London, British Library, BL Oriental 677
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CVI, Wright 106
Dated
General description
Gadla ḥawāryāt
Number of Text units: 53
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1764-1765 (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
(),
በስመ፡ አብ፡
ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ሥርዓቶሙ፡ ለሐዋርያት። ወባዕዳንሂ፡ እም፸ወ፪ቱ፡ አርድእት፡ ንጹሓን። ወዘኮነ፡ ኵሉ፡ እምኔሆሙ፡ ወተዝካረ፡ እለ፡
አዕረፉ፡ እምኔሁሙ።
- ms_i1.1 (check the viewerFol. 1r ), Introduction to Gadla ḥawāryāt
- ms_i1.2
(check the viewerFols 1r and following ),
Preaching, Acts and Martyrdom of St Peter
- ms_i1.2.1 (check the viewerFols 1r and following ), The Preaching of St Peter
- ms_i1.2.2 (check the viewerFols 8r and following ), Acts of St Peter
- ms_i1.2.3 (check the viewerFols 26r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Peter
- ms_i1.3
(check the viewerFols 29v and following ),
Acts and Martyrdom of St Paul
- ms_i1.3.1 (check the viewerFols 29v and following ), Acts of Paul
- ms_i1.3.2 (check the viewerFols 81r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Paul
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 82v and following ), Discourse of Dionysius on the Martyrdom of Sts Peter and Paul
- ms_i1.5
(check the viewerFols 88v and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St Simon
- ms_i1.5.1 (check the viewerFols 88v and following ), Preaching of St Simon the son of Cleopas, surnamed Judas or Nathaniel
- ms_i1.5.2 (check the viewerFols 89v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Simon the son of Cleopas (surnamed Judas or Nathaniel)
- ms_i1.6
(check the viewerFols 90v and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St James the Just, the brother of our Lord
- ms_i1.6.1 (check the viewerFols 90v and following ), The Preaching of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ)
- ms_i1.6.2 (check the viewerFols 91v and following ), The Martyrdom of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ)
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 93v and following ), The Acts of St Matthias and St Andrew
- ms_i1.8
(check the viewerFols 103v and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St
Bartholomew
- ms_i1.8.1 (check the viewerFols 103v and following ), The Preaching of St Bartholomew
- ms_i1.8.2 (check the viewerFols 107r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Bartholomew
- ms_i1.9 (check the viewerFols 109r and following ), Acts of St Thomas
- ms_i1.10
(check the viewerFols 116v and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St Matthew
- ms_i1.10.1 (check the viewerFols 116v and following ), Acts of St Matthew the Evangelist
- ms_i1.10.2 (check the viewerFols 121v and following ), The Martyrdom of Matthew the Evangelist
- ms_i1.11 (check the viewerFols 123v 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 128v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Philip
- ms_i1.13 (check the viewerFols 130v and following ), The Preaching of St Andrew
- ms_i1.14
(check the viewerFols 136r and following ),
Acts and Martyrdom of St Andrew
and St Bartholomew
- ms_i1.14.1 (check the viewerFols 136r and following ), The Martyrdom of Sts Andrew and Bartholomew
- ms_i1.14.2 (check the viewerFols 146r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Andrew
- ms_i1.15
(check the viewerFols 147v and following ),
Acts of St Thomas
- ms_i1.15.1 (check the viewerFols 147v and following ), Acts of St Thomas
- ms_i1.15.2 (check the viewerFols 151r and following ), Acts of St Thomas
- ms_i1.15.3 (check the viewerFols 152v and following ), Acts of St Thomas
- ms_i1.16
(check the viewerFols 156r and following ),
The Acts and Death of St John
- ms_i1.16.1 (check the viewerFols 156r and following ), Acts of St John son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.16.2 (check the viewerFols 165r and following ), The Death of St John son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.17 (check the viewerFols 168v and following ), Martyrdom of St James (the son of Alpheus)
- ms_i1.18
(check the viewerFols 169r and following ),
The Acts and Martyrdom of St Mathias
- ms_i1.18.1 (check the viewerFols 169r and following ), The Preaching of St Matthias who preached in the country of the cannibals
- ms_i1.18.2 (check the viewerFols 175v and following ), The Martyrdom of Matthias
- ms_i1.19
(check the viewerFols 177v and following ),
The Acts and Martyrdom of St James, the son
of Zebedee
- ms_i1.19.1 (check the viewerFols 177v and following ), Book of the Acts of St James son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.19.2 (check the viewerFols 180r and following ), The Martyrdom of St James son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.20 (check the viewerFols 181v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Mark the Evangelist
- ms_i1.21
(check the viewerFols 184r and following ),
The Preaching and Martyrdom of St
Thomas
- ms_i1.21.1 (check the viewerFols 184r and following ), The Preaching of St Thomas
- ms_i1.21.2 (check the viewerFols 191v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Thomas
- ms_i1.22 (check the viewerFols 195r and following ), The Preaching of Judas Thaddeus, brother of Christ
- ms_i1.23 (check the viewerFols 198r and following ), The Discourse of Dionysius on the Tribes of the Apostles
- ms_i1.24 (check the viewerFols 199r and following ), Dates of the Martyrdoms of the Apostles
Contents
በስመ፡ አብ፡ (…)ommission by William Wright ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ሥርዓቶሙ፡ ለሐዋርያት። ወባዕዳንሂ፡ እም፸ወ፪ቱ፡ አርድእት፡ ንጹሓን። ወዘኮነ፡ ኵሉ፡ እምኔሆሙ፡ ወተዝካረ፡ እለ፡ አዕረፉ፡ እምኔሁሙ። ጸሎቶሙ፡ ወበረከቶሙ፡ የሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ንጉሥነ፡ ኢዮአስ ፡ ወምሰለ፡ ንግሥትነ፡ ወለተ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ወምሰለ፡ ፍቅርቶመ፡ ወለተ፡ ኪዳን፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። (CAe 5818)
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Colophon
check the viewerFols 199v and following
ተፈጸመ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ገድለ፡ ሐዋርያት። ዘተጽሕፈ፡ በ፯ዓመተ፡ መንግሥቱ፡ ለንጉሥነ፡ ኢዮአስ፡ መፍቀሬ፡ እግዚኢበሔር፤ በ፸፻ወ፪፻፶ወ፯ዓመተ፡ ዓለም። ወበ፯፻፵ወ፫ተረፈ፡ ዓመተ፡ ቀመር፡ በ፲፻ወ፯፻፶ወ፯ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት፡ ወመድኃኒት፡ ዘውእቱ፡ መዋዕለ፡ ሥጋዌሁ፡ ለእግዚእነ፡ ወአምላክነ፡ ወመድኃኒነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ዘገብሮ፡ በእንተ፡ መድኃኒትነ፡ በኪነ፡ ጥበቡ፡ መንክር፡ ለጸሐፎ፡ ኃጥእ፡ ቴዎዶጦስ፡ scribe ወለዘአጽሐፎ፡ አባ፡ role: title አውስግንዮስ፡ patron ወለዘአንበቦ፡ ወለዘተርጐሞ፡ ወለዘሰምዓ፡ ቃላቲሁ፡ ኅቡረ፡ ይምሐሮሙ፡ በመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት፡ አሜን። ወበእንተዝ፡ አነ፡ አውስግንዮስ፡ ኃጥእ፡ ወአባሲ፡ ላዕከ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ዘወሀባ፡ ኪዳነ፡ በእንተ፡ መድኃኒተ፡ ዓለም። አጽሐፍኩ፡ አነ፡ ዘንተ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ገድሎሙ፡ ለሐዋርያት፡ ከመ፡ ይኩነኒ፡ መርሐ፡ ለመንግሥተ፡ ሰማያት።
check the viewerFols 82v and following Discourse of Dionysius on the Martyrdom of Sts Peter and Paul (CAe 4841)
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Explicit (Amharic ): check the viewerFols 88r and following ፴፭ዓመት፡ መሀር፡ ቀዱሰ፡ ጴጥሮሰ፡ በዚህ፡ ማኸል፡ ቅዱስ፡ ጳውሎሰ፡ ፰ዓመተ፡ ምእመናነ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ሲያሳድ፡ ወአብያተ፡ ክርቲናት፡ ሲያነድ፡ በእሳት፡ ነበረ፡ ከዝያ፡ ወድያ፡ ግን፡ ፳ወ፯ዓት፡ ከጴጥሮስ፡ ጋራ፡ አስተምሀረ፡ ሞታቸውም፡ ፩ቀን፡ ነው፡ ቅዱስ፡ ጴጥሮስ፡ በመስቀል፡ የቍልቍሊት፡ ወቅዱስ፡ ጳውሎስ፡ በሰይፍ። It is not clear from the catalogue description whether this note is included in the main text or consitutes a later addition.
check the viewerFols 88v and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St Simon
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check the viewerFols 88v and following Preaching of St Simon the son of Cleopas, surnamed Judas or Nathaniel (CAe 2188)
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check the viewerFols 89v and following The Martyrdom of St Simon the son of Cleopas (surnamed Judas or Nathaniel) (CAe 3533)
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check the viewerFols 90v and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St James the Just, the brother of our Lord
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check the viewerFols 90v and following The Preaching of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ) (CAe 2184)
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check the viewerFols 91v and following The Martyrdom of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ) (CAe 1680)
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check the viewerFols 93v 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 103v and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St Bartholomew
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check the viewerFols 103v and following The Preaching of St Bartholomew (CAe 2183)
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check the viewerFols 107r and following The Martyrdom of St Bartholomew (CAe 1427)
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check the viewerFols 116v and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St Matthew
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check the viewerFols 116v and following Acts of St Matthew the Evangelist (CAe 1014)
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check the viewerFols 121v 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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The folio reference given in the catalogue for the beginning of this text, check the viewerfol. 131r , seems to be erroneous. Originally attributed to St Andrew in the manuscript, which characterises this recension. His name has then been erased. See also Bausi 2000.check the viewerFols 136r and following Acts and Martyrdom of St Andrew and St Bartholomew
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check the viewerFols 136r and following The Martyrdom of Sts Andrew and Bartholomew (CAe 3537)
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check the viewerFols 156r and following The Acts and Death of St John
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check the viewerFols 165r and following The Death of St John son of Zebedee (CAe 3539)
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check the viewerFols 168v and following Martyrdom of St James (the son of Alpheus) (CAe 3543)
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check the viewerFols 177v and following The Acts and Martyrdom of St James, the son of Zebedee
check the viewerFols 177v and following Book of the Acts of St James son of Zebedee (CAe 3541)
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check the viewerFols 180r and following The Martyrdom of St James son of Zebedee (CAe 1684)
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check the viewerFols 181v and following The Martyrdom of St Mark the Evangelist (CAe 1883)
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check the viewerFols 195r and following The Preaching of Judas Thaddeus, brother of Christ (CAe 2185)
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check the viewerFols 198r and following The Discourse of Dionysius on the Tribes of the Apostles (CAe 5549)
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check the viewerFols 199r 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. 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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Three half-columns of writing have been effaced.
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The name of Walatta Kidān appears throughout.
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 67b-69a
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 | 14.13in |
Width | 12.75in |
Binding
In the original boards, lined with 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: 26-27
Palaeography
Hand 1
Script: Ethiopic
Date: 1764-1765
1764-1765 Written in a good hand.Check for additional bibliography
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Date in current calendar | 1757 |
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- Dorothea Reule Dorothea Reule: Created record on 2.3.2020