What: An 18th century Ethiopian manuscript including Ecclesiasticus, or the Wisdom of Jesus the son of Sirach
Where: The British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB
Ref: OR 499
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_499
Provenance:
Stamped at the front: “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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