Manchester, John Rylands University Library, Eth. 6

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Physical description: [uncertain: parchment, 304 × 251]; 242 fols., 2 cols.; fol. 242^v is blank; quire containing fols. 94–113 misplaced, leading to duplication of texts; one fol. between 83 and 84, and one between 89 and 90 unnumbered; 92 is numbered twice (the duplicate is here numbered 92*); multiple hands

Language(s): Ge‘ez

Date: 19th cent.

Provenance: once owned by Henry Tattam, who obtained it from the missionary Johann Ludwig Krapf

Contents:

Martyrdom of Peter (fols. 1^r–7^r)

Martyrdom of Paul (fols. 7^r–10^r)

Epistle of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite to Timothy (fols. 10^v–22^v)

Preaching of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 22^v–24^v)

Martyrdom of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 24^v–26^r)

Preaching of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 26^r–28^v)

Martyrdom of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 28^v–33^r)

Preaching of Bartholomew (fols. 33^r–39^r)

Martyrdom of Bartholomew (fols. 39^r–41^v)

Acts of Matthew in the City of the Priests (fols. 41^v–49^r)

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

Martyrdom of Luke (fols. 51^v–55^r)

Preaching of Philip (fols. 55^r–58^v)

Martyrdom of Philip (fols. 59^r–61^r)

Acts of Andrew and Bartholomew (fols. 61^r–76^r)

Acts of Andrew and Philemon (fols. 76^r–76^v, 94^r–102^v)

Martyrdom of Andrew (fols. 102^v–105^v)

Acts of John by Prochorus (fols. 105^v–113^v, 77^r–83^v)

Dormition of John (fols. 83^v–88^r)

Acts of Thomas (Act III) (fols. 88^v–92*^r)

Martyrdom of James, Son of Alphaeus (fols. 92*^v–93^v)

Acts of Andrew and Matthias (fols. 93^v, 114^r– 124^r)

Dormition of John (fols. 124^r–133^v) ~ repetition of text above

Acts of Thomas (Act III) (fols. 133^v–142^v) ~ repetition of text above

Martyrdom of James, Son of Alphaeus (fols. 143^r–144^v) ~ repetition of text above

Acts of Andrew and Matthias (fols. 144^v–164^r) ~ repetition of text above

Martyrdom of Matthias (fols. 164^r–168^r)

Story of a Woman and a Devil (fols. 168^r–173^v)

Preaching of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 174^r–179^v)

Martyrdom of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 179^v–181^v)

Martyrdom of Mark (fols. 181^v–188^v)

Acts of Thomas and His Wonderworking Skin (fols. 188^v–211^r)

Martyrdom of Thomas (fols. 211^r–219^r)

Preaching of Judas Thaddaeus (fols. 219^r–228^v)

Acts of Thomas (Act I) (fols. 228^v–242^r)

Additional Contents: none

Catalogs:

Bausi, Alessandro. “Alcune osservazioni sul Gadla ḥawāryāt.” Annali dell’Istituto Orientale di Napoli 60–61 (2001–2002): 77–114 (discussion, p. 96).

Strelcyn, Stefan. Catalogue of Ethiopic Manuscripts in the John Rylands University Library of Manchester. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1974 (pp. 9–12).

Other online databases: none

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