Washington, D.C., Howard University School of Divinity, Tweed Codex 084
Ralph Lee, Ashlee Benson, Jonah Sandford
Tweed Collection, EMIP
General description
Tweed Codex 084
Number of Text units: 6
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1947 EC = 1954-5 (fols. 192v, gives the date; 1r mentions Emperor Ḫaylä Śǝllase [1930-74] and his wife, Wäläta Giyorgis [1891-1962]).
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–192r
- ms_i1.1
(Fols xiiv(erso) and following
- ms_i1.2
(Fols 1r–53v
- ms_i1.3
(Fols 54r–86v
- ms_i1.4
(Fols 87r–145v
- ms_i1.5
(Fols 146r–192r
- ms_i1.1
(Fols xiiv(erso) and following
Contents
Language of text:
Fols 1r–192r
Colophon
An extensive colophon mentions the names of the members of the royal household and the names of the thirteen bishops installed by the first patriarch of Ethiopia, Bāsǝlyos
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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(Type: ScribalNoteCommissioning)
The manuscript was commissioned by Abba Ḥana (treasurer of the palace). The scribe’s name is Habtä Mikae’l of Sälale
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Identified in the insurance hand list as Liturgical 18
Extras
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Many characteristics of the manuscript make it clear that it was produced in the government scriptorium: the green leather cover, the trimmed text block, the distinctive harags, etc
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blank
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Fols. 10r, 100r, 101r, 123r, 140r
etc., text has been removed
Decoration In this unit there are in total 2 .
Frame notes
- frame: The front and back cover are stamped with gold crosses in the center and decorative designs around the edges. The protection quire shows imprints of tooled leather, suggesting that this manuscript was originally bound in a tooled leather cover and then rebound in its present stamped vinyl cover
- frame: Decorative designs: fols. 1r, 54r, 87r, 146r (haräg); multiple full stops are used as section dividers throughout
Physical Description
Form of support
Codex
Watermark
No
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 270mm |
Width | 205mm |
Depth | 55mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | a | 6 |
|
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2 | b | 6 |
|
Protection Quire 2 |
3 | 1 | 10 |
|
Quire 1 |
4 | 2 | 10 |
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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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|
8 | 6 | 10 |
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Quire 6 |
9 | 7 | 10 |
|
Quire 7 |
10 | 8 | 10 |
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Quire 8 |
11 | 9 | 10 |
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Quire 9 |
12 | 10 | 10 |
|
Quire 10 |
13 | 11 | 10 |
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|
14 | 12 | 10 |
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Quire 12 |
15 | 13 | 10 |
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Quire 13 |
16 | 14 | 10 |
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Quire 14 |
17 | 15 | 10 |
|
Quire 15 |
18 | 16 | 10 |
|
Quire 16 |
19 | 17 | 10 |
|
Quire 17 |
20 | 18 | 10 |
|
Quire 18 |
21 | 19 | 10 |
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Quire 19 |
22 | 20 | 6 |
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Quire 20 |
23 | 21 | 7 |
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Collation diagrams
Protection Quire 1
Quire ID:q1, number:a
Notes: 1)
Protection Quire 2
Quire ID:q2, number:b
Quire 1
Quire ID:q3, number:1
Quire 2
Quire ID:q4, number:2
Quire 3
Quire ID:q5, number:3
Quire 4
Quire ID:q6, number:4
Quire 5: 2, stub after 9 9, stub after 2
Quire ID:q7, number:5
Notes: 1)
Quire 6
Quire ID:q8, number:6
Quire 7
Quire ID:q9, number:7
Quire 8
Quire ID:q10, number:8
Quire 9
Quire ID:q11, number:9
Quire 10
Quire ID:q12, number:10
Quire 11: 9, stub after 2 2, stub after 9
Quire ID:q13, number:11
Notes: 1)
Quire 12
Quire ID:q14, number:12
Quire 13
Quire ID:q15, number:13
Quire 14
Quire ID:q16, number:14
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
Quire ID:q21, number:19
Quire 20
Quire ID:q22, number:20
Quire 21: 1, no stub
Quire ID:q23, number:21
Notes: 1)
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(6/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (6), 2 (6), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (10), 18 (10), 19 (10), 20 (10), 21 (10), 22 (6), 23 (),
Formula 2: 1 (6), 2 (6), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (10), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (10), 16 (10), 17 (10), 18 (10), 19 (10), 20 (10), 21 (10), 22 (6), 23 (),
Binding
Parchment, six Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood covered with a green stamped-vinyl cover.
Binding material
parchment
wood
other
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 33mm |
bottom | 50mm |
right | 27mm |
left | 15mm |
Ms Washington, D.C., Howard University School of Divinity, Tweed Codex 084 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 205mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 270mm.Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 23
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡
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