London, British Library, BL Oriental 685
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CIX, Wright 109
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
(check the viewerFols 5ra–148vb ),
Contendings of the Apostles: Recension II
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFols 5ra–5va ), Introduction to Gadla ḥawāryāt
- ms_i1.2
(check the viewerFols 5va–16va ),
Acts and Martyrdom of St Peter
- ms_i1.2.1 (check the viewerFols 5va–14va ), Acts of St Peter
- ms_i1.2.2 (check the viewerFols 14va–16va ), The Martyrdom of St Peter
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 16vb–19rb ), The Martyrdom of St Paul
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 19va–27ra ), Discourse of Dionysius on the Martyrdom of Sts Peter and Paul
- ms_i1.5
(check the viewerFols 27ra–30rb ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St Simon
- ms_i1.5.1 (check the viewerFols 27ra–28rb ), Preaching of St Simon the son of Cleopas, surnamed Judas or Nathaniel
- ms_i1.5.2 (check the viewerFols 28rb–30rb ), The Martyrdom of St Simon the son of Cleopas (surnamed Judas or Nathaniel)
- ms_i1.6
(check the viewerFols 30rb–34ra ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St James the Just, the brother of our Lord
- ms_i1.6.1 (check the viewerFols 30rb–31va ), The Preaching of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ)
- ms_i1.6.2 (check the viewerFols 31va–34ra ), The Martyrdom of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ)
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 34ra–45vb ), The Acts of St Matthias and St Andrew
- ms_i1.8
(check the viewerFols 47ra–53rb ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St
Bartholomew
- ms_i1.8.1 (check the viewerFols 47ra–51ra ), The Preaching of St Bartholomew
- ms_i1.8.2 (check the viewerFols 51rb–53rb ), The Martyrdom of St Bartholomew
- ms_i1.9
(check the viewerFols 53rb–61rb ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St Matthew
- ms_i1.9.1 (check the viewerFols 53rb–59va ), Acts of St Matthew the Evangelist
- ms_i1.9.2 (check the viewerFols 59va–61rb ), The Martyrdom of Matthew the Evangelist
- ms_i1.10 (check the viewerFols 61va–65ra ), Martyrdom of St Luke
- ms_i1.11
(check the viewerFols 65ra–70rb ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St Philip
- ms_i1.11.1 (check the viewerFols 65ra–68va ), The Preaching of St Philip
- ms_i1.11.2 (check the viewerFols 68va–70rb ), The Martyrdom of St Philip
- ms_i1.12 (check the viewerFols 71ra–78rb ), The Preaching of St Andrew
- ms_i1.13
(check the viewerFols 78rb–91vb ),
Acts and Martyrdom of St Andrew
and St Bartholomew
- ms_i1.13.1 (check the viewerFols 78rb–89vb ), The Martyrdom of Sts Andrew and Bartholomew
- ms_i1.13.2 (check the viewerFols 89vb–91vb ), The Martyrdom of St Andrew
- ms_i1.14
(check the viewerFols 93ra–108ra ),
The Acts and Death of St John
- ms_i1.14.1 (check the viewerFols 93ra–103rb ), Acts of St John son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.14.2 (check the viewerFols 103rb–108ra ), The Death of St John son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.15 (check the viewerFols 108ra–110ra ), Martyrdom of St James (the son of Alpheus)
- ms_i1.16
(check the viewerFols 110ra–119vb ),
The Acts and Martyrdom of St Mathias
- ms_i1.16.1 (check the viewerFols 110r–118ra ), The Preaching of St Matthias who preached in the country of the cannibals
- ms_i1.16.2 (check the viewerFols 118ra–119vb ), The Martyrdom of Matthias
- ms_i1.17
(check the viewerFols 119vb–124vb ),
The Acts and Martyrdom of St James, the son
of Zebedee
- ms_i1.17.1 (check the viewerFols 119vb–123va ), Book of the Acts of St James son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.17.2 (check the viewerFols 123va–124vb ), The Martyrdom of St James son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.18 (check the viewerFols 126ra–128vb ), The Martyrdom of St Mark the Evangelist
- ms_i1.19
(check the viewerFols 130ra–142vb ),
The Preaching and Martyrdom of St
Thomas
- ms_i1.19.1 (check the viewerFols 130ra–139va ), The Preaching of St Thomas
- ms_i1.19.2 (check the viewerFols 139vb–142vb ), The Martyrdom of St Thomas
- ms_i1.20 (check the viewerFols 144rb–148vb ), The Preaching of Judas Thaddeus, brother of Christ
Contents
check the viewerFols 5ra–148vb Contendings of the Apostles: Recension II (CAe 5814)
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check the viewerFols 19va–27ra Discourse of Dionysius on the Martyrdom of Sts Peter and Paul (CAe 4841)
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check the viewerFols 27ra–30rb Preaching and Martyrdom of St Simon
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check the viewerFols 27ra–28rb Preaching of St Simon the son of Cleopas, surnamed Judas or Nathaniel (CAe 2188)
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check the viewerFols 28rb–30rb The Martyrdom of St Simon the son of Cleopas (surnamed Judas or Nathaniel) (CAe 3533)
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check the viewerFols 30rb–34ra Preaching and Martyrdom of St James the Just, the brother of our Lord
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check the viewerFols 30rb–31va The Preaching of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ) (CAe 2184)
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check the viewerFols 31va–34ra The Martyrdom of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ) (CAe 1680)
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check the viewerFols 78rb–91vb Acts and Martyrdom of St Andrew and St Bartholomew
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check the viewerFols 78rb–89vb The Martyrdom of Sts Andrew and Bartholomew (CAe 3537)
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check the viewerFols 108ra–110ra Martyrdom of St James (the son of Alpheus) (CAe 3543)
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check the viewerFols 119vb–124vb The Acts and Martyrdom of St James, the son of Zebedee
check the viewerFols 119vb–123va Book of the Acts of St James son of Zebedee (CAe 3541)
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check the viewerFols 123va–124vb The Martyrdom of St James son of Zebedee (CAe 1684)
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check the viewerFols 126ra–128vb The Martyrdom of St Mark the Evangelist (CAe 1883)
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check the viewerFols 144rb–148vb The Preaching of Judas Thaddeus, brother of Christ (CAe 2185)
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Additions In this unit there are in total 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 5r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ገድለ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
Extras
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The names of the owner Gabra Mikāʾel owner , his wife Śāhla Māryām and daughter Ḫiruta Dǝngǝl are mentioned.
Decoration In this unit there are in total 28 s.
Miniatures notes
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 2v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 3r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 3v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 4r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 17r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 17v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 26r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 26v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 29r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 29v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 46r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 46v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 62r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 62v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 70v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 92r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 92v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 107r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 107v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 109r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 120r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 125r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 129r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 129v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 143r
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 143v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 148v
- miniature: check the viewerFol. 149r
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 70b-71b
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 | 12.38in |
Width | 10in |
Foliation
Foliation by the library in the upper right corner. Two unnumbered blank leaves at the end, referred to as check the viewerfols i–ii in the library's digitization.
Quire Structure Collation
Signatures:
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, lined with green silk and covered with blind-tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
silk
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 2
Number of lines: 25
Ruling
- (Subtype: pattern)1A-1A-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
Ink: Black, red.
Date: 1750-1799
1750-1799 Written in a fair hand.Check for additional bibliography
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- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Created record on 4.3.2020