What: An 18th century Ethiopian manuscript of a History of the Jews, ascribed to Joseph ben Goryon

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

Ref: OR 823
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_823

Provenance:
Stamped near 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