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Or 678
- Record Id:
- 032-003411396
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003411396
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100059678656.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147332729.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Or 678
- Title:
- ገድለ ሐዋርያት, The Acts of the Apostles.
- Scope & Content:
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An Ethiopian manuscript containing:
f. 1r. Introduction to the Acts of the Apostles
f. 1v. The Acts of St. Peter
f. 11v. The Martyrdom of St. Peter
f. 17v. The Tribes of the 12 Apostles, according to Dionysius.
f. 18v. Discourse of Dionysius the Areopagite on the Martyrdom of St. Peter and St. Paul at Rome, in the form of a letter to Timothy.
f. 26r. The Preaching of St. Simon, the son of Clcopas and his martyrdom.
f. 29r. The Preaching of St. James the Just, the brother of our Lord.
f.30v. The Martyrdom of St. James the Just.
f. 33v. The Preaching of S. Bartholomew and his martyrdom (f.38v).
f. 42r. Acts of St. Matthew and his martyrdom (f. 49r.)
f. 52r. The Martyrdom of St.Luke.
f. 55r. The Preaching of St. Philip and his martyrdom (f. 59r)
f. 61r. The Preaching of St. Andrew.
f. 68v. The Acts of St. Andrew and Bartholomew.
f. 82r. The Martyrdom of St. Andrew.
f. 84r. The Acts of S. John, written by Prochorus.
f. 95v. The Death of St. John.
f. 99v. The Martyrdom of St. James, the son of AlphEeus.
f. 100r. The Acts of S, Matthias and his martyrdom (f. 108v).
f. 116r. The Martyrdom of St. Mark.
f. 119r. The Preaching of St. Thomas and his martyrdom (f. 129v).
f. 133v. The Preaching of St Jude or Thaddeus.
f. 137v. Subscription, ወዘ አጽሐፍዋ፡ ለዛቲ ፡ ገድለ፡ ሐዋርያት። ሳፎን ያስ፡ ወደራቴዎስ፡ ወምክሕነ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ አርድእት። ወዘጸሐፋ፡ ፋቅጦር፡ በእንተ፡ ፍቅሮሙ፡ ለ ፲ወ፪ ሐዋርያት..
f. 138r. The Acts of St. Matthias and St. Andrew.
f. 151r. Act of St. Thomas, for the 18th of Maskarram.
f. 157r. Act of St. Thomas, for the 18th of Tekemt.
f. 161v. Act of S. Thomas, for the 2nd of Yakatit.
f. 165v. Act of S. Thomas.
f. 168v. Act of S. Thomas, for the 20th of Sane.
f. 51v. Amharic documents of the time of the Abuna Yosab. At a recent period the book belonged to a woman named ወለተ: መድኅን, Walta Madḫen.
Decoration: Harge ff. 1r, 62r, 111r, and 116r.
- Collection Area:
- Oriental Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Ethiopian Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003411396", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Or 678: ገድለ ሐዋርያት, The Acts of the Apostles." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003411396
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003411396
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100147332729.0x000001
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Geez
- Scripts:
- Ethiopic (ge'ez)
- Start Date:
- 1400
- End Date:
- 1499
- Date Range:
- 15th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Parchment codex. 171 folios. Text written in 2 columns of 28 or 29 lines. [2 unnumbered blank leaves at the end]. 381 x 254 mm.
In the original boards.
- Custodial History:
- Usage Statement: The Ethiopian manuscripts published in digitised format by the British Library are to the best of our knowledge not in copyright under Ethiopian law. However the British Library recognises broader interests in the cultural heritage which the Ethiopian manuscripts represent. The manuscripts included are often of a religious nature, and the Library has taken considerable care not to distort or alter the underlying material. We ask users also to show appropriate respect in reusing the digital images of the Ethiopian manuscripts, which should not be altered or reused in ways that might be derogatory or offensive to the Ethiopian communities for whom they are of special cultural importance.
- Finding Aids:
- For a more detailed catalogue entry see: Wright, William, Catalogue of the Ethiopic manuscripts in the British Museum acquired since the year 1847 (London: The British Museum, 1877), pp.59-62.
- Publications:
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Pisani, V. (2015) ‘The apocryphal Acts of the Apostles: unknown witnesses from East Tegray’, in Bausi, A. et al. (eds) Essays in Ethiopian Manuscript Studies. Proceedings of the International Conference Manuscripts and Texts, Languages and Contexts: the Transmission of Knowledge in the Horn of Africa, Hamburg, 17-19 July 2014. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag (Supplement to Aethiopica, 4), pp. 75–94.
Müller-Kessler, C. and Sokoloff, M. (1998) A Corpus of Christian Palestinian Aramaic, IIB: The Christian Palestinian Aramaic New Testament Version from the Early Period: Acts of the Apostles and Epistles. Edited by C. Müller-Kessler and M. Sokoloff. Groningen: Styx Publications.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)