London, British Library, BL Oriental 679
Dorothea Reule
This manuscript description is based on the catalogues listed in the Catalogue Bibliography
Collection: Oriental
Other identifiers: Wright cat. CVII, Wright 107
Dated
General description
Gadla ḥawāryāt
Number of Text units: 53
Number of Codicological units: 1
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Origin
1785-1786 (internal-date)
Provenance
The manuscript had belonged to a Tābot of Fǝlsatā, probably in the Gondar↗ area, see (a2) . It was then taken by Tewodros II and brought to Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ . From there, it was looted by the British Napier expedition in 1868.
Summary
- ms_i1
(),
Contendings of the Apostles: Recension V
- ms_i1.1 (), Introduction to Gadla ḥawāryāt
- ms_i1.2
(check the viewerFols 4r and following ),
Preaching, Acts and Martyrdom of St Peter
- ms_i1.2.1 (check the viewerFols 4r and following ), The Preaching of St Peter
- ms_i1.2.2 (check the viewerFols 10v and following ), Acts of St Peter
- ms_i1.2.3 (check the viewerFols 27r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Peter
- ms_i1.3
(check the viewerFols 29r and following ),
Acts and Martyrdom of St Paul
- ms_i1.3.1 (check the viewerFols 29r and following ), Acts of Paul
- ms_i1.3.2 (check the viewerFols 74v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Paul
- ms_i1.4 (check the viewerFols 75v and following ), Discourse of Dionysius on the Martyrdom of Sts Peter and Paul
- ms_i1.5
(check the viewerFols 80r and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St Simon
- ms_i1.5.1 (check the viewerFols 80r and following ), Preaching of St Simon the son of Cleopas, surnamed Judas or Nathaniel
- ms_i1.5.2 (check the viewerFols 81r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Simon the son of Cleopas (surnamed Judas or Nathaniel)
- ms_i1.6
(check the viewerFols 81v and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St James the Just, the brother of our Lord
- ms_i1.6.1 (check the viewerFols 81v and following ), The Preaching of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ)
- ms_i1.6.2 (check the viewerFols 82v and following ), The Martyrdom of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ)
- ms_i1.7 (check the viewerFols 84r and following ), The Acts of St Matthias and St Andrew
- ms_i1.8
(check the viewerFols 95r and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St
Bartholomew
- ms_i1.8.1 (check the viewerFols 95r and following ), The Preaching of St Bartholomew
- ms_i1.8.2 (check the viewerFols 98v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Bartholomew
- ms_i1.9 (check the viewerFols 100r and following ), Act of St Thomas
- ms_i1.10
(check the viewerFols 108r and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St Matthew
- ms_i1.10.1 (check the viewerFols 108r and following ), Acts of St Matthew the Evangelist
- ms_i1.10.2 (check the viewerFols 113r and following ), The Martyrdom of Matthew the Evangelist
- ms_i1.11 (check the viewerFols 115r and following ), Martyrdom of St Luke
- ms_i1.12
(check the viewerFols 117v and following ),
Preaching and Martyrdom of St Philip
- ms_i1.12.1 (check the viewerFols 117v and following ), The Preaching of St Philip
- ms_i1.12.2 (check the viewerFols 120r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Philip
- ms_i1.13 (check the viewerFols 122r and following ), The Preaching of St Andrew
- ms_i1.14
(check the viewerFols 127v and following ),
Acts and Martyrdom of St Andrew
and St Bartholomew
- ms_i1.14.1 (check the viewerFols 127v and following ), The Martyrdom of Sts Andrew and Bartholomew
- ms_i1.14.2 (check the viewerFols 137r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Andrew
- ms_i1.15
(check the viewerFols 138v and following ),
Acts of St Thomas
- ms_i1.15.1 (check the viewerFols 138v and following ), Act of St Thomas
- ms_i1.15.2 (check the viewerFols 141v and following ), Act of St Thomas
- ms_i1.15.3 (check the viewerFols 143v and following ), Act of St Thomas
- ms_i1.16
(check the viewerFols 146v and following ),
The Acts and Death of St John
- ms_i1.16.1 (check the viewerFols 146v and following ), Acts of St John son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.16.2 (check the viewerFols 154v and following ), The Death of St John son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.17 (check the viewerFols 157v and following ), Martyrdom of St James (the son of Alpheus)
- ms_i1.18
(check the viewerFols 158v and following ),
The Acts and Martyrdom of St Mathias
- ms_i1.18.1 (check the viewerFols 158v and following ), The Preaching of St Matthias who preached in the country of the cannibals
- ms_i1.18.2 (check the viewerFols 164r and following ), The Martyrdom of Matthias
- ms_i1.19
(check the viewerFols 165v and following ),
The Acts and Martyrdom of St James, the son
of Zebedee
- ms_i1.19.1 (check the viewerFols 165v and following ), Book of the Acts of St James son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.19.2 (check the viewerFols 167v and following ), The Martyrdom of St James son of Zebedee
- ms_i1.20 (check the viewerFols 168v and following ), The Martyrdom of St Mark the Evangelist
- ms_i1.21
(check the viewerFols 171r and following ),
The Preaching and Martyrdom of St
Thomas
- ms_i1.21.1 (check the viewerFols 171r and following ), The Preaching of St Thomas
- ms_i1.21.2 (check the viewerFols 178r and following ), The Martyrdom of St Thomas
- ms_i1.22 (check the viewerFols 180v and following ), The Preaching of Judas Thaddeus, brother of Christ
- ms_i1.23 (check the viewerFols 183r and following ), The Discourse of Dionysius on the Tribes of the Apostles
- ms_i1.24 (check the viewerFols 183v and following ), Dates of the Martyrdoms of the Apostles
Contents
Contendings of the Apostles: Recension V (CAe 5817)
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Colophon
check the viewerFols 183v and following
በአኩቴተ፡ አብ፡ (…)ommission by William Wright ተፈጸመ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ገድለ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ዘተጽሕፈ፡ በ፫ዓመተ፡ መንግሥቱ፡ ለኢያሱ፡ ሕፃን፡ ንጉሥ፡ በ፸፻፪፻፸ወ፰ዘመናተ፡ ዓለም። በ፲፻፯፻፸ወ፰ዘመናተ፡ ምሕረት። ለዘጸሐፎ፡ ኃጥእ፡ ወአባሲ፡ ተክለ፡ ሥላሴ። scribe ወለዘአጽሐፎ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ወምሁር፡ ወመምህር፡ ሊቀ፡ ሊቃውንት፡ 〚 〛{ወልደ፡ አብ። } ዘተሠይመ፡ ለፍትሕ። (…)ommission by William Wright
check the viewerFols 75v and following Discourse of Dionysius on the Martyrdom of Sts Peter and Paul (CAe 4841)
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check the viewerFols 80r and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St Simon
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check the viewerFols 80r and following Preaching of St Simon the son of Cleopas, surnamed Judas or Nathaniel (CAe 2188)
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check the viewerFols 81r and following The Martyrdom of St Simon the son of Cleopas (surnamed Judas or Nathaniel) (CAe 3533)
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check the viewerFols 81v and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St James the Just, the brother of our Lord
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check the viewerFols 81v and following The Preaching of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ) (CAe 2184)
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check the viewerFols 82v and following The Martyrdom of St James the Just (brother of Jesus Christ) (CAe 1680)
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check the viewerFols 84r 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 108r and following Preaching and Martyrdom of St Matthew
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check the viewerFols 108r and following Acts of St Matthew the Evangelist (CAe 1014)
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check the viewerFols 113r and following The Martyrdom of Matthew the Evangelist (CAe 1886)
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check the viewerFols 127v and following Acts and Martyrdom of St Andrew and St Bartholomew
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check the viewerFols 127v and following The Martyrdom of Sts Andrew and Bartholomew (CAe 3537)
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check the viewerFols 146v and following The Acts and Death of St John
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check the viewerFols 154v and following The Death of St John son of Zebedee (CAe 3539)
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check the viewerFols 157v and following Martyrdom of St James (the son of Alpheus) (CAe 3543)
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check the viewerFols 165v and following The Acts and Martyrdom of St James, the son of Zebedee
check the viewerFols 165v and following Book of the Acts of St James son of Zebedee (CAe 3541)
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check the viewerFols 167v and following The Martyrdom of St James son of Zebedee (CAe 1684)
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check the viewerFols 168v and following The Martyrdom of St Mark the Evangelist (CAe 1883)
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check the viewerFols 180v and following The Preaching of Judas Thaddeus, brother of Christ (CAe 2185)
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check the viewerFols 183r and following The Discourse of Dionysius on the Tribes of the Apostles (CAe 5549)
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check the viewerFols 183v and following Dates of the Martyrdoms of the Apostles (CAe 5835)
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Additions In this unit there are in total 2 , 1 .
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check the viewerFol. 4r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to the church of Madḫāne ʿĀlam↗ .
( gez ) ገድለ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ መድኃኔ፡ ዓለም።↗
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check the viewerFol. 4r (Type: OwnershipNote)
The note states that the manuscript belongs to a Tābot of Fǝlsatā to which it was donated by Gabre Tasfā donor .
( gez ) ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘታቦተ፡ ፍልሰታ፡ ዘወሀባ፡ [!]The certainty about the value of ref is medium.ራስ፡ role: title ገብሬ። donor
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check the viewerFol. 184r (Type: DonationNote)
( gez ) (…)ommission by William Wright ለታቦተ፡ ፍልሰታ፡ እግዝእተ፡ ኵልነ፡ ወትምክህተ፡ ኵሉ፡ ዓለም፡ ወለአቡነ፡ ዓቢየ፡ እግዚእ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ወኄር።
Extras
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The names of the first owners of the manuscript were Gabra Māryām owner and Ḫiruta Śǝllāse owner .
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The names of the first owners of the manuscript, Gabra Māryām owner and Ḫiruta Śǝllāse owner , have been substituted by those of Gabra Ḥǝywat , Ḫāyla Māryām , Takla Hāymānot and Kidāna Māryām .
Decoration In this unit there are in total 1 .
Miniatures notes
- miniature:
check the viewerFols 3r–3v
Pictures in outline, lightly shaded, representing Peter and Paul , preaching to and baptising the pagans.
Legend: ( gez ) ሰአሊሁ፡ ወሰን። illustrator
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 69a-70a
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 | 14.25in |
Width | 12.25in |
Foliation
Foliation in the upper right corner by the library. One unnumbered blank leaf at the end, referred to as check the viewerfol. i in the library's digitization.
State of preservation
good
Condition
Binding
In the original boards, lined with cloth and covered with blind-tooled leather.
Binding material
wood
leather
Original binding
Yes
Layout
Layout note 1
Number of columns: 3
Number of lines: 27-29
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: 1785-1786
1785-1786 Written in a fair hand.info | value |
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Standard date | ፸፻፪፻፸ወ፰ዘመናተ፡ ዓለም። |
Date in current calendar | 7278 |
Calendar | world |
info | value |
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Standard date | ፲፻፯፻፸ወ፰ዘመናተ፡ ምሕረት። |
Date in current calendar | 1778 |
Calendar | grace |
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