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London, British Library, BL Oriental 680

Dorothea Reule

This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography

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British Library[view repository]

Collection: Oriental

Other identifiers: Wright cat. CIV, Wright 104

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Dated

General description

Gadla ḥawāryāt

Number of Text units: 52

Number of Codicological units: 1

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Origin

1711-1712 (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

  1. ms_i1 (check the viewerFols 1r–192r ), Contendings of the Apostles: Recension VI
    1. ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 1r and following ), Preaching, Acts and Martyrdom of St Peter
      1. ms_i1.1.1 (check the viewerFols 1r and following ), The Preaching of St Peter
      2. ms_i1.1.2 (), Acts of St Peter
      3. ms_i1.2.3 (check the viewerFols 16v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Peter
    2. ms_i1.2 (check the viewerFols 19r and following ), Acts and Martyrdom of St Paul
      1. ms_i1.2.1 (check the viewerFols 19r and following ), Acts of Paul
      2. ms_i1.2.19 (check the viewerFols 68v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Paul
    3. ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 70r and following ), Discourse of Dionysius on the Martyrdom of Sts Peter and Paul
    4. ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 76r and following ), Preaching and Martyrdom of St Simon
      1. ms_i1.4.1 (check the viewerFols 76r and following ), Preaching of St Simon the son of Cleopas, surnamed Judas or Nathaniel
      2. ms_i1.4.2 (check the viewerFols 77r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Simon the son of Cleopas (surnamed Judas or Nathaniel)
    5. ms_i1.5 (check the viewerFols 78r and following ), Preaching and Martyrdom of St James the Just, the brother of our Lord
      1. ms_i1.5.1 (check the viewerFols 78r and following ), The Preaching of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ)
      2. ms_i1.5.2 (check the viewerFols 94v and following ), The Martyrdom of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ)
    6. ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 81r and following ), The Acts of St Matthias and St Andrew
    7. ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 91r and following ), Preaching and Martyrdom of St Bartholomew
      1. ms_i1.7.1 (check the viewerFols 91r and following ), The Preaching of St Bartholomew
      2. ms_i1.7.2 (check the viewerFols 94v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Bartholomew
    8. ms_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 97r and following ), Acts of St Thomas
    9. ms_i1.9 (check the viewerFols 105r and following ), Preaching and Martyrdom of St Matthew
      1. ms_i1.9.1 (check the viewerFols 105r and following ), Acts of St Matthew the Evangelist
      2. ms_i1.9.2 (check the viewerFols 109v and following ), The Martyrdom of Matthew the Evangelist
    10. ms_i1.10 (check the viewerFols 112r and following ), Martyrdom of St Luke
    11. ms_i1.11 (check the viewerFols 115r and following ), Preaching and Martyrdom of St Philip
      1. ms_i1.11.1 (check the viewerFols 115r and following ), The Preaching of St Philip
      2. ms_i1.11.2 (check the viewerFols 117v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Philip
    12. ms_i1.12 (check the viewerFols 120r and following ), The Preaching of St Andrew
    13. ms_i1.13 (check the viewerFols 126r and following ), Acts and Martyrdom of St Andrew and St Bartholomew
      1. ms_i1.13.1 (check the viewerFols 126r and following ), The Martyrdom of Sts Andrew and Bartholomew
      2. ms_i1.13.2 (check the viewerFols 136v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Andrew
    14. ms_i1.14 (check the viewerFols 138r and following ), Acts of St Thomas
      1. ms_i1.14.1 (check the viewerFols 138r and following ), Acts of St Thomas
      2. ms_i1.14.2 (check the viewerFols 141r and following ), Acts of St Thomas
      3. ms_i1.14.3 (check the viewerFols 143r and following ), Acts of St Thomas
    15. ms_i1.15 (check the viewerFols 147r and following ), The Acts and Death of St John
      1. ms_i1.15.1 (check the viewerFols 147r and following ), Acts of St John son of Zebedee
      2. ms_i1.15.2 (check the viewerFols 156r and following ), The Death of St John son of Zebedee
    16. ms_i1.16 (check the viewerFols 159v and following ), Martyrdom of St James (the son of Alpheus)
    17. ms_i1.17 (check the viewerFols 161r and following ), The Acts and Martyrdom of St Mathias
      1. ms_i1.17.1 (check the viewerFols 161r and following ), The Preaching of St Matthias who preached in the country of the cannibals
      2. ms_i1.17.2 (check the viewerFols 167r and following ), The Martyrdom of Matthias
    18. ms_i1.18 (check the viewerFols 169r and following ), The Acts and Martyrdom of St James, the son of Zebedee
      1. ms_i1.18.1 (check the viewerFols 169r and following ), Book of the Acts of St James son of Zebedee
      2. ms_i1.18.2 (check the viewerFols 171r and following ), The Martyrdom of St James son of Zebedee
    19. ms_i1.19 (check the viewerFols 173r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Mark the Evangelist
    20. ms_i1.20 (check the viewerFols 176r and following ), The Preaching and Martyrdom of St Thomas
      1. ms_i1.20.1 (check the viewerFols 176r and following ), The Preaching of St Thomas
      2. ms_i1.20.2 (check the viewerFols 184r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Thomas
    21. ms_i1.21 (check the viewerFols 188r and following ), The Preaching of Judas Thaddeus, brother of Christ
    22. ms_i1.22 (check the viewerFols 191r and following ), The Discourse of Dionysius on the Tribes of the Apostles
    23. ms_i1.23 (check the viewerFols 192r and following ), Dates of the Martyrdoms of the Apostles

Contents

check the viewerFols 1r–192r Contendings of the Apostles: Recension VI (CAe 5818)

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The first quire is lost.

Colophon

check the viewerFols 192r and following

በአኰቴተ፡ አብ፡ (…)ommission by William Wright ተፈጸመ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ገድለ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ዘተጽሕፈ፡ በ፩ዓመተ፡ መንግሥቱ፡ ለንጉሠነ፡ መፍቀሬ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ በመዋዕለ፡ ሢመቱ፡ ለአባ፡ role: title መዝሙረ፡ ድንግል፡ በሥምረተ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ ካህናት፡ ወዲያቆናት። በ፸፻ወ፪፻ወ፬ዓመተ፡ ዓለም። ወበ፪፻፹ወ፰ተረፈ፡ ዓመተ፡ ቀመር። በ፲፻ወ፯፻ወ፬ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት፡ ወመድኃኒት። ለጸሐፎ፡ ኃጥእ፡ አኖሬዎስ፡ scribe ወለዘአጽሐፎ፡ አባ፡ role: title መዝሙረ፡ ድንግል፡ patron (…)ommission by William Wright ይምሀሮሙ፡ በመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ አሜን። ወበእንተዝ፡ አነ፡ መዝሙረ፡ ድንግል፡ ኃጥእ፡ ወአባሲ፡ ላእከ፡ ሥሉስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ አጽሐፍኩ፡ ዘንተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ገድሎሙ፡ ለሐዋርያት፡ ከመ፡ ይኩነኒ፡ መርሐ፡ ለመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት።

check the viewerFols 1r and following Preaching, Acts and Martyrdom of St Peter

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Acts of St Peter (CAe 1017)

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check the viewerFols 19r and following Acts and Martyrdom of St Paul

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check the viewerFols 76r and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St Simon

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check the viewerFols 78r and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St James the Just, the brother of our Lord

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check the viewerFols 81r 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 91r and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St Bartholomew

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check the viewerFols 105r and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St Matthew

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check the viewerFols 115r and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St Philip

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The name of St Andrew has been inserted by mistake, but corrected. See also Bausi 2000.
check the viewerFols 126r and following Acts and Martyrdom of St Andrew and St Bartholomew

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check the viewerFols 138r and following Acts of St Thomas (CAe 5836)

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check the viewerFols 147r and following The Acts and Death of St John

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check the viewerFols 159v and following Martyrdom of St James (the son of Alpheus) (CAe 3543)

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Defective at the end, part of check the viewerfol. 160 having been cut away.
check the viewerFols 161r and following The Acts and Martyrdom of St Mathias
check the viewerFols 169r and following The Acts and Martyrdom of St James, the son of Zebedee
check the viewerFols 176r and following The Preaching and Martyrdom of St Thomas

Language of text:

Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .

  1. check the viewerFols 192v–193 (Type: GuestText)

    Malkǝʾ-hymn to ʾabbā Garimā (CAe 2919) , the following is the beginning:

    ( gez ) ሰላም፡ ለፅንሰትከ፡ በስእለተ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘኮነ።

Decoration In this unit there are in total .

Catalogue Bibliography

  • Wright, W. 1877. Catalogue of the Ethiopic Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired since the Year 1847 (London: Gilbert and Rivington, 1877). page 66a-67a
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Secondary Bibliography

  • Bausi, A. 2000. ‘Alcune osservazioni sul Gadla ḥawāryāt’, Annali dell’Istituto Orientale di Napoli, 60–61 (2000), 77–114. page 84; 93
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Physical Description

Form of support

Parchment Codex

Extent

193 (leaf) .Entered as 193 14.36 13
Outer dimensions
Height 14.36in
Width 13in

Foliation

Foliation in the upper right corner by the library.

State of preservation

good

Condition

Binding

In the original boards, covered with blind-tooled leather.

Binding material

wood

leather

Original binding

Yes

Layout

Layout note 1

Number of columns: 3

Number of lines: 25-26

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: 1711-1712

    1711-1712 Written in a fine hand.

    • Publication Statement

    authority
    Hiob-Ludolf-Zentrum für Äthiopistik
    pubPlace
    Hamburg
    publisher
    Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft
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    2016-06-07T17:34:44.685+02:00
    date
    type=expanded
    15.6.2022 at 11:01:08
    date
    type=lastModified
    14.6.2022
    idno
    type=collection
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    idno
    type=url
    https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient680/main
    idno
    type=URI
    https://betamasaheft.eu/BLorient680
    idno
    type=filename
    BLorient680.xml
    idno
    type=ID
    BLorient680

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    • Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Added link to images on 26.11.2020
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