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Shelfmark |
3864 |
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Owning institution |
Biblioteca Palatina, Parma |
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Typology |
Codex |
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Copying date |
19th–20th century, dated on a paleographical basis. |
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Title |
Dawit (Psalter) |
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Subject |
Old Testament, Poetry |
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Language |
Gǝʿǝz |
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Short description of the content |
Ff. 4r–133vb: Dawit (Psalter)
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Writing material |
Goat parchment |
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Outer size (included the binding) |
195 x 136 x 64 mm |
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Outer size of the textblock |
190 x 134 x 50 mm |
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Number of folia |
135 |
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Blank folia |
1r–3v, 134r, 135r–v |
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Binding |
Two wooden boards, leather cover. The spine is uncovered. Four sewing stations. |
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Sewing |
Two Z-twisted threads (each thread is S-twisted) of animal origin. |
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Sewing pattern |
Bozzacchi A1 |
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Slip case |
– |
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Quires |
18 (16 + 1 initial and 1 final protective quires) |
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Quire marks |
– |
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Layout |
1) Ff. 1r–119v: 1 column. 2) Ff. 119va–134vb: 2 columns. |
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Number of lines per column |
25–26 |
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Ruling |
Blind ruling, from the flesh side to the hair side. Lines are written above the ruling. |
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Ruling pattern |
Nosnitsin 1 |
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Scribe |
Unknown |
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Colophon |
– |
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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፡ <ኅብስት፡> ሕይወት፡ ለዘይበልዖ፡ ኢየ፡ ክር፡ ጽዋኅ፡ መድኃኒት፡ ለዘይጸምዖ፡ ከመ፡ ይባርኩነ፡ ይፈኑ፡ አርዳኦ፡ ለጸባኢነ፡ ይጽብኦ፡ ወልታሁ፡ ነሲዖ፡ |
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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. |
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State of preservation of the binding |
Good. |
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State of preservation of the textblock |
Good. |
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Provenance and history |
Unknown provenance. |
