London, British Library, Or. 684

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Physical description: vellum, 34 × 30 cm, i+94+i fols., 3 cols.

Language(s): Geez

Date: 18th cent.

Provenance: Church of the Savior, Magdala

Contents:

Preaching of Peter to Faustus (fols. 1^r–8^r)

Martyrdom of Peter (fols. 8^r–9^v)

Martyrdom of Paul (fols. 9^v–11^r)

Preaching of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 11^r–12^r)

Martyrdom of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 12^r–12^v)

Preaching of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 12^v–13^v)

Martyrdom of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 13^v–15^v)

Preaching of Bartholomew (fols. 15^v–18^v)

Martyrdom of Bartholomew (fols. 18^v–20^r)

Acts of Matthew in the City of the Priests (fols. 20^r–24^v)

Martyrdom of Matthew (fols. 24^v–26^r)

Martyrdom of Luke (fols. 26^r–28^r)

Preaching of Philip (fols. 28^r–30^v)

Martyrdom of Philip (fols. 30^v–32^r)

Acts of Andrew and Philemon (fols. 32^r–37^r)

Acts of Andrew and Bartholomew (fols. 37^r–46^r)

Martyrdom of Andrew (fols. 46^r–47^v)

Acts of John by Prochorus (fols. 47^v–55^v)

Dormition of John (fols. 55^v–58^v)

Martyrdom of James, Son of Alphaeus (fols. 58^v–59^r)

Acts of Andrew and Matthias (fols. 59^r–64^v; long version)

Martyrdom of Matthias (fols. 64^v–66^r)

Preaching of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 66^r–68^r)

Martyrdom of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 68^r–69^r)

Martyrdom of Mark (fols. 69^r–71^r)

Acts of Thomas and His Wonderworking Skin (fols. 71^r–77^r)

Martyrdom of Thomas (fols. 77^r–79^v)

Preaching of Judas Thaddaeus (fols. 79^v–82^r)

Epistle of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite to Timothy (fols. 82^r–86^v)

Acts of Andrew and Matthias (fols. 86^v–94^v; short version)

Additional Contents: none

Catalogs:

Bausi, Alessandro. “Alcune osservazioni sul Gadla ḥawāryāt.” Annali dell’Istituto Orientale di Napoli 60–61 (2001–2002): 77–114 (p. 94).

Wright, William. Catalogue of the Ethiopic Manuscripts in the British Museum Acquired Since the year 1847. London: British Museum, 1877 (p. 70).

Entry created by Tony Burke, York University, 18 March 2024.