What: An 18th century Ethiopian manuscript including The Octateuch – Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth – as well as a short extract regarding the properties of the four elements, earth, air, fire, and water.

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

Ref: OR 482
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_482

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