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A 17th century Ethiopic translation of the Arabic text of the ‘Universal History’ of Jirjis ibn Abi Yasir ibn (OR 814)

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What: A 17th century Ethiopic translation of the Arabic text of the ‘Universal History’ of Jirjis ibn Abi Yasir ibn

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

Ref: OR 814
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_814

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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