London, British Library, BL Oriental 680
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the catalogue bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CIV, Wright 104
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
- ms_i1
(check the viewerFols 1r–192r ),
Contendings of the Apostles: Recension VI
- ms_i1.1
(check the viewerFols 1r and following ),
Preaching, Acts and Martyrdom of St Peter
- ms_i1.1.1 (check the viewerFols 1r and following ), The Preaching of St Peter
- ms_i1.1.2 (), Acts of St Peter
- ms_i1.2.3 (check the viewerFols 16v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Peter
- ms_i1.2
(check the viewerFols 19r and following ),
Acts and Martyrdom of St Paul
- ms_i1.2.1 (check the viewerFols 19r and following ), Acts of Paul
- ms_i1.2.19 (check the viewerFols 68v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Paul
- ms_i1.3 (check the viewerFols 70r and following ), Discourse of Dionysius on the Martyrdom of Sts Peter and Paul
- ms_i1.4
(check the viewerFols 76r and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St Simon
- ms_i1.4.1 (check the viewerFols 76r and following ), Preaching of St Simon the son of Cleopas, surnamed Judas or Nathaniel
- ms_i1.4.2 (check the viewerFols 77r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Simon the son of Cleopas (surnamed Judas or Nathaniel)
- ms_i1.5
(check the viewerFols 78r and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St James the Just, the brother of our Lord
- ms_i1.5.1 (check the viewerFols 78r and following ), The Preaching of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ)
- ms_i1.5.2 (check the viewerFols 94v and following ), The Martyrdom of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ)
- ms_i1.6 (check the viewerFols 81r and following ), The Acts of St Matthias and St Andrew
- ms_i1.7
(check the viewerFols 91r and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St
Bartholomew
- ms_i1.7.1 (check the viewerFols 91r and following ), The Preaching of St Bartholomew
- ms_i1.7.2 (check the viewerFols 94v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Bartholomew
- ms_i1.8 (check the viewerFols 97r and following ), Acts of St Thomas
- ms_i1.9
(check the viewerFols 105r and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St Matthew
- ms_i1.9.1 (check the viewerFols 105r and following ), Acts of St Matthew the Evangelist
- ms_i1.9.2 (check the viewerFols 109v and following ), The Martyrdom of Matthew the Evangelist
- ms_i1.10 (check the viewerFols 112r and following ), Martyrdom of St Luke
- ms_i1.11
(check the viewerFols 115r and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St Philip
- ms_i1.11.1 (check the viewerFols 115r and following ), The Preaching of St Philip
- ms_i1.11.2 (check the viewerFols 117v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Philip
- ms_i1.12 (check the viewerFols 120r and following ), The Preaching of St Andrew
- ms_i1.13
(check the viewerFols 126r and following ),
Acts and Martyrdom of St Andrew
and St Bartholomew
- ms_i1.13.1 (check the viewerFols 126r and following ), The Martyrdom of Sts Andrew and Bartholomew
- ms_i1.13.2 (check the viewerFols 136v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Andrew
- ms_i1.14
(check the viewerFols 138r and following ),
Acts of St Thomas
- ms_i1.14.1 (check the viewerFols 138r and following ), Acts of St Thomas
- ms_i1.14.2 (check the viewerFols 141r and following ), Acts of St Thomas
- ms_i1.14.3 (check the viewerFols 143r and following ), Acts of St Thomas
- ms_i1.15
(check the viewerFols 147r and following ),
The Acts and Death of St John
- ms_i1.15.1 (check the viewerFols 147r and following ), Acts of St John son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.15.2 (check the viewerFols 156r and following ), The Death of St John son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.16 (check the viewerFols 159v and following ), Martyrdom of St James (the son of Alpheus)
- ms_i1.17
(check the viewerFols 161r and following ),
The Acts and Martyrdom of St Mathias
- ms_i1.17.1 (check the viewerFols 161r and following ), The Preaching of St Matthias who preached in the country of the cannibals
- ms_i1.17.2 (check the viewerFols 167r and following ), The Martyrdom of Matthias
- ms_i1.18
(check the viewerFols 169r and following ),
The Acts and Martyrdom of St James, the son
of Zebedee
- ms_i1.18.1 (check the viewerFols 169r and following ), Book of the Acts of St James son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.18.2 (check the viewerFols 171r and following ), The Martyrdom of St James son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.19 (check the viewerFols 173r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Mark the Evangelist
- ms_i1.20
(check the viewerFols 176r and following ),
The Preaching and Martyrdom of St
Thomas
- ms_i1.20.1 (check the viewerFols 176r and following ), The Preaching of St Thomas
- ms_i1.20.2 (check the viewerFols 184r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Thomas
- ms_i1.21 (check the viewerFols 188r and following ), The Preaching of Judas Thaddeus, brother of Christ
- ms_i1.22 (check the viewerFols 191r and following ), The Discourse of Dionysius on the Tribes of the Apostles
- ms_i1.23 (check the viewerFols 192r and following ), Dates of the Martyrdoms of the Apostles
- ms_i1.1
(check the viewerFols 1r and following ),
Preaching, Acts and Martyrdom of St Peter
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 70r and following Discourse of Dionysius on the Martyrdom of Sts Peter and Paul (CAe 4841)
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check the viewerFols 76r and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St Simon
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check the viewerFols 76r and following Preaching of St Simon the son of Cleopas, surnamed Judas or Nathaniel (CAe 2188)
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check the viewerFols 77r and following The Martyrdom of St Simon the son of Cleopas (surnamed Judas or Nathaniel) (CAe 3533)
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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 78r and following The Preaching of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ) (CAe 2184)
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check the viewerFols 94v and following The Martyrdom of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ) (CAe 1680)
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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 105r and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St Matthew
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check the viewerFols 105r and following Acts of St Matthew the Evangelist (CAe 1014)
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check the viewerFols 109v and following The Martyrdom of Matthew the Evangelist (CAe 1886)
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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 126r and following The Martyrdom of Sts Andrew and Bartholomew (CAe 3537)
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check the viewerFols 147r and following The Acts and Death of St John
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check the viewerFols 156r and following The Death of St John son of Zebedee (CAe 3539)
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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 169r and following The Acts and Martyrdom of St James, the son of Zebedee
check the viewerFols 169r and following Book of the Acts of St James son of Zebedee (CAe 3541)
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check the viewerFols 171r and following The Martyrdom of St James son of Zebedee (CAe 1684)
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check the viewerFols 173r and following The Martyrdom of St Mark the Evangelist (CAe 1883)
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check the viewerFols 188r and following The Preaching of Judas Thaddeus, brother of Christ (CAe 2185)
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check the viewerFols 191r and following The Discourse of Dionysius on the Tribes of the Apostles (CAe 5549)
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check the viewerFols 192r 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 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
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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 66a-67a
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 | 14.36in |
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.info | value |
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Standard date | ፸፻ወ፪፻ወ፬ዓመተ፡ ዓለም። |
Date in current calendar | 7204 |
Calendar | world |
info | value |
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Standard date | ፲፻ወ፯፻ወ፬ዓመተ፡ ምሕረት፡ ወመድኃኒት። |
Date in current calendar | 1604 |
Calendar | grace |
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