Cairo, Coptic Museum, 59

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Other shelfmark(s): History 842; Old 5330; Macomber CMB10-5

Physical description: paper, 31 × 22 cm., 232 fols., 1 col.

Language(s): Arabic

Date: late 19th cent.

Provenance: unknown

Contents:

Story of Peter, John, and Paul in Antioch (fols. 126^r–138^r)

Acts of John by Prochorus (fols. 138^v–151^r)

Dormition of John (fols. 151^v–155^v)

Preaching of Peter to Faustus (fols. 156^r–168^v)

Preaching of Paul in the City of Ignorance (=History of the Contending of Paul 13) (fols. 169^r–177^v)

Martyrdom of Paul (fols. 178^r–182^r)

Acts of Andrew and Philemon (fols. 182^r–189^r)

Acts of Andrew and Bartholomew (fols. 189^v–203^r)

Martyrdom of Andrew (fols. 203^r–205^v)

Preaching of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 205^v–209^r)

Martyrdom of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 209^r–210^v)

Preaching of Philip (fols. 211^r–215^v)

Martyrdom of Philip (fols. 215^r–227^r)

Preaching of Bartholomew (fols. 227^r–232^r)

Additional Contents: Story of Joseph and Barlaam.

Catalogs:

Macomber, William F. Final Inventory of the Microfilmed Manuscripts of the Coptic Museum, Old Cairo, Egypt. 4 vols. Provo, UT: Brigham Young University, 1995 (vol. 3; no pagination).

Other online databases: none

Entry created by Tony Burke, York University ([email protected]), 6 August 2020.