Parma, Palatina 3867

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Parma, Palatina 3867

Shelfmark

3867

Owning institution

Biblioteca Palatina, Parma

Typology

Codex

Copying date

19th century, dated on a paleographical basis

Title

Dawit (Psalter)

Subject

Old Testament, Poetry

Language

Gǝʿǝz

Short description of the content

Ff. 2r–170vb: Dawit (Psalter)

1. Ff. 2r–133r: Mäzmurä Dawit (“Psalms of David”).

2. Ff. 133r–147r: Mäḥalǝyä näbiyat (“Canticles of the Prophets”);

3. Ff. 147r –156v: Mäḥalǝyä mäḥalǝy (“Song of Songs”);

4. Ff. 157ra–166va: Wǝddase Maryam (“Praise of Mary”);

5. Ff. 166va–170vb: Anqäṣä bǝrhan (“Gate of Light”)

Writing material

Goat parchment

Outer size (included the binding)

200 x 174 x 76 mm

Outer size of the textblock

196 x 174 x 66 mm

Number of folia

172

Blank folia

–

Binding

Two wooden boards. The spine is covered with parchment. Four sewing stations

Sewing

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

Sewing pattern

Bozzacchi A

Slip case (maḫdär)

–

Quires

Quire marks

Indicated on the upper and lower inner corners of the first folio of each quire: ff. 22r (፫), 32r (፬), 42r (፭), 52r (፮), 62r (፯), 72r (፰), 82r (፱), 92r (፲), 102r (፲፩), 112r (፲፪)

Layout

1) Ff. 2r–156v: 1 column. 2) Ff. 157ra–171vb: 2 columns

Number of lines per column

18–22

Ruling

Blind ruling, from inside to outside. Lines are written above the ruling

Ruling pattern

Nosnitsin 1

Scribe

Ḥǝḍanä Wäld (c. 156v)

Colophon

–

Additional notes

1. F. 171ra–vb: calendar for the commemoration of the saints. The conclusion is illegible due to faded ink. Incipit: ሠረቀ፡ መስከረም፡ ለ፩ራጉኤል። ወበርተሎሜዎስ፡ ሐዋርያ፡ በ፪ምትረተ፡ ርእሱ፡ ለዮሐንስ፡ በ[…]ጼዴንያ፡ በ[…]ወ፭፡ እስጢፋኖስ፡ በ[…]ወ፯መስቀል፡ በ[…]ወ፰ኤዎስጣቴዎስ፡ ሠረቀ፡ ጥቅምት፡

Decoration

Ornamental bands (ḥaräg) decorated with interlaces and crosses are executed on ff. 2r, 88r, 133r, and 147r

State of preservation of the binding

Mediocre

State of preservation of the textblock

Good

Provenance and history

Unknown provenance. According to the ownership notes written in the main hand on ff. 156v and 170vb, the original owner was Gäbrä Iyäsus, son of Zäwǝʾǝtu Qal and Dǝrsanawit, and the scribe was Ḥǝḍanä Wäld