Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vat. ar. 171

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Physical description: paper, measurements not provided, 157 fols., 1 col.

Language: Arabic

Date: 17th cent.

Provenance: Egypt

Contents:

Martyrdom of Andrew (fols. 1^v–3^v)

Preaching of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 3^v–6^v)

Acts of John by Prochorus (fols. 7^r–16^r)

Dormition of John (fols. 17^v–20^v)

Preaching of Philip (fols. 21^r–25^r)

Martyrdom of Philip (fols. 25^r–27^r)

Preaching of Bartholomew (fols. 27^r–31^v)

Martyrdom of Bartholomew (fols. 31^v–33^r)

Acts of Thomas (Preaching [=Acts of Thomas and His Wonderworking Skin], fols. 33^v–40^v; Martyrdom, fols. 41^r–43^r)

Acts of Matthew in the City of the Priests (fols. 43^v–48^v)

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

Martyrdom of James, Son of Alphaeus (fols. 52^r–52^v)

Preaching of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 52^v–54^r)

Martyrdom of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 54^r–54^v)

Preaching of Judas Thaddaeus (fols. 55^r–57^v)

Acts of Andrew and Matthias (fols. 57^v–65^v)

Martyrdom of Matthias (fols. 65^v–67^r)

Preaching of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 67^v–69^r)

Martyrdom of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 69^r–69^v)

Martyrdom of Mark (fols. 70^r–72^v)

Acts of Peter and Paul (fols. 73^r–76^v; fragment; identification uncertain)

Acts of Andrew and Bartholomew (fols. 77^r–77^v; fragment)

Lament of the Virgin (fols. 78^r–87^v)

Epistle of Christ from Heaven (fols. 88^r–88^v)

Acts of Paul and Thecla (fols. 136^r–147^v)

Additional contents: excerpts from chronicles and other texts.

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 (manuscript discussed, vol. 1, p. 262).

Maio, Angelo. Scriptorum veterum nova collectio e Vaticanis codicibus. 10 vols. Rome: Burliaeum, 1825–1838 (vol. 4, pp. 311–12).

Other online databases: Vatican Catalog

Entry created by Tony Burke, York University ([email protected]), 8 November 2020.