Cairo, Coptic Museum, 60

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Other shelfmark(s): History 876; Old 5542; Macomber CMB10-6

Physical description: paper, 22 × 16 cm., 257 fols., 1 col.; fol. 250 torn; fol. 251 loose and tattered

Language(s): Arabic

Date: 1847 or 1852

Provenance: copied for Hājjī Rafāyīl in the district of Damietta, Egypt (fols. 256^v–257^r)

Contents:

Preaching of Peter to Faustus (Coptic, Ethiopic) (fols. 2^r–19^v)

Story of Peter, John and Paul in Antioch (fols. 19^v–40^v)

Acts of John by Prochorus (fols. 41^r–63^r)

Dormition of John (fols. 63^v–70^v)

Martyrdom of Peter (fols. 71^r–78^v)

Martyrdom of Paul (fols. 78^v–86^v)

Acts of Andrew and Philemon (fols. 86^v–101^r)

Acts of Andrew and Bartholomew (fols. 101^r–123^r)

Martyrdom of Andrew (fols. 123^r–127^v)

Preaching of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 128^r–134^r)

Martyrdom of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 134^v–137^r)

Preaching of Philip (fols. 137^v–144^r)

Martyrdom of Philip (fols. 144^v–162^r)

Preaching of Bartholomew (fols. 162^r–171^r)

Martyrdom of Bartholomew (fols. 171^r–175^r)

Acts of Thomas (Preaching [=Acts of Thomas and His Wonderworking Skin], fols. 175^r–192^r; Martyrdom, fols. 192^r–198^r)

Acts of Matthew in the City of the Priests (fols. 198^r–208^v)

Martyrdom of Matthew (fols. 208^r–212^r)

Martyrdom of James, Son of Alphaeus (fols. 212^r–213^v)

Preaching of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 213^v–215^v)

Martyrdom of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 216^r–217^v)

Preaching of Judas Thaddaeus (fols. 217^v–224^r)

Acts of Andrew and Matthias (fols. 224^r–237^r)

Martyrdom of Matthias (fols. 237^r–240^r)

Preaching of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 240^r–246^v)

Martyrdom of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 246^v–252^r)

Martyrdom of Luke (fols. 252^r–256^v)

Additional Contents: none

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.