Karkūk, Chaldean Archdiocese of Karkūk, 213

Images: HMML

Other shelf number(s): Macomber 52

Physical description: paper, 22.5 × 17 cm, 377 fols., 1 col.

Language: Syriac

Date: 1723

Provenance: Alqoš; copied by John bar Homo bar Daniel (273^v)

Contents:

History of Simon Cephas, Chief of the Apostles (fols. 71^v–93^r)

History of Paul (fols. 93^v–101^r)

History of John (fols. 101^r–118^v)

History of Philip (fols. 118^v–133^r)

Acts of Andrew and Matthias (fols. 133^r–145^v)

Acts of Thomas (fols. 145^v–222^v)

Acts of Mar Mari (fols. 222^v–255^v)

List of Apostles and Disciples by Pseudo-Eusebius (fols. 255^v–261^r)

Story of John the Baptist (fols. 273^v–279^r)

Story of the Translation of the Head of John the Baptist (fols. 279^r–291^v)

Additional Contents: Marvels Found in the Great Cities and in the Seas and on the Islands, Story of Joseph, Dialogue between God and Moses, lives and martyrdoms of saints.

Catalogs and Literature: 

Macomber, William F. “A Checklist of the Manuscripts of the Chaldean Patriarchate, ca. 1965.” Unpublished manuscript, 1966 (listed p. 124).

Other online databases: none.

Entry created by Tony Burke, York University ([email protected]), 5 May 2021.