What: An 18th century Ethiopian manuscript of the Life of Alexander the Great

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

Ref: OR 827
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_827

Provenance:
Stamped inside cover: “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