What: An Ethiopian manuscript dated 1646 containing hymns, prayers and part of the Gospel of John

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

Ref: OR 578
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_578

Provenance:
Stamped indistinctly on the inside 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