-05-18]
Revisions of the data
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Added link to spiritual meaning of Hebrew letters in Ps118, minor formatting edits on 5.8.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: corrected ǝ character on 17.4.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Added image links on 27.12.2019
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: updated msIdentifier for Tweed collection. on 13.11.2019
- Jonah Sandford Jonah Sandford: Added quire map, margin dim, columns/lines, binding desc, dating info. on 11.11.2019
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Added items on 28.10.2019
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: Created XML record from EMIP Collection Metadata.xsls on 18.1.2018
Attributions of the contents
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor