Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 467
Ashlee Benson, Ralph Lee, Jonah Sandford
EMIP
General description
Weiner Codex 467
Number of Text units: 6
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
Late-nineteenth/early-twentieth century
Summary
- ms_i1
(Fols 3r–146v
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 3r–112v
- ms_i1.2
(Fols 112v–124v
- ms_i1.3
(Fols 124v–131r
- ms_i1.4
(Fols 131v–141v
- ms_i1.5
(Fols 141v–146v
- ms_i1.1
(Fols 3r–112v
Contents
Fols 3r–146v
Language of text:
Colophon
( ) This book belongs to ወይዘሮ፡ ታፈሰጭ፡ ሰበይቲ፡ ባራባራስ፡ ሀጎስ፡
, mentioning her children, , her father, , and her brothers, , and , whose baptismal name is . The name of the scribe is mentioned, (from Yajju), baptismal name ,( ) “who deserves two mules,”
the payment for the book, from (Translation Gǝʿǝz : ደስታ፡ ወለተ ማርያም፡, ራያ፡ ገብረ፡ ማርያም፡, ውብነኽ፡ ገብረ፡ ሥላሴ፡
Translation Gǝʿǝz : ግራዝማች፡ ፋሪስ፡
Translation Gǝʿǝz : ግራዝማች፡ አባይ፡
Translation Gǝʿǝz : ልጅ አብ[ር]ሃ፡
Translation Gǝʿǝz : ገብረ፡ ክርስቶስ፡
Translation Gǝʿǝz : አለቃ፡ መሸ፡ ዘየጁ
Translation Gǝʿǝz : ገብረ ማርያም
Translation Gǝʿǝz : ባራባራስ፡) ሀጎስ፡
Fols 112v–124v
( ) the Prayer of Hana, mother of Samuel, prophet
Fols 131v–141v
Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 , 2 , 1 .
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f. 1v-2r, top (Type: GuestText)
First Epistle of John (CAe 3509) , written in a different hand
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Asmat prayer to Archangel Rufa’el for safety in childbirth, ጸሎት፡ ሶበ፡ ትወልድ፡ ብእሲት፡
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Copy of letter, in Amharic, from ከሜቴ፡ ወይዘሮ፡ ታፈሰች፡ ፋሩስ፡ to ለመርጄታ ገብረ ሚካኤል፡ asking for prayer and (financial?) support
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f. 2r, bottom two lines (Type: OwnershipNote)
note of secondary ownership, written in a different hand: ፊታውራሪ፡ ውብነህ
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Writing exercise, copying the introductory prayer to the Mazmura Dāwit on fol. 3r
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Scribal note of commencing the writing of a letter for several persons: ልጅ ውብነህ፡, ግራዝማች፡ አባይ፡, and ፊታውራሪ፡ አብርሃ፡
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f. 2v, bottom (Type: Genealogy)
Genealogical note about three generations: ደጃዝማች፡ ኪሮስ፡, ግራዝማች፡ ፋሩስ፡, and ደጃዝማች፡ ደበብ፡. The writer of the note is ልጅ ነጋሽ.
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Scribal doxology mentioning original owner, ተክለ ሃይማኖት, and his wife, ወለተ መድኃን, his children, ገብረ ማርያም, ገብረ ሥላሴ, ወለተ ማርያም, his father, ስይፈ ሚክኤል, and his mother, ትውክልተ ሚካኤል, and his brother, ዛማርያም
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Scribal comment: ( ) Man began, God will finish
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f. 147r, col. 2, last seven lines
Beginning of a letter from ወይዘሮ፡ደስታ፡
Extras
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Despite the label, the Weiner collection number should be 467 and not 464
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Note: mirror niche in inside front cover. Mirror intact
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Colorful cloth is visible between the paste downs of the back cover
Physical Description
Form of support
Codex
Watermark
No
Extent
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Depth | mm |
Binding
Binding material
parchment
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
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