What: A 17th century Ethiopian manuscript of a History of the Jews, ascribed to Joseph ben Goryon
Where: The British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB
Ref: OR 822
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_822
Provenance:
Stamped on first page: “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
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