Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 336
Jonah Sandford, Ashlee Benson
EMIP
General description
Weiner Codex 336
Number of Text units: 13
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Early-twentieth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 1r–146r
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–119r
- ms_i1.2
(Fols 119v–130v
- ms_i1.3
(Fols 130v–136v
- ms_i1.4
(Fols 137r–143v
- ms_i1.4.1
(Fols 137r and following
- ms_i1.4.2
(Fols 137v and following
- ms_i1.4.3
(Fols 138v and following
- ms_i1.4.4
(Fols 139v and following
- ms_i1.4.5
(Fols 141r and following
- ms_i1.4.6
(Fols 142r and following
- ms_i1.4.7
(Fols 142v and following
- ms_i1.4.1
(Fols 137r and following
- ms_i1.5
(Fols 143v–146r
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 1r–119r
Contents
Fols 1r–146r
Language of text:
Arranged for the days of the week by a later hand Mazmura Dāwit, Psalm 118 including the Spritual Meaning of the Hebrew LettersAdditions In this unit there are in total 2 .
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Fol. ir(ecto) note in a secondary hand, a curse on one who steals or damages the book
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Fol. iv(erso) note in a secondary hand. The text is badly faded, although it seems to be a curse on one who steals or damages the book. Written in purple ink
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Fol. iir(ecto): note in a secondary hand, a curse on one who steals or damages the book. There are also a number of scrawls and pen trials
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f. 37r, top note in a secondary hand, a curse on one who steals or damages the book
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f. 103r, bottom note in a secondary hand that mentions Wälättä Sänbät (ወለተ፡ ሰንበት፡). Written in blue ink
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f. 145v, bottom a notice of condemnation: "If anyone says that this Psalms is bad, let his two eyes be blinded.” Written in blue ink
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(Type: OwnershipNote)
Fol. 146r a notice of ownership, complete with musical notation. The owner's name is ʾÄläqa Märʿawi (አለቃ፡ መርዓዊ፡). His city is Gǝšen (ግሼን፡). His residence is in Däbrä Bǝrhan (ደብረ፡ ብርሃን፡)
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(Type: OwnershipNote)
f. 146r, bottom note of ownership in a secondary hand. Written in blue ink
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f. 146v, left note in a secondary hand, a curse on one who steals or damages the book
Extras
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Throughout the book, the number 10 (፲) marks every tenth line, as though an audit of the strophes were being performed
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Fol. 30r an illegible seal in purple ink
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f. 33v, bottom note in a secondary hand. Written in black ink
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Fol. 62r The midpoint of the Psalms is marked by writing the strophe in red ink
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f. 146v, right pen trials and scrawls
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Fols. 74, 130 green thread stitched into corner as navigation system
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Fols. 80, 93, 114 purple thread stitched into corner as navigation system
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words of text are written interlinearly (folss. 29v, 31r, 33r, 49v, 50r, , etc.); lines of text are written interlinearly (2r, 64v, 68v, 93v, ); text has been removed (2r, 31r, 33r, 49v, 62r , etc.)
Decoration In this unit there are in total 5 s, 1 .
Frame notes
- frame: Decorative designs: folss. 1r, 8r, 15r, 23r, 33v, 41r, 56r, 66v, 74v, 80r, 93r, 105r, 108r, 114r, 119v, 137r, (ornamental band, most of which are secondary); 55v, 113v, 130v, 141r, 142r, 146r, (line of alternating red and black dots); 79v, 143v, (multiple full stops and a line of black dots); 137v, 139v, 142v, 146r (multiple full stops)
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
Fol. iv(erso)
crude drawing of a face
- miniature:
Fol. iir(ecto)
crude drawing of an Angel and figuresd
- miniature:
Fol. iiv(erso)
David Playing the Harp. This illumination is likely original
- miniature:
Fol. 20v
Jesus with the Apostles
- miniature:
Fol. 98v
Virgin and Child with two s
Physical Description
Form of support
Codex
Watermark
No
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 150mm |
Width | 117mm |
Depth | 60mm |
Quire Structure Collation
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | a | 2 |
|
Protection Sheet |
2 | 1 | 10 |
|
Quire 1 |
3 | 2 | 10 |
|
Quire 2 |
4 | 3 | 10 |
|
Quire 3 |
5 | 4 | 10 |
|
Quire 4 |
6 | 5 | 10 |
|
Quire 5 |
7 | 6 | 10 |
|
Quire 6 |
8 | 7 | 10 |
|
Quire 7 |
9 | 8 | 10 |
|
Quire 8 |
10 | 9 | 10 |
|
Quire 9 |
11 | 10 | 8 |
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Quire 10 |
12 | 11 | 10 |
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Quire 11 |
13 | 12 | 10 |
|
Quire 12 |
14 | 13 | 10 |
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Quire 13 |
15 | 14 | 8 |
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Quire 14 |
16 | 15 | 10 |
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Quire 15 |
Collation diagrams
Protection Sheet
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
Quire ID:q14, number:13
Quire 14
Quire ID:q15, number:14
Quire 15
Quire ID:q16, number:15
Ethio-SPaRe formula : a(2/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (8), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (8), 16 (10),
Formula 2: 1 (2), 2 (10), 3 (10), 4 (10), 5 (10), 6 (10), 7 (10), 8 (10), 9 (10), 10 (10), 11 (8), 12 (10), 13 (10), 14 (10), 15 (8), 16 (10),
Binding
Parchment, four Coptic chain stitches attached with bridle attachments to rough-hewn boards of the traditional wood covered with tooled leather, fabric visible between the turn-ins, headband and tailband visible.
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
H | |
W | |
Margins | |
top | 12mm |
bottom | 32mm |
right | 10-14mm |
left | 9-12mm |
Ms Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 336 main part
looks ok for measures computed width is: NaNmm, object width is: 117mm, computed height is: NaNmm and object height is: 150mm.Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Rubrication: Content Item 1.1 , item 1 Mazmura Dāwit (CAe 2000) Content Item 1.2 , item 1 Book of Odes (CAe 1828) Content Item 1.3 , item 1 Song of Songs (CAe 2362) ኢግዚአብሔር፡ Content Item 1.4 , item 1 Wǝddāse Māryām (CAe 2509) Content Item 1.5 , item 1 ʾAnqaṣa bǝrhān (CAe 1113) ማርያም፡
Columetric layout of text: fols. 118r, (Psalm 148); 119r, (Psalm 150); 127r, 127v (Tenth Biblical Canticle)Select one of the keywords listed from the record to see related data
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