What: An 18th century Ethiopian manuscript including the miracles of the Archangel Michael and the angel Raphael. Also has a list of plants with healing properties written in Amharic.
Where: The British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB
Ref: OR 615
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_615
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
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