The Prince and the Plunder

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A manuscript of the Acts and Miracles of Cyricus (OR 720)

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What: An Ethiopian manuscript dated 1769-1777 of the Acts and Miracles of Cyricus with illustrations

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

Ref: OR 720
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_720

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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