London, British Library, BL Oriental 684
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CVIII, Wright 108
General description
Gadla ḥawāryāt
Number of Text units: 43
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1750-1799 (dating on palaeographic grounds)
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
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Contendings of the Apostles: Recension II
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFol. 1r ), Introduction to Gadla ḥawāryāt
- ms_i1.2
(check the viewerFols 1r and following ),
Acts and Martyrdom of St Peter
- ms_i1.2.1 (check the viewerFols 1r and following ), Acts of St Peter
- ms_i1.2.2 (check the viewerFols 8r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Peter
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 9v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Paul
- ms_i1.4
(check the viewerFols 11r and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St Simon
- ms_i1.4.1 (check the viewerFols 11r and following ), Preaching of St Simon the son of Cleopas, surnamed Judas or Nathaniel
- ms_i1.4.2 (check the viewerFols 12r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Simon the son of Cleopas (surnamed Judas or Nathaniel)
- ms_i1.5
(check the viewerFols 12v and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St James the Just, the brother of our Lord
- ms_i1.5.1 (check the viewerFols 12v and following ), The Preaching of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ)
- ms_i1.5.2 (check the viewerFols 13v and following ), The Martyrdom of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ)
- ms_i1.6
(check the viewerFols 15v and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St
Bartholomew
- ms_i1.6.1 (check the viewerFols 15v and following ), The Preaching of St Bartholomew
- ms_i1.6.2 (check the viewerFols 18v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Bartholomew
- ms_i1.7
(check the viewerFols 20r and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St Matthew
- ms_i1.7.1 (check the viewerFols 20r and following ), Acts of St Matthew the Evangelist
- ms_i1.7.2 (check the viewerFols 24v and following ), The Martyrdom of Matthew the Evangelist
- ms_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 26r and following ), Martyrdom of St Luke
- ms_i1.9
(check the viewerFols 28r and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St Philip
- ms_i1.9.1 (check the viewerFols 28r and following ), The Preaching of St Philip
- ms_i1.9.2 (check the viewerFols 30v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Philip
- ms_i1.10 (check the viewerFols 32r and following ), The Preaching of St Andrew
- ms_i1.11
(check the viewerFols 37r and following ),
Acts and Martyrdom of St Andrew
and St Bartholomew
- ms_i1.11.1 (check the viewerFols 37r and following ), The Martyrdom of Sts Andrew and Bartholomew
- ms_i1.11.2 (check the viewerFols 46r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Andrew
- ms_i1.12
(check the viewerFols 47v and following ),
The Acts and Death of St John
- ms_i1.12.1 (check the viewerFols 47v and following ), Acts of St John son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.12.2 (check the viewerFols 55v and following ), The Death of St John son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.13 (check the viewerFols 58v and following ), Martyrdom of St James (the son of Alpheus)
- ms_i1.14
(check the viewerFols 59r and following ),
The Acts and Martyrdom of St Mathias
- ms_i1.14.1 (check the viewerFols 59r and following ), The Preaching of St Matthias who preached in the country of the cannibals
- ms_i1.14.2 (check the viewerFols 64v and following ), The Martyrdom of Matthias
- ms_i1.15
(check the viewerFols 66r and following ),
The Acts and Martyrdom of St James, the son
of Zebedee
- ms_i1.15.1 (check the viewerFols 66r and following ), Book of the Acts of St James son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.15.2 (check the viewerFols 68r and following ), The Martyrdom of St James son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.16 (check the viewerFols 69r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Mark the Evangelist
- ms_i1.17
(check the viewerFols 71r and following ),
The Preaching and Martyrdom of St
Thomas
- ms_i1.17.1 (check the viewerFols 71r and following ), The Preaching of St Thomas
- ms_i1.17.2 (check the viewerFols 77r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Thomas
- ms_i1.18 (check the viewerFols 79v and following ), The Preaching of Judas Thaddeus, brother of Christ
- ms_i1.19 (check the viewerFols 82r and following ), Discourse of Dionysius on the Martyrdom of Sts Peter and Paul
- ms_i1.20 (check the viewerFols 86v and following ), The Acts of St Matthias and St Andrew
Contents
Contendings of the Apostles: Recension II (CAe 5814)
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check the viewerFols 11r and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St Simon
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check the viewerFols 11r and following Preaching of St Simon the son of Cleopas, surnamed Judas or Nathaniel (CAe 2188)
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check the viewerFols 12r and following The Martyrdom of St Simon the son of Cleopas (surnamed Judas or Nathaniel) (CAe 3533)
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check the viewerFols 12v and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St James the Just, the brother of our Lord
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check the viewerFols 12v and following The Preaching of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ) (CAe 2184)
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check the viewerFols 13v and following The Martyrdom of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ) (CAe 1680)
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check the viewerFols 20r and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St Matthew
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check the viewerFols 20r and following Acts of St Matthew the Evangelist (CAe 1014)
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check the viewerFols 24v and following The Martyrdom of Matthew the Evangelist (CAe 1886)
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check the viewerFols 37r and following Acts and Martyrdom of St Andrew and St Bartholomew
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check the viewerFols 37r and following The Martyrdom of Sts Andrew and Bartholomew (CAe 3537)
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check the viewerFols 47v and following The Acts and Death of St John
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check the viewerFols 55v and following The Death of St John son of Zebedee (CAe 3539)
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check the viewerFols 58v and following Martyrdom of St James (the son of Alpheus) (CAe 3543)
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check the viewerFols 66r and following The Acts and Martyrdom of St James, the son of Zebedee
check the viewerFols 66r and following Book of the Acts of St James son of Zebedee (CAe 3541)
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check the viewerFols 68r and following The Martyrdom of St James son of Zebedee (CAe 1684)
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check the viewerFols 69r and following The Martyrdom of St Mark the Evangelist (CAe 1883)
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check the viewerFols 79v and following The Preaching of Judas Thaddeus, brother of Christ (CAe 2185)
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check the viewerFols 82r and following Discourse of Dionysius on the Martyrdom of Sts Peter and Paul (CAe 4841)
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check the viewerFols 86v and following The Acts of St Matthias and St Andrew (CAe 1015)
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Additions In this unit there are in total 2 .
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check the viewerFol. 1r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ገድለ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ዘመድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
Extras
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check the viewerFol. 26r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The names of the owners were ፀሐየ፡ ልዳ፡ Ḍaḥaya Lǝddā [!]The certainty about the value of ref is medium. owner and Walatta Kirub owner . The identification of the mentioned Ḍaḥaya Lǝddā with ፀሐየ፡ ልዳ፡ Ḍaḥaya Lǝddā is not certain.
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 70ab
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 83; 94
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 13.5in |
Width | 11.63in |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner. One unnumbered blank leaf each at the beginning and end, both referred to as check the viewerfol. i in the library's digitzation.
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
Position | Number | Leaves | Quires | Description |
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1 | 1 | 9 |
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1, stub after 9 |
2 | 2 | 8 |
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3 | 3 | 8 |
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4 | 4 | 8 |
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5 | 5 | 8 |
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6 | 6 | 8 |
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7 | 7 | 8 |
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8 | 8 | 8 |
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9 | 9 | 8 |
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10 | 10 | 8 |
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11 | 11 | 8 |
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12 | 12 | 7 |
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2, stub after 6 |
Collation diagrams
1, stub after 9
Quire ID:q1, number:1
Quire ID:q2, number:2, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q3, number:3, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q4, number:4, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q5, number:5, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q6, number:6, Ethiopic quire number:
Quire ID:q7, number:7
Quire ID:q8, number:8
Quire ID:q9, number:9
Quire ID:q10, number:10
Quire ID:q11, number:11
2, stub after 6
Quire ID:q12, number:12
Ethio-SPaRe formula : I(8+1/s.l. 1, stub after 9/
Formula:
Formula 1: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (7),
Formula 2: 1 (), 2 (8), 3 (8), 4 (8), 5 (8), 6 (8), 7 (8), 8 (8), 9 (8), 10 (8), 11 (8), 12 (7),
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards.
Binding material
wood
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 29-30
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 and horizontal pricks are visible.
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1750-1799
1750-1799 Written in a good hand.Check for additional bibliography
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 684ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2022-06-15) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient684 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added layout and collation on 15.6.2022
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 26.11.2020
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Created record on 3.3.2020