Portland, Ethiopic Manuscript Imaging Project, Weiner Codex 56

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 3 s, 1 , 1 , 1 .

1. (Type: Asmat)

   Fol. 164r ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ሕማመ፡ ዓይነት፡ ወዓይነ፡ ጥላ፡ ወዓይነ፡ ወርቅ፡ በስሙ፡ ለአብ፡ አብ፡ ሸልሽል፡ በስሙ፡ ለወልድ፡ አብሸልሽል። በስሙ፡ ለመንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ አብሸልሽል፡...

2. (Type: RecordTransaction)

   Fol. iir(ecto) The judge in the case is Afa Negus Nasibu Masqalo who later became the Minister of Justice in 1907. ወጊዴን፡ ወይዘሮ፡ ፀዳለ፡ ከደጃች፡ ደስታ፡ ለተወለደችዋ፡ ልጅ፡ የሰጠቻትን፡ ምድር፡ ደጃች፡ ወዳጆ፡ ሊለቅላት፡ ተፈጥሞ፡፦ ዳኛው፡ አፈ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ነሲቡ፡ ወምበሮቹ፡ አቶ፡ ዘመላክ፡፦ አቶ፡ ተክለ፡ ማርያም፡፦ አቶ፡ ወንድምነህ፡፦ እማኞቹ፡ አቶ፡ ወልዳማኔል፡፦ አቶ፡ ውድነህ፡ መምሬ፡ ስመኝ። አቶ፡ በርሶማ፡፦ ደብተራ፡ ዱባለ፡ በሻህ፡ አባ፡ ሉሜ፡፦ አቶ፡ ታፈሰ፡፦ ባሻ፡ እንደርሶ፡፦ አቶ፡ አረጋኸኝ፡፦ ፊታውራሪ፡ ቸርነት።

3. (Type: RecordTransaction)

   Fol. iiv(erso) Land transaction sold by King Mǝnilek to Däjazǝmač Darge (1830–23 March #1900; later to be Ras),uncle to Mǝnelik, son of King Sahlä Sǝllase (1795–1847), with noteworthy witnesses, including Aläqa Zänäb (Chronicler of the life of Tewodros ), Däjazǝmač Wäldä Mika’el, Afä Nǝguś Ayčǝluhǝm (eventually the chief justice of the Ethiopian High Court), etc. This text is translated in the accompanying plates volume. ደጃዝማች፡ ዳርጌ፡ ለንጉሥ፡ ምኒልክ፡ የፅኒ፡ ይርቦን፡ ምድር፡ ወርጡንና፡ ደንካካን፡ ጫገልን፡ ቆላውንም፡ ደጋውንም፡ በሺ፡ ብር፡ ሲገዙ ፦ ዳኛው፡ አፈ፡ ንጉሥ፡ አይችሉህም ፦ የደጃዝማች፡ ዳርጌ፡ እማኞች፡ ደጃዝማች፡ ወልደ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ባላንባራስ፡ ይፍሩ፡ ባለጁ፡ አቶ፡ ማናዬ፡ አለቃ፡ዘነብ፡ ስለ፡ ንጉሥ፡ የቆመው፡ በዝሮድ፡ ወርቄ፡ እማኞች፡ ቀኛዝማች፡ ጠንፉ፡ አቶ፡ ኃይለ፡ ማርያም፡ አቶ፡ ጠጁ፡ አቶ፡ ባደግ ፦ ነባሪዎቹ፡ አቶ፡ ዋጋዬ፡ አቶ፡ ሰሙ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ናቸው:

4. (Type: RecordTransaction)

   Fol. iiir(ecto) Land transaction. ፲፱፻፲፪፡ ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት፡ በዘመነ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ በኅዳር፡ በ፲፯፡ ቀን፡ ወይዘሮ፡ ምንትዋብና፡ አቶ፡ ክፍሌ፡ ፋሌ፡ አዛዥ፡ ወልደ፡ ሰማዕት፡ ላይ፡ ሲታረቁ። ጉረኒ፡ ያቶ፡ ፋናዬ፡ የነበረውን፡ እሱም፡ በሪም፡ ሆኖ፡ የበላውን፡ ገባር፡ መሬት፡ ርስት፡ ብዬ፡ አልፋለም፡ ርስቱ፡ የወይዘሮ፡ ምንትዋብ፡ ነው፡ ብሎ፡ ተፈጥሞ፡ ሲለቅ፡ የነበሩ፡ እማኞች፡ እማኞች፣ አቶ፡ ጉቺ፡ አቶ፡ ጌታነህ። የሙሴ፡ ኢልክ፡ ልጅ፡ ደምሴ፡የሙሴ፡ ኢልክ፡ አሽከር፡ አቶ፡ ይርገጤ፡ የጃንሆይ፡ ጠመንጃ፡ ያዢዎች፡ አቶ፡ ደስ፡ አለኝ። አቶ፡ ጠይም፡ የፋሌው፡ መምሬ፡ ወሰኔ። ያባቴ፡ ወልደ፡ አረጋይ፡ ልጅ፡ አባ፡ ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት። ዳኛው፡ ግራዝማች፡ ባንጃው። ስለ፡ ወይዘሮ፡ ምንትዋብ፡ ቆሞ፡ የተፈጣጠመው፡ አቶ፡ ክብረት፡ ነው፡ የሰማንያ፡ ዋሱ፡ አቶ፡ ደስ፡ አለኝ፡ ነው። ያቶ፡ ክፍሌ፡ ዋስ፡ የሰማንያ፡ አቶ፡ ጌታነህ፡ ነው።

5. Fols. 1r, 124r (Type: StampExlibris)

   Seal of Mǝntǝwwab Dässǝta [Darge] in the lower margin

6. Fol. 124r (Type: OwnershipNote)

   Text inside orange box: “This book belongs to King Mǝnilek.” ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘንጉሠ፡ ነገሥት፡ ምኒልክ፡

7. Fol. 161v

   The baptismal name of King Mǝnilek, Sahlä Maryam, is mentioned

8. (Type: ProtectivePrayer)

   Prayer for Aṣmä Giyorgis, possibly Ras Darge

Extras

1. The various transactions, the seals, the note of royal ownership and the production standards of the codex would suggest that it was produced in the government scriptorium

2. Numbered quires: quires 1–14. Numbers appear on both the first and last folios

3. This scribe has avoided the problem of lines of text too long to fit on one line by adopting an aspect ratio that leaves ample room for the width of most lines. On a few occasions, the line would have been too long and the scribe finishes the end of the line with words written smaller so as to avoid leftover text (e.g., folss. 4r, 5r, 23v, ). Occasionally a line is still too long and has to be completed above or below the end of the line (e.g., 3r, 6v, 7v ).

Decoration In this unit there are in total 4 s, 4 s.

Frame notes

1. frame: Decorative designs: fols. 1r, 20r, 40r, 57v, 81r, 94v, 106r, 124v, 141r, 147v, 148r, 155r (haräg);
2. frame: Fols. 1v, 13r, 19v, 20v, 28v, 35r, 40v, 48r, 57r, 58r, 65r, 69v, 80v, 81v, 92r, 95r, 100r, 106v, 116v, 124r, 139v, 140v (line of full stops);
3. frame: Fol. 7r (a line of alternating red and black dots);
4. frame: Fol. 138v (line of full stops between lines of alternating red and black dots)

Miniatures notes

1. miniature: Fol. iiiv(erso)

   St Mary with arms folded across her chest in an Ethiopian church (painted over text)

2. miniature: Fol. ivr(ecto)

   Eight men in an Ethiopian church

3. miniature: Fol. ivv(erso)

   Six men in an Ethiopian church

4. miniature: Fol. 164r

   Drawing (in pencil) of a man next to a bush