The Prince and the Plunder

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

Category: Manuscripts

A 17th Ethiopian collection of Hymns entitled Malke’a guba’e (OR 573)

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What: A 17th Ethiopian collection of Hymns entitled entitled ጉባኤ መልክ (መልክአ ጉባኤ) Malkeʾa gubāʾe

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

Ref: OR 573
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_573

Provenance:
Stamped near 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

A 17th Ethiopian collection of Hymns entitled Malke’a guba’e (OR 575)

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What: A 17th Ethiopian collection of Hymns entitled entitled ጉባኤ መልክ (መልክአ ጉባኤ) Malkeʾa gubāʾe

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

Ref: OR 575
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_575

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

The Gospels including lists of granted land (OR 518)

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What: An Ethiopian manuscript dated 1655 of the four gospels including  lists of lands granted to the Church of the Saviour of the World, in the reigns of various kings.

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

Ref: OR 518
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_518

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

The Gospels (OR 519)

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What: A 17th century Ethiopian manuscript of the four gospels.

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

Ref: OR 519
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_519

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

The Gospel of John and Miracles of Mary with many pictures (OR 520)

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What: An Ethiopian manuscript dated 1700 of the Gospel of John and the Miracles of Mary with many pictures

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

Ref: OR 520
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_520

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

A manuscript including the Gospel of John (OR 521)

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What: An Ethiopian manuscript dated 1600 including the Gospel of John and  the Anaphora of the blessed Virgin Mary, or of Cyriacus, bishop of Behnesa

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

Ref: OR 521
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_521

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