Washington, D.C., Howard University School of Divinity, Tweed Codex 121
Ashlee Benson, Jonah Sandford, Ralph Lee
Tweed Collection, EMIP
General description
Tweed Codex 121
Number of Text units: 18
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Twentieth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–28r
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–4r
- ms_i1.2
(Fols 4r–14r
- ms_i1.3
(Fols 14r–28r
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–4r
- ms_i2
(Fols 28r–32r
- ms_i3
(Fols 33r–35r
- ms_i4
(Fols 35r–46r
- ms_i5
(Fols 46r–56r
- ms_i6
(Fols 57r–62r
- ms_i7
(Fols 62r–65r
- ms_i8
(Fols 65r–68r
- ms_i9
(Fols 68r–69r
- ms_i10
(Fols 69r–81r
- ms_i11
(Fols 81r–90v
- ms_i12
(Fols 90v–92r
- mx_i13
(Fols 92v–93r
- mx_i14
(Fols 93r and following
- ms_i15
(Fols 93r and following
Contents
Fols 1r–28r
Language of text:
Fols 1r–4r
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ . . . . .ommission by ንነግረክሙ፡ አኃዊነ፡ ፍቁራን፡ ውሉደ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን። እግዚአብሔር፡ ይባርክሙ፡ ወያብርህ፡ አዕይተ አልባቢክሙ። ለሰሚዓ፡ ተአምሪሃ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ . . . . .ommission by
Shorter Introduction to the Miracles of Mary, ስምዑ፡ እነግረክሙ፡Fols 4r–14r
Fols 81r–90v
Incipit (Gǝʿǝz ):ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ። ። ። ዘኢረከቡ፡ ተፍጻሜተ፡።
Language of text:
Fols 93r and following
Language of text:
Similar to Hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 3063)Fols 93r and following
Language of text:
Similar to Hymn to Our Lady Mary (CAe 3063)Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 2 .
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Fols. iv(erso), 32r(bottom), 32v, 56r, 56v (Type: GuestText)
Hymn called, “Praising You in Prostration,” በሰጊድ፡ ስብሐት፡. Often included in the Book of Hours of Abba Giyorgis. Incipit: በሰጊድ፡ ስብሐት፡ ለመዓዛ፡ ስምከ፡ አፈዋት፡
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f. 1r and passim (Type: OwnershipNote)
the name of the owner, [?]፡ ሥላሴ፡ has been erased and replaced with ወልደ፡ ገብርኤል፡
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Fol. 75r (Type: OwnershipNote)
name of later owner
Extras
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blank
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Identified in the insurance hand list as Marian Works 2
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Numbered quires: numbering starts on here, quires 2–3 check the viewerfols. q2, q3
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words of text are written interlinearly
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check the viewer f. 3v, line 2, and in the upper margin
text is written with a symbol (+) marking the location where the text is to be inserted
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erasure markings are visible
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: fols. 4r, (multiple full stops between lines of alternating red and black dots); 32r, 46r, 52r, 56r, 65r, 69r, (multiple full stops); 32v, (line of black dots); 57r (line of full stops connected by red and black dots)
Physical Description
Form of support
Codex
Watermark
No
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 150mm |
Width | 95mm |
Depth | 52mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | a | 1 |
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2 | 1 | 8 |
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Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 8 |
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Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 8 |
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Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 8 |
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Quire 4 |
6 | 5 | 8 |
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Quire 5 |
7 | 6 | 8 |
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Quire 6 |
8 | 7 | 8 |
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Quire 7 |
9 | 8 | 8 |
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Quire 8 |
10 | 9 | 8 |
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Quire 9 |
11 | 10 | 8 |
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Quire 10 |
12 | 11 | 6 |
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Quire 11 |
13 | 12 | 6 |
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Quire 12 |
14 | 13 | 1 |
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Collation diagrams
Protection Sheet: 1, stub after 1
Quire ID:q1, number:a
Notes: 1)
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: 1, stub after 1
Quire ID:q14, number:13
Notes: 1)
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(0+1/s.l. 1, stub after 1/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (6), 13 (6), 14 (),
Formula 2: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (6), 13 (6), 14 (),
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.
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 11mm |
bottom | 27mm |
right | 18mm |
left | 8mm |
Ms Washington, D.C., Howard University School of Divinity, Tweed Codex 121 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 95mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 150mm.Layout note 1
Number of columns: 1
Number of lines: 15-16
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: ማርያም፡
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Publication Statement
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0.
Edition Statement
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 121ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-11-18) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/EMIP02070 [Accessed: 2024-05-17]
Revisions of the data
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Minor edits on 18.11.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: corrected ǝ character on 17.4.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Added missing image links on 27.2.2020
- Ralph Lee Ralph Lee: Added ms items, edited additions and extras, and added image links on 30.1.2020
- Jonah Sandford Jonah Sandford: Added quire maps, margin dims, columns/lines, binding desc, dating info. on 17.1.2020
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: updated msIdentifier for Tweed collection. on 13.11.2019
- Ashlee Benson Ashlee Benson: Added items on 5.11.2019
- 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