London, British Library, Or. 678

Images: British Library

Physical description: vellum, 394 × 270 mm, 171+ii fols., 2 cols.

Language(s): Ge’ez

Date: 15th cent.

Provenance: unknown

Contents:

Preaching of Peter to Faustus (fols. 1^v–11^v)

Martyrdom of Peter (fols. 11^v–17^v)

Genealogies of the Twelve Apostles (fols. 17^v–18^r)

Epistle of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite to Timothy (fols. 18^v–26^r)

Preaching of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 26^r–27^v)

Martyrdom of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 27^v–28^v)

Preaching of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 29^r–30^v)

Martyrdom of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 30^v–33^v)

Preaching of Bartholomew (fols. 33^v–38^v)

Martyrdom of Bartholomew (fols. 38^v–42^r)

Acts of Matthew in the City of the Priests (fols. 42^r–48^v)

Martyrdom of Matthew (fols. 49^r–51^v)

Martyrdom of Luke (fols. 52^r–55^r)

Preaching of Philip (fols. 55^r–58^v)

Martyrdom of Philip (fols. 59^r–61^r)

Acts of Andrew and Philemon (fols. 61^r–68^v)

Acts of Andrew and Bartholomew (fols. 68^v–82^r)

Martyrdom of Andrew (fols. 82^r–84^r)

Acts of John by Prochorus (fols. 84^r–95^r)

Dormition of John (fols. 95^v–99^v)

Martyrdom of James, Son of Alphaeus (fols. 99^v–100^r)

Acts of Andrew and Matthias (fols. 100^r–108^v; short version)

Martyrdom of Matthias (fols. 108^v–110^v)

Preaching of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 111^r–114^r)

Martyrdom of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 114^v–115^v)

Martyrdom of Mark (fols. 116^r–119^r)

Acts of Thomas and His Wonderworking Skin (fols. 119^r–129^v)

Martyrdom of Thomas (fols. 129^v–133^v)

Preaching of Judas Thaddaeus (fols. 133^v–138^r)

Acts of Andrew and Matthias (fols. 138^r–151^v; long version)

Acts of Thomas (fols. 151^v–171^v)

Additional Contents: none

Catalogs:

Wright, William. Catalogue of the Ethiopic Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired Since the year 1847. London: British Museum, 1877 (pp. 59–62).

Entry created by Tony Burke, York University, 14 May 2026.