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Ethiopian Psalter
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1601 - 1700 (Creation)
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50 folios. 170 x 150 mm
1 column, 12 of lines. Parchment codex. Written in black and red ink. No boards, stitched with open spine, text pricks.
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Custodial history
Brian Fargher acquired the codex during his time in Ethiopia as a missionary during the 1960s. In 1993, Fargher donated the codex to Northwest Baptist Theological College library in Vancouver, superseded by the Northwest Baptist Seminary as part of the Association of Canadian Theology Schools (ACTS) in Langley, BC. The codex was deposited in the TWU Archives around 2000.
Scope and content
This fragmentary remains of a Ethiopian Psalter is comprised of 50 folios bound into seven quires, and contains Psalm 93 through to Psalm 151, the Biblical Canticles, the Song and Songs, and the beginning of the Praises of Mary. On folio 27r there is an ornamental border at the top of the page.
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The codex is in poor condition with massive water damage showing from folio 40 to the end. There is no board to protect the parchment, thus folios 1r to are 3v show corner tears and ripped edges. There are six holes in the parchment located on folios: 15r, 20r, 22r, 42r, 45r and 46r. In addition on folio 50r there is a stitched 3.5 cm tear. Throughout the codex additional parchment has been stitched to strengthen the codex.
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ACTS Seminary
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Ge'ez, the traditional liturgical language of the the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
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A digital copy can be found on the Vivarium website under the identifier "Trinity Western University Codex 3", see: https://cdm.csbsju.edu/digital/collection/SGD/id/6771/rec/283.
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The Ethiopian manuscripts published in digitised format by the Ethiopian Manuscript Imaging Project are to the best of our knowledge not in copyright under Ethiopian law. However TWU Archives and Special Collections recognises broader interests in the cultural heritage which the Ethiopian manuscripts represent. The manuscripts included are often of a religious nature, and the Archives have taken considerable care not to distort or alter the underlying material. We ask users also to show appropriate respect in reusing the digital images of the Ethiopian manuscripts, which should not be altered or reused in ways that might be derogatory or offensive to the Ethiopian communities for whom they are of special cultural importance.
Preferred Citation: Trinity Western Archives and Special Collections. Ethiopian Manuscripts Collection, Coll. 12-MS 03, Ethiopian Psalter, 1601-1700.
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To access the digital copy of the codex from TWU Archives and Special Collections database, click on the codex image to open the PDF document.
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July 2020, tk