London, British Library, BL Oriental 682
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
General description
Gadla ḥawāryāt
Number of Text units: 52
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1730-1755 (reign)
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
(),
Contendings of the Apostles: Recension VI
- ms_i1.1 (), Introduction to Gadla ḥawāryāt
- ms_i1.2
(check the viewerFols 2r and following ),
Preaching, Acts and Martyrdom of St Peter
- ms_i1.2.1 (check the viewerFols 2r and following ), The Preaching of St Peter
- ms_i1.2.2 (check the viewerFols 10r and following ), Acts of St Peter
- ms_i1.2.3 (check the viewerFols 29r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Peter
- ms_i1.3
(check the viewerFols 31r and following ),
Acts and Martyrdom of St Paul
- ms_i1.3.1 (check the viewerFols 31r and following ), Acts of Paul
- ms_i1.3.2 (check the viewerFols 85r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Paul
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 87r and following ), Discourse of Dionysius on the Martyrdom of Sts Peter and Paul
- ms_i1.5
(check the viewerFols 92v and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St Simon
- ms_i1.5.1 (check the viewerFols 92v and following ), Preaching of St Simon the son of Cleopas, surnamed Judas or Nathaniel
- ms_i1.5.2 (check the viewerFols 93v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Simon the son of Cleopas (surnamed Judas or Nathaniel)
- ms_i1.6
(check the viewerFols 94v and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St James the Just, the brother of our Lord
- ms_i1.6.1 (check the viewerFols 94v and following ), The Preaching of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ)
- ms_i1.6.2 (check the viewerFols 95v and following ), The Martyrdom of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ)
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 97v and following ), The Acts of St Matthias and St Andrew
- ms_i1.8
(check the viewerFols 108v and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St
Bartholomew
- ms_i1.8.1 (check the viewerFols 108v and following ), The Preaching of St Bartholomew
- ms_i1.8.2 (check the viewerFols 112v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Bartholomew
- ms_i1.9 (check the viewerFols 114r and following ), Acts of St Thomas
- ms_i1.10
(check the viewerFols 122r and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St Matthew
- ms_i1.10.1 (check the viewerFols 122r and following ), Acts of St Matthew the Evangelist
- ms_i1.10.2 (check the viewerFols 127r and following ), The Martyrdom of Matthew the Evangelist
- ms_i1.11 (check the viewerFols 129r and following ), Martyrdom of St Luke
- ms_i1.12
(check the viewerFols 131r and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St Philip
- ms_i1.12.1 (check the viewerFols 131r and following ), The Preaching of St Philip
- ms_i1.12.2 (check the viewerFols 134r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Philip
- ms_i1.13
(check the viewerFols 135v and following ),
Acts and Martyrdom of St Andrew
and St Bartholomew
- ms_i1.13.1 (check the viewerFols 135v and following ), The Martyrdom of Sts Andrew and Bartholomew
- ms_i1.13.2 (check the viewerFols 145v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Andrew
- ms_i1.14
(check the viewerFols 147v and following ),
Acts of St Thomas
- ms_i1.14.1 (check the viewerFols 147v and following ), Acts of St Thomas
- ms_i1.14.2 (check the viewerFols 150v and following ), Acts of St Thomas
- ms_i1.14.3 (check the viewerFols 152v and following ), Acts of St Thomas
- ms_i1.15
(check the viewerFols 155v and following ),
The Acts and Death of St John
- ms_i1.15.1 (check the viewerFols 155v and following ), Acts of St John son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.15.2 (check the viewerFols 164r and following ), The Death of St John son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.16 (check the viewerFols 167r and following ), Martyrdom of St James (the son of Alpheus)
- ms_i1.17
(check the viewerFols 167v and following ),
The Acts and Martyrdom of St Mathias
- ms_i1.17.1 (check the viewerFols 167v and following ), The Preaching of St Matthias who preached in the country of the cannibals
- ms_i1.17.2 (check the viewerFols 174r and following ), The Martyrdom of Matthias
- ms_i1.18
(check the viewerFols 175v and following ),
The Acts and Martyrdom of St James, the son
of Zebedee
- ms_i1.18.1 (check the viewerFols 175v and following ), Book of the Acts of St James son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.18.2 (check the viewerFols 177v and following ), The Martyrdom of St James son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.19 (check the viewerFols 179r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Mark the Evangelist
- ms_i1.20
(check the viewerFols 181r and following ),
The Preaching and Martyrdom of St
Thomas
- ms_i1.20.1 (check the viewerFols 181r and following ), The Preaching of St Thomas
- ms_i1.20.2 (check the viewerFols 188v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Thomas
- ms_i1.21 (check the viewerFols 191r and following ), The Preaching of Judas Thaddeus, brother of Christ
- ms_i1.22 (check the viewerFols 194v and following ), The Discourse of Dionysius on the Tribes of the Apostles
- ms_i1.23 (check the viewerFols 195r and following ), Dates of the Martyrdoms of the Apostles
Contents
Contendings of the Apostles: Recension VI (CAe 5818)
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check the viewerFols 2r and following Preaching, Acts and Martyrdom of St Peter
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Supplication (Gǝʿǝz ):ጸሎቶሙ፡ ወበረከቶሙ፡ የሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ነፍሰ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ በካፋ፡ ወምስለ፡ ወልዱ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ኢያሱ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን፡፡
The catalogue description does not allow to identify with certainty whether the cited supplication is part of Content Item 1.1 , item 1 Introduction to Gadla ḥawāryāt (CAe 5548) or Content Item 1.1 , item 1 Introduction to Gadla ḥawāryāt (CAe 5548) .check the viewerFols 87r and following Discourse of Dionysius on the Martyrdom of Sts Peter and Paul (CAe 4841)
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check the viewerFols 92v and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St Simon
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check the viewerFols 92v and following Preaching of St Simon the son of Cleopas, surnamed Judas or Nathaniel (CAe 2188)
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check the viewerFols 93v and following The Martyrdom of St Simon the son of Cleopas (surnamed Judas or Nathaniel) (CAe 3533)
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check the viewerFols 94v and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St James the Just, the brother of our Lord
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check the viewerFols 94v and following The Preaching of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ) (CAe 2184)
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check the viewerFols 95v and following The Martyrdom of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ) (CAe 1680)
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check the viewerFols 97v 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 108v and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St Bartholomew
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check the viewerFols 108v and following The Preaching of St Bartholomew (CAe 2183)
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check the viewerFols 112v and following The Martyrdom of St Bartholomew (CAe 1427)
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check the viewerFols 122r and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St Matthew
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check the viewerFols 122r and following Acts of St Matthew the Evangelist (CAe 1014)
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check the viewerFols 127r and following The Martyrdom of Matthew the Evangelist (CAe 1886)
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check the viewerFols 131r and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St Philip
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Attributed to St Andrew in the manuscript, which characterises this recension. See also Bausi 2000.check the viewerFols 135v and following Acts and Martyrdom of St Andrew and St Bartholomew
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check the viewerFols 135v and following The Martyrdom of Sts Andrew and Bartholomew (CAe 3537)
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check the viewerFols 155v and following The Acts and Death of St John
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check the viewerFols 164r and following The Death of St John son of Zebedee (CAe 3539)
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check the viewerFols 167r and following Martyrdom of St James (the son of Alpheus) (CAe 3543)
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check the viewerFols 175v and following The Acts and Martyrdom of St James, the son of Zebedee
check the viewerFols 175v and following Book of the Acts of St James son of Zebedee (CAe 3541)
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check the viewerFols 177v and following The Martyrdom of St James son of Zebedee (CAe 1684)
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check the viewerFols 179r and following The Martyrdom of St Mark the Evangelist (CAe 1883)
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check the viewerFols 191r and following The Preaching of Judas Thaddeus, brother of Christ (CAe 2185)
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check the viewerFols 194v and following The Discourse of Dionysius on the Tribes of the Apostles (CAe 5549)
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check the viewerFols 195r and following Dates of the Martyrdoms of the Apostles (CAe 5835)
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Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 2r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ገድለ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ዘመድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
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 67ab
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; 93-94
Physical Description
Form of support
Parchment Codex
Extent
Outer dimensions | |
Height | 14.36in |
Width | 11.5in |
Binding
In the original boards, lined with striped cloth 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: 27-29
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1730-1755
1730-1755 Written in a good hand.Check for additional bibliography
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Dorothea Reule, Alessandro Bausi, ʻLondon, British Library, BL Oriental 682ʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 2020-03-02) https://betamasaheft.eu/manuscripts/BLorient682 [Accessed: 2024-05-16]
Revisions of the data
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Corrected folio errors on 2.3.2020
- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Created record on 27.2.2020