What: A 15th century Ethiopian manuscript of the Acts of the Apostles. The book had recently belonged to a woman named Walta Madḫen.
Where: The British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB
Ref: OR 678
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_678
Provenance:
Stamped inside the cover: “Presented by the Secretary of State for India Aug. 1868”
Listed as part of the “Magdala collection” in William Wright’s Catalogue of the Ethiopic manuscripts in the British Museum acquired since the year 1847
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