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Shelfmark |
3867 |
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Owning institution |
Biblioteca Palatina, Parma |
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Typology |
Codex |
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Copying date |
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. 2r–170vb: Dawit (Psalter)
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Writing material |
Goat parchment |
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Outer size (included the binding) |
200 x 174 x 76 mm |
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Outer size of the textblock |
196 x 174 x 66 mm |
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Number of folia |
172 |
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Blank folia |
– |
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Binding |
Two wooden boards. 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 A |
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Slip case |
– |
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Quires |
18 |
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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). |
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Layout |
1) Ff. 2r–156v: 1 column. 2) Ff. 157ra–171vb: 2 columns. |
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Number of lines per column |
18–22 |
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Ruling |
Blind ruling, from inside to outside. Lines are written above the ruling. |
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Ruling pattern |
Nosnitsin 1 |
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Scribe |
Ḥǝḍanä Wäld (c. 156v). |
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Colophon |
– |
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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፡ በጼዴንያ፡ በወ፭፡ እስጢፋኖስ፡ በወ፯መስቀል፡ በወ፰ኤዎስጣቴዎስ፡ ሠረቀ፡ ጥቅምት፡ |
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Decoration |
Ornamental bands (ḥaräg) decorated with interlaces and crosses are executed on ff. 2r, 88r, 133r, and 147r. |
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State of preservation of the binding |
Mediocre. |
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State of preservation of the textblock |
Good. |
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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. |
