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A profusely illustrated manuscript of the “Wisest among the Wise” (OR 590)

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What: A profusely illustrated manuscript dated 1700-1800 of the “Wisest among the Wise”, a hymnological composition

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

Ref: OR 590
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_590

Provenance:
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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