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Testament of our Lord; Synodos or Corpus Juris Ecclesiastici; Didascalia Apostolorum (OR 793)

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What: A mid 18th century manuscript including The Testament of our Lord; Synodos or Corpus Juris Ecclesiastici; Didascalia Apostolorum. As appears from the name mentioned in the prayer for the king, this manuscript was written in the reign of ‘lyasu II, 1730-55.

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

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

Does not appear in British Library’s online catalogue or list of digitised manuscript

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