What: An 18th century Ethiopian manuscript including “exposition of the beauty of created things” and and a list of the Biblical Books, as received in the Ethiopian Church.

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

Ref: OR 503
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_503

Provenance:
Stamped at 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

What: An Ethiopian manuscript including Ezekiel, Jeremiah and the four books of Esdras, dated 1755

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

Ref: OR 504
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_504

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

What: An Ethiopian manuscript including The Book of Maccabees, dated 1721-1730

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

Ref: OR 505
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_505

Provenance:
Stamped on the 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

What: An 18th century Ethiopian manuscript including the Book of Maccabees and an exposition of its words and phrases

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

Ref: OR 506
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_506

Provenance:
Stamped at 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

What: A 17th century Ethiopian manuscript of the four gospels, including portraits of the four evangelists and many other illustrations. the writings also include Deeds, or copies of deeds, of the reigns of Susenyos, Theophilus, Bakafa, ‘lyasii II., ‘lyo’as, Takla Haimanot, Salomon II., Takla Giyorgis, ‘lyasu III., Ba-‘eda Maryam, and ‘Eguala Seyon or Gwalu. That on f. 278 a records the building of the church which Theophilus had vowed (see f. 19 r) and its endowment.

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

Ref: OR 508
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_508

Provenance:
Stamped inside the 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