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Shelfmark |
3865 |
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Owning institution |
Biblioteca Palatina, Parma |
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Typology |
Codex |
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Copying date |
18th–19th 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. 1r–178va: Dawit (Psalter)
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Writing material |
Goat parchment |
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Outer size (included the binding) |
207 x 187 x 72 mm |
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Outer size of the textblock |
204 x 187 x 53 mm |
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Number of folia |
180 Foliation mistake: one folio between f. 8 and 9 has not been numbered. |
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Blank folia |
180v |
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Binding |
Two wooden boards, leather cover. The spine is covered with parchment. 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 |
19 (18 + 1 initial protective quire) |
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Quire marks |
Indicated on the upper and lower inner corners of the first folio of each quire: ff. 1r (፲፬), 3r (፩), 12r (፪), 22r (፫), 32r (፬), 42r (፭), 52r (፮), 62r (፯), 82r (illegible), 92r (illegible), 102r (፲፩), 112r (፲፪), 122r (፲፫), 132r (፲፬), 142r (፲፭), 150r (፲፮), 160r (፲፯), 170r (፲፰). Quire marks are decorated. |
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Layout |
1) Ff. 1r–2r, 3r–163r: 1 column. 2) Ff. 163va–179rb: 2 columns. |
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Number of lines per column |
18–20 |
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Ruling |
Blind ruling, from outside to inside. 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. 2ra–vb: prayer to God, written on two columns in a fine handwriting. Incipit: እገይስ፡ ኀቤከ፡ አምላኪየ፡ አንተ፡ ኩነኒ፡ ረዳእየ፡ ወኩነኒ፡ ምስካይየ። ፀወንየ፡ ወኃይልየ፡ መድኃኒተ፡ ነፍስየ፡ አምላኪየ፡ ወኪያከ፡ ተወከልኩ። ኪያከ፡ ተወከልኩ፡ ኀቤከ፡ ተማኅፀንኩ፡ ኢትግድፈኒ፡ ለዝሉፉ፡ ወኢትርስአኒ፡ በምሕረትከ።. The names of Wäldä Iyäsus e Kidanä Mar[yam] are mentioned on f. 2vb. 2. F. 11r: short mäwaśǝʾt-hymn: ተፈሣሕኩ፡እስመ፡ ይቤሉኒ፡ ቤተ፡ ቤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ነሐውር። ሶበ፡ ይነቅህ፡ ካህን፡ ተከሥተ፡ ብርሃን፡ ለዓለም፡ ወተቀደሰት፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ በክ፡ ወበስብሐት፡. The hymn is separated from the main text by a black vertical line and is provided with interlineal musical notation. 3. F. 163va–b: hymn entitled Mäḥaränä ab, “The Father had mercy on us”. The hymn is written in a small script and is provided with interlineal musical notation. Incipit: መሐረነ፡ አብ፡ ሃሌ፡ ሉያ፡ ተሣሃለነ፡ ወልድ፡ ሃሌ፡ ሉያ፡ መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ መሐሪ፡ ተዘከረነ፡ በሣህልከ። ለከ፡ ንፌኑ፡ ስብሐተ፡ ወለከ፡ ነዓርግ፡ አኰቴተ። መሐረነ፡ መሐሪ፡ ኃጢአተነ፡ አስተስሪ። 4. Ff. 178va–179ra: Ethiopian syllabary, written in a recent and untrained hand and followed by a short text in Amharic and Gǝʿǝz, written in the same hand. Incipit: አሊ፡ ጀረ፡ አመተ፡ ጀርጀረ፡ ነጋሢ፡ ምኒልክ፡ ቍርቍራ፡ ስመ፡ ጥርስ፡ አጥርሲ፡ አንበሳ፡ ጋማማ፡ ነምር፡ ጥፍራማ፡ ጅብ፡ ደደሳማ. |
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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. |
