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A 17th century manuscript of the first part of the Synaxarium, or Lives of the Saints (OR 660)

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What: An Ethiopian manuscript dated 1654-1655 including the first part of the Synaxarium, or Lives of the Saints.

Where: The British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB

Ref: OR 660
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_660

Provenance:
Stamped on the first page: “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

In Wright’s catalogue, it is paired with OR 661 which has the second part. But OR 661 does not appear in the British Library’s online catalogues.

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