Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Sbath 500

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Physical description: paper, measurements not provided, 198 fols., 1 col.

Language(s): Arabic

Date: 15th cent.

Provenance: unknown

Contents:

Preaching of Peter to Faustus (fols. 2^v–15^r)

Martyrdom of Peter (fols. 15^r–21^r)

Martyrdom of Paul (fols. 21^v–28^r)

Acts of Andrew and Philemon (fols. 29^r–41^r)

Acts of Andrew and Bartholomew (fols. 41^v–57^r)

Martyrdom of Andrew (fols. 57^v–61^r)

Preaching of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 61^v–66^v)

Martyrdom of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 66^v–69^r)

Acts of John by Prochorus (fols. 69^r–89^r)

Dormition of John (fols. 89^v–90^v)

Preaching of Philip (fols. 91^r–94^r)

Martyrdom of Philip (fols. 94^r–97^r)

Preaching of Bartholomew (fols. 97^r–105^r)

Martyrdom of Bartholomew (fols. 105^r–108^v)

Acts of Thomas (Preaching [=Acts of Thomas and His Wonderworking Skin, and Martyrdom, fols. 109^r–132^v], paginated together)

Acts of Matthew in the City of the Priests (fols. 133^r–144^v)

Martyrdom of Matthew (fols. 144^v–148^r)

Martyrdom of James, Son of Alphaeus (fols. 148^v–149^v)

Preaching of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 149^v–152^r)

Martyrdom of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 152^r–152^v)

Preaching of Judas Thaddaeus (fols. 153^r–160^r)

Acts of Andrew and Matthias (fols. 160^v–173^r)

Martyrdom of Matthias (fols. 173^v–176^v)

Preaching of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 176^v–179^r)

Martyrdom of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 179^v–184^r)

Martyrdom of Mark (fols. 185^r–186^r)

Martyrdom of Luke (fols. 186^v–192^r)

Story of Peter and Paul in Rome (fols. 192^r–198^v)

Additional Contents: none.

Catalogs/Studies:

Bausi, Alessandro. “Alcune osservazioni sul Gadla ḥawāryāt.” Annali dell’Istituto Orientale di Napoli 60–61 (2001–2002): 77–114 (discussion, p. 101).

Graf, Georg. Geschichte der christlichen arabischen Literatur. 5 vols. Rome: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 1944 (discussion, vol. 1, p. 261).

Sbath, Paul. Bibliothèque de Manuscrits Paul Sbath Prêtre Syrien d’Alep. 3 vols. Cairo: Friedrich & Co. 1928 (vol. 1: 196).

Sbath, Paul. “Manuscrits orientaux de la bibliothèque du R. P. Paul Sbath (Suite).” Revue des études byzantines 144 (1926): 480–93 (pp. 491–92).

Other online databases: Vatican Catalog

Entry created by Tony Burke, York University ([email protected]), 12 November 2020.