Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Éthiopien d’Abbadie 58

Images: Gallica

Other shelfmark(s): none

Physical description: parchment, 27 × 20 cm, 164 fols., 2 cols.

Language: Ge‘ez

Date: 15th cent.

Provenance: unknown

Contents:

Preaching of Peter to Faustus (fols. 1^v–14^v)

Martyrdom of Peter (fols. 14^v–17^v)

Martyrdom of Paul (fols. 17^v–20^r)

Preaching of Bartholomew (fols. 20^r–26^r)

Martyrdom of Bartholomew (fols. 26^r–29^r)

Acts of Matthew in the City of the Priests (fols. 29^r–38^r)

Martyrdom of Matthew (fols. 38^r–43^v)

Preaching of Philip (fols. 43^v–48^v)

Martyrdom of Philip (fols. 48^v–52^r)

Acts of Andrew and Philemon (fols. 52^r–61^v)

Acts of Andrew and Bartholomew (fols. 61^v–79^r)

Martyrdom of Andrew (fols. 79^r–82^r)

Acts of John by Prochorus (fols. 82^r–97^r)

Dormition of John (fols. 97^r–102^v)

Martyrdom of James, Son of Alphaeus (fols. 102^v–103^v)

Acts of Andrew and Matthias (fols. 103^v–115^r; long version)

Martyrdom of Matthias (fols. 115^r–117^v)

Preaching of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 117^v–122^r)

Martyrdom of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 122^r–124^r)

Martyrdom of Mark (fols. 124^r–128^v)

Acts of Thomas and His Wonderworking Skin (fols. 128^v–129^v) ~ uncertain pagination

Martyrdom of Luke (fols. 129^v–143^r) ~ uncertain pagination

Martyrdom of Thomas (fols. 143^r–148^r)

Preaching of Judas Thaddaeus (fols. 148^r–154^r)

Preaching of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 154^r–156^r)

Martyrdom of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 156^r–157^r)

Preaching of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 157^r–159^r)

Martyrdom of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 159^r–163^r)

Additional contents: none.

Catalogs:

Chaîne, Marius. Catalogue des manuscrits éthiopiens de la collection Antoine d’Abbadie. Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1912 (pp. 40–41).

Abbadie, Antoine d’ Catalogue raisonné de manuscrits éthiopiens appartement à Antoine d’Abbadie. Paris: Imprimerie Impériale, 1859 (pp. 69–70, no. 58).

Other online databases: none

Entry created by Tony Burke, York University, 17 April 2024.