The Prince and the Plunder

A book on how Britain took one boy and piles of treasures from Ethiopia

Author: Andrew Heavens

An 18th century collection of hymns, by two hands (OR 576)

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What: A collection of hymns, Gubae Malke’, starting with a Hymn to our Lord. Portions of hymns have been inserted by other hands ; e. g. to the Cross, f. 50 6

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 manuscripts

A late 17th century collection of hymns (OR 574)

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What: A collection of hymns, Gubae Malke’, starting with a Hymn to Hannah, the mother of the blessed Virgin Mary and including a “very full list of hymns and services”.

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 manuscripts

An 18th Ethiopian collection of Hymns entitled ‘Egzer Nags (OR 571)

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What: The ‘Egzer Nags, as in Orient. 567, with an almanack,

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 manuscripts

Prayers including of the blessed Virgin Mary on mount Golgotha (OR 565)

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What: A late 16th century manuscript including Prayers of the blessed Virgin Mary on mount Golgotha, Mazgaba Haimanot or ” Treasury of the Faith”, and hymns.

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 manuscripts

Prayers, including to Mary and against enemies and haters (OR 564)

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What: An 18th century manuscript including prayers to Mary, the prayer of Moses and a prayer against enemies and haters

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 manuscripts

Prayers written in Tewodros’s reign, mentions the queen (OR 563)

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What: A manuscript of prayers, including a prayer for midnight, with lessons and hymns. “Written during the reign of Theodore (A.D. 1855—68), when Demetrius was patriarch, and ‘Abba Salama (III.) ‘abuna … The queen is named on f. 56 b.”

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 manuscripts