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Or 679

Record Id:

032-003411419

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003411419

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100059687204.0x000001

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100147210572.0x000001

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Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Or 679

Title:

ገድለ ሐዋርያት, the Acts of the Apostles.

Scope & Content:

An Ethiopian manuscript containing:

The Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles.

After the short introduction, there follow

f. 4r. The Acts of S. Peter at Rome.

f. 10v. The narrative of Clement.

f. 27r. The Martyrdom of S. Peter.

f. 74v. The Acts of S. Paul, f. 29 a; his Martyrdom.

f. 75v. The Discourse of Dionysius the Areopagite.

f. 80r. The Preaching of S. Simon, the son of Cleopas and his Martyrdom, f. 81r. f. 82v. The Preaching of S. James the Just, f.81b; his Martyrdom.

f. 84r. The Acts of St. Andrew,

f. 95r. The Preaching of St. Bartholomew and his Martyrdom, f. 98v.

f. 100r. Acts of St. Thomas.

f. 113r. The Acts of St. Matthew and his Martyrdom.

f. 115r. The Martyrdom of St. Luke.

f. 117v. The Preaching of St. Philip and his Martyrdom, f. 120r.

f. 122v. The Preaching of St. Andrew.

f. 127v. The Acts of St. Andrew and Bartholomew.

f. 137r. The Martyrdom of St. Andrew.

ff. 138v-143v. Acts of St. Thomas,

f. 146v. The Life of St. John, by Prochorus, & his Death f. 154v.

f. 157v. The Martyrdom of St. James, the son of Alphseus.

f. 164r. The Acts of St. Matthias, f. 158 b ; his Martyrdom.

f. 165v The Acts of St. James, the son of Zebedee, and his Martyrdom, f. 167v.

f. 168v. The Martyrdom of St. Mark.

f. 171r. The Preaching of St. Thomas and his Martyrdom, f. 178r.

f. 180v. The Preaching of St. Judas Thaddaeus.

f. 183r. The names of the tribes of the 12 Apostles, and the names of their parents.

f. 183v. The dates of the Martyrdoms of the Apostles.

Colophon: f. 183v. The Ms. was written, in the third year of the reign of 'lyasu (III), A.M. 7278 =A.D. 1785-6, by one Takla Selase ተክለ፡ ሥላሴ.Tha name Wald ‘ab ወልደ፡ አብ, is a later alteration. The first owners were, Gabr Maryam ገበረ፡ ማርያም nad his wife Ḫiruta Śǝllāse ኂሩተ፡ሥላሴ. On f.4r, the names have been substituted by Gabr Ḥeywat ገበረ፡ ሕይወት፡, Ḫayla Māryām ኃይለ፡ ማርያም፡, Takla Haymanot ተክለ፡ ሃይማኖት: and Kidana Kidāna Māryām, ኪዳነ፡ማርያም.

f. 184r, this Ms. was presented by Ras Gabr ለታቦተ፡ ፍልስታ፡ እግዝእተ፡ ኵልነ፡ ወትምክህተ፡ ኩሉ፡ ዓለም፡ ወለ አቡነ፡ ዓቢየ፡ እግዚእ፡ ጻድቅ፡ ወኄር። ዝመጽሐፍ፡ ዘታቦተ፡ ፍልሰታ፡ ዘወሀባ፡ ራስ፡ ገብሬ።

Decoration: ff. 3r and 6r. Pictures in outline, lightly shaded, representing St. Peter and St.Paul, preaching to and baptising. These were drawn by Wasan, ሰ አሊሁ፡ ወሰን

Collection Area:

Oriental Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Ethiopian Manuscripts

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Hierarchy Record Ids:

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Is part of:

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Hierarchy:

032-003411419

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

https://iiif.bl.uk/uv/#?manifest=https://bl.digirati.io/iiif/ark:/81055/vdc_100147210572.0x000001

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Languages:

Geez

Scripts:

Ethiopic (ge'ez)

Start Date:

1782

End Date:

1786

Date Range:

1782-1786

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Parchment codex, written in 3 columns of 27 or 29 lines. 183 folios. [1 unnumbered blank leaves at the end]. 355 x 304 mm.

In the original boards, lined with cloth and covered with stamped leather.

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.69-70.

Publications:

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)