a) St Mercurius' martyrdom under Emperor Decius (249-251 AD); b) Miracle of St Mercurius and Julian the Emperor; c) Lessons for the Feast of St Mercurius. Scribe: Aurillios Biktor. Illustrations: f. 1v portrait of St Mercurius on horseback menacing the Emperor Julian; f. 2v - text with colourful Islamic style embellishments.
Mercurius the General, Miscellany in honour of St Mercurius (with Festival lessons)
This material is held atBritish Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections
- Reference
- GB 59 Or 6801
- Dates of Creation
- 996-1004
- Language of Material
- Coptic
- Physical Description
- 32 folios Material: Parchment. Dimensions: 275 x 218 mm. Script: Greek with a small number of Demotic characters. Binding: c. 1907; half bound in very dark bluish green leather; gold tooled.
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Bibliography
Bentley Leyton. Catalogue of Coptic literary manuscripts in the British Library acquired since the year 1906. London: the British Library, 1987, entry 130, pp. 146-148. The Martyrdom of Saint Mercurius the General (Brit. Mus. MS. Oriental, No. 6801) / Budge E.A. Wallis. - [52 p.] In : Miscellaneous Coptic Texts in the Dialect of Upper Egypt / Budge E.A. Wallis. - New York : AMS Press, 1977. - p.231-282.