What: An 18th century Ethiopian manuscript of the Kebra Nagast, or ‘the Glory of the Kings’

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

Ref: OR 818
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_818

Provenance:
Stamped on 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