Parchment Manuscript: Arganona Weddase
1971.05.0004
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Parchment Manuscript: Arganona Weddase (1971.05.0004) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location | |
| Period/Date | Early 19th century |
| Culture | Ethiopian |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 17.5 cm |
|---|---|
| Dimension 2 (Width) | 16.8 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 7.4 cm |
| Weight | 1,073 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Paper--Parchment, Plant--Wood, Plant, Pigment--Ink |
| Manufacturing Processes | Sawing, Cutting, Papermaking, Writing, Ropemaking, |
| Munsell Color Information | waived |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | N/A |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | N/A |
| Bibliography | A critical edition of the surviving manuscript of the "Organ" was published by Leander in 1922. Gerald Browne has not yet published the alternate readings of the WHM text. "Testimony that it's no testament," Heritage, 2/1 (Nov. 1982), p. 3 "Language Profile." UCLA Language Materials Project: Main. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2011. <http://www.lmp.ucla.edu/Profile.aspx?menu=004&LangID=7>. "Prayer Book: Arganona Weddase (The Harp of Praise) [Baselyos, Ethiopia, Lasta region] (2006.99) | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History ." The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2011. <http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/2006.99>. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Purchase |
| Reproduction | no |
| Reproduction Information | The Arganona Weddase was composed ca. 1440 by Abba George the Armenian at the request of Zara Jakob, the king of Abyssinia (Ethiopia). |