Parma, Palatina 3864

Shelfmark

3864

Owning institution

Biblioteca Palatina, Parma

Typology

Codex

Copying date

19th–20th century, dated on a paleographical basis.

Title

Dawit (Psalter)

Subject

Old Testament, Poetry

Language

Gǝʿǝz

Short description of the content

Ff. 4r–133vb: Dawit (Psalter)

1. Ff. 4r–104r: Mäzmurä Dawit (“Psalms of David”).

2. Ff. 104r–114v: Mäḥalǝyä näbiyat (“Canticles of the Prophets”);

3. Ff. 114v –119v: Mäḥalǝyä mäḥalǝy (“Song of Songs”);

4. Ff. 119ra–129ra: Wǝddase Maryam (“Praise of Mary”);

5. Ff. 129ra–133vb: Anqäṣä bǝrhan (“Gate of Light”).

Writing material

Goat parchment

Outer size (included the binding)

195 x 136 x 64 mm

Outer size of the textblock

190 x 134 x 50 mm

Number of folia

135

Blank folia

1r–3v, 134r, 135r–v

Binding

Two wooden boards, leather cover. The spine is uncovered. Four sewing stations.

Sewing

Two Z-twisted threads (each thread is S-twisted) of animal origin.

Sewing pattern

Bozzacchi A1

Slip case

–

Quires

18 (16 + 1 initial and 1 final protective quires)

Quire marks

–

Layout

1) Ff. 1r–119v: 1 column. 2) Ff. 119va–134vb: 2 columns.

Number of lines per column

25–26

Ruling

Blind ruling, from the flesh side to the hair side. Lines are written above the ruling.

Ruling pattern

Nosnitsin 1

Scribe

Unknown

Colophon

–

Additional notes

1. F. 134va–b: prayer to Jesus Christ, taken from the Säʿatat zä–lelit, “Horologium for the night”. The prayer is partly illegible due to faded ink. Incipit: ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ጥዑመ፡ ስም፡ ለዘይጼውዖ፡ ኢየ፡ ክር፡ ሕይወት፡ ለዘይበልዖ፡ ኢየ፡ ክር፡ ጽዋኅ፡ መድኃኒት፡ ለዘይጸምዖ፡ ከመ፡ ይባርኩነ፡ ይፈኑ፡ አርዳኦ፡ ለጸባኢነ፡ ይጽብኦ፡ ወልታሁ፡ ነሲዖ፡

Decoration

F. 4r: ornamental band (ḥaräg) drawn in black ink and decorated with intertwined geometrical motifs.

F. 104r: ornamental band (ḥaräg) drawn in black ink and decorated with interlaces.

State of preservation of the binding

Good.

State of preservation of the textblock

Good.

Provenance and history

Unknown provenance.

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