Wadi El Natrun, Monastery of the Syrians (Dayr al-Suryān), no shelf number

Images: not available online; image of fol. 35^v from Smith Lewis, Acta mythologica apostolorum (p. 18; see also p. 46 for fol. 67^v); photographs currently held at Westminster College

Physical description: paper, 20 × 13 cm, 148 fols., 1 col. (quire 1 and fols. 59–68 from later periods; truncated at end)

Language(s): Arabic

Date: ca. 14th cent.

Provenance: Dayr al-Suryān (colophon fol. 44^v)

Contents:

Preaching of Peter to Faustus (fols. 2^r–18^v)

Acts of Andrew and Philemon (fols. 18^v–27^v)

Acts of Andrew and Bartholomew (fols. 27^v–41^v)

Martyrdom of Andrew (fols. 41^v–44^v)

Preaching of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 45^r–48^v)

Martyrdom of James, Son of Zebedee (fols. 48^v–50^v)

Acts of John by Prochorus (fols. 50^v–66^r)

Dormition of John (fols. 66^r–72^r)

Preaching of Philip (fols. 72^r–77^r)

Martyrdom of Philip (fols. 77^r–79^v)

Preaching of Bartholomew (fols. 80^r–86^r)

Martyrdom of Bartholomew (fols. 86^r–89^r)

Acts of Thomas (Preaching [=Acts of Thomas and His Wonderworking Skin], fols. 89^r–102^r; Martyrdom, fols. 102^v–107^v)

Acts of Matthew in the City of the Priests (fols. 107^v–116^r)

Martyrdom of Matthew (fols. 116^v–119^r)

Martyrdom of James, Son of Alphaeus (fols. 119^r–120^r)

Preaching of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 120^r–122^r)

Martyrdom of Simon the Canaanite (fols. 122^v–123^v)

Preaching of Judas Thaddaeus (fols. 123^v–129^r)

Acts of Andrew and Matthias (fols. 129^r–139^r)

Martyrdom of Matthias (fols. 139^v–142^r)

Preaching of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 142^r–144^r)

Martyrdom of James, Brother of the Lord (fols. 144^r–148^v)

Martyrdom of Mark (fol. 148^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. 99).

Graf, Georg. Geschichte der christlichen arabischen Literatur. 5 vols. Rome: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, 1944 (discussion, vol. 1, p. 260).

Lewis, Agnes Smith. Acta mythologica apostolorum. Horae semiticae 3. London: Clay, 1904 (edition of much of the manuscript with two photographs).

Lewis, Agnes Smith. The Mythological Acts of the Apostles. Horae semiticae 4. London: Clay, London, 1904 (description of manuscript, pp. viii–ix).

Entry created by Tony Burke, York University ([email protected]), 11 September 2020.