London, British Library, BL Oriental 681
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CIII, Wright 103
Dated
General description
Gadla ḥawāryāt
Number of Text units: 53
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1705-1706 (internal-date)
Provenance
The manuscript had very probably belonged to a church in the Gondar↗ area, from where it was taken by Tewodros II and brought to Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ . It was then looted by the British Napier expedition in 1868.
Summary
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 3r–195v ),
Contendings of the Apostles: Recension V
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 3r and following ), Introduction to Gadla ḥawāryāt
- ms_i1.2
(check the viewerFols 3r and following ),
Preaching, Acts and Martyrdom of St Peter
- ms_i1.2.1 (check the viewerFols 3r and following ), The Preaching of St Peter
- ms_i1.2.2 (check the viewerFols 9v and following ), Acts of St Peter
- ms_i1.2.3 (check the viewerFols 25r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Peter
- ms_i1.3
(check the viewerFols 28r and following ),
Acts and Martyrdom of St Paul
- ms_i1.3.1 (check the viewerFols 28r and following ), Acts of Paul
- ms_i1.3.2 (check the viewerFols 74v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Paul
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 75r and following ), Discourse of Dionysius on the Martyrdom of Sts Peter and Paul
- ms_i1.5
(check the viewerFols 81r and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St Simon
- ms_i1.5.1 (check the viewerFols 81r and following ), Preaching of St Simon the son of Cleopas, surnamed Judas or Nathaniel
- ms_i1.5.2 (check the viewerFols 82r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Simon the son of Cleopas (surnamed Judas or Nathaniel)
- ms_i1.6
(check the viewerFols 83v and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St James the Just, the brother of our Lord
- ms_i1.6.1 (check the viewerFols 83v and following ), The Preaching of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ)
- ms_i1.6.2 (check the viewerFols 85v and following ), The Martyrdom of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ)
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 86v and following ), The Acts of St Matthias and St Andrew
- ms_i1.8
(check the viewerFols 97r and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St
Bartholomew
- ms_i1.8.1 (check the viewerFols 97r and following ), The Preaching of St Bartholomew
- ms_i1.8.2 (check the viewerFols 100v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Bartholomew
- ms_i1.9 (check the viewerFols 102r and following ), Acts of St Thomas
- ms_i1.10
(check the viewerFols 110r and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St Matthew
- ms_i1.10.1 (check the viewerFols 110r and following ), Acts of St Matthew the Evangelist
- ms_i1.10.2 (check the viewerFols 114v and following ), The Martyrdom of Matthew the Evangelist
- ms_i1.11 (check the viewerFols 117r and following ), Martyrdom of St Luke
- ms_i1.12
(check the viewerFols 120r and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St Philip
- ms_i1.12.1 (check the viewerFols 120r and following ), The Preaching of St Philip
- ms_i1.12.2 (check the viewerFols 122v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Philip
- ms_i1.13 (check the viewerFols 125r and following ), The Preaching of St Andrew
- ms_i1.14
(check the viewerFols 131r and following ),
Acts and Martyrdom of St Andrew
and St Bartholomew
- ms_i1.14.1 (check the viewerFols 131r and following ), The Martyrdom of Sts Andrew and Bartholomew
- ms_i1.14.2 (check the viewerFols 141r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Andrew
- ms_i1.15
(check the viewerFols 142v and following ),
Acts of St Thomas
- ms_i1.15.1 (check the viewerFols 142v and following ), Acts of St Thomas
- ms_i1.15.2 (check the viewerFols 145v and following ), Acts of St Thomas
- ms_i1.15.3 (check the viewerFols 147v and following ), Acts of St Thomas
- ms_i1.16
(check the viewerFols 151r and following ),
The Acts and Death of St John
- ms_i1.16.1 (check the viewerFols 151r and following ), Acts of St John son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.16.2 (check the viewerFols 159v and following ), The Death of St John son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.17 (check the viewerFols 163v and following ), Martyrdom of St James (the son of Alpheus)
- ms_i1.18
(check the viewerFols 165r and following ),
The Acts and Martyrdom of St Mathias
- ms_i1.18.1 (check the viewerFols 165r and following ), The Preaching of St Matthias who preached in the country of the cannibals
- ms_i1.18.2 (check the viewerFols 171r and following ), The Martyrdom of Matthias
- ms_i1.19
(check the viewerFols 173v and following ),
The Acts and Martyrdom of St James, the son
of Zebedee
- ms_i1.19.1 (check the viewerFols 173v and following ), Book of the Acts of St James son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.19.2 (check the viewerFols 176r and following ), The Martyrdom of St James son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.20 (check the viewerFols 178r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Mark the Evangelist
- ms_i1.21
(check the viewerFols 181r and following ),
The Preaching and Martyrdom of St
Thomas
- ms_i1.21.1 (check the viewerFols 181r and following ), The Preaching of St Thomas
- ms_i1.21.2 (check the viewerFols 188v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Thomas
- ms_i1.22 (check the viewerFols 192r and following ), The Preaching of Judas Thaddeus, brother of Christ
- ms_i1.23 (check the viewerFols 195r and following ), The Discourse of Dionysius on the Tribes of the Apostles
- ms_i1.24 (check the viewerFols 195v and following ), Dates of the Martyrdoms of the Apostles
Contents
check the viewerFols 3r–195v Contendings of the Apostles: Recension V (CAe 5817)
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Colophon
check the viewerFols 195v and following
በአኰቴተ፡ አበ፡ (…)ommission by William Wright ተፈጸመ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ገድለ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ዘተጽኢያሱ፡ ንጉሥ፡ [!]The certainty about the value of ref is high.ጊዮርጊስ፡ እንዘ፡ [!]The certainty about the value of ref is high.አምኃ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ሊቀ፡ ዲያቆን፡ ወማማ፡ ዓቃቤ፡ ቤት፡ በሥምረተ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ ካህናት፡ ወዲያቆናት። በ፸፻በ፩፻፺ወ፰ዓመተ፡ ዓለም። ወበ፪፻፹ወ፪ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት። ለዘጸሐፎ፡ ኃጥእ፤ ባንት፡ ይሁን፤ ወለዘአጽሐፎ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ patron ወለዘአንበቦ፡ (…)ommission by William Wright ወበእንተዝ፡ አነ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ኃጥእ፡ ወአባሲ፡ ላእከ፡ ብፁዕ፡ ወቅዱስ፡ ማር፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ሰማዕት፡ አጽሐፍኩ፡ ዘንተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ገድሎሙ፡ ለሐዋር ያት። ከመ፡ ይኩነኒ፡ መርሐ፡ ለመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት። (…)ommission by William Wright
check the viewerFols 75r and following Discourse of Dionysius on the Martyrdom of Sts Peter and Paul (CAe 4841)
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check the viewerFols 81r and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St Simon
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check the viewerFols 81r and following Preaching of St Simon the son of Cleopas, surnamed Judas or Nathaniel (CAe 2188)
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check the viewerFols 82r and following The Martyrdom of St Simon the son of Cleopas (surnamed Judas or Nathaniel) (CAe 3533)
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check the viewerFols 83v and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St James the Just, the brother of our Lord
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check the viewerFols 83v and following The Preaching of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ) (CAe 2184)
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check the viewerFols 85v and following The Martyrdom of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ) (CAe 1680)
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check the viewerFols 86v and following The Acts of St Matthias and St Andrew (CAe 1015)
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Identified as Acts of St Andrew in the catalogue.check the viewerFols 97r and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St Bartholomew
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check the viewerFols 100v and following The Martyrdom of St Bartholomew (CAe 1427)
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check the viewerFols 110r and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St Matthew
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check the viewerFols 110r and following Acts of St Matthew the Evangelist (CAe 1014)
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check the viewerFols 114v and following The Martyrdom of Matthew the Evangelist (CAe 1886)
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check the viewerFols 131r and following Acts and Martyrdom of St Andrew and St Bartholomew
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check the viewerFols 131r and following The Martyrdom of Sts Andrew and Bartholomew (CAe 3537)
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check the viewerFols 151r and following The Acts and Death of St John
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check the viewerFols 159v and following The Death of St John son of Zebedee (CAe 3539)
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check the viewerFols 163v and following Martyrdom of St James (the son of Alpheus) (CAe 3543)
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check the viewerFols 173v and following The Acts and Martyrdom of St James, the son of Zebedee
check the viewerFols 173v and following Book of the Acts of St James son of Zebedee (CAe 3541)
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check the viewerFols 176r and following The Martyrdom of St James son of Zebedee (CAe 1684)
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check the viewerFols 178r and following The Martyrdom of St Mark the Evangelist (CAe 1883)
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check the viewerFols 192r and following The Preaching of Judas Thaddeus, brother of Christ (CAe 2185)
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check the viewerFols 195r and following The Discourse of Dionysius on the Tribes of the Apostles (CAe 5549)
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check the viewerFols 195v and following Dates of the Martyrdoms of the Apostles (CAe 5835)
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Additions In this unit there are in total 1 , 1 .
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check the viewerFols 1v–2 (Type: Inventory)
Lists of books and furniture.
( am ) ዘተመጠወ፡ እምእደ፡ አባ፡ role: title አደራ፡ በዘመነ፡ ማቴዎስ፡ በነሐሴ፡ በ፲፰ቀን፡ አባ፡ role: title በእደ፡ ማርያም። ፪ወንጌል፡ ፩ሃይማኖተ፡ አበው፡ ፩ስንክሳር፡ የአመት። ፪ተአምረ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ፬ገድለ፡ ጊዮርጊስ። ፩ግብረ፡ ሕማማት። ፪ገድለ፡ ሰማዕታት። ፪ዳዊት። ፪ሰንበት፡ አሞኜ። ፪ጉባኤ፡ መልክ። ፩የመዓልት፡ ሰዓታት፡ ፫የፍታት፡ መጽሐፍ። (…)ommission by William Wright
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check the viewerFol. 3r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ገድለ፡ ሐዋርያት: ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
Decoration In this unit there are in total .
Catalogue Bibliography
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Wright, W. 1877. Catalogue of the Ethiopic Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1847 (London: Gilbert and Rivington, 1877). page 65a-66a
Secondary Bibliography
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Bausi, A. 2000. ‘Alcune osservazioni sul Gadla ḥawāryāt’, Annali dell’Istituto Orientale di Napoli, 60–61 (2000), 77–114. page 84; 93
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 14.25in |
Width | 12.75in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, lined with silk worked with gold, and covered with blind-tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
leather
textile
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 26
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-1A1A-1A1A/0-0/0-0/C
- The upper line is written above the ruling, the lower line is written above the ruling.
Pricking
- Pricking and ruling are visible.
- Primary pricks are visible, horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1705-1706
1705-1706 Written in a fine hand.Check for additional bibliography
Publication Statement
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 681ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-06-14) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient681 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added layout on 14.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Created record on 20.2.2020