What: Described in the catalogue as “The Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles”
Where: The British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB
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
Does not appear in British Library’s online catalogue or list of digitised manuscripts
What: Described in the catalogue as “The Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles”
Where: The British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB
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
Does not appear in British Library’s online catalogue or list of digitised manuscripts
What: A late 18th century manuscript including the first part of the Synaxarium, or Lives of the Saints. The second part is missing.
Where: The British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB
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
Does not appear in British Library’s online catalogue or list of digitised manuscripts
What: A manuscript, dated A.D. 1654-55, including the second part of the Synaxarium, or Lives of the Saints, includes parts of two other manuscripts, one with part of a prayer, the other part of part of the Haimanota ‘Abaw. Its corresponding first half is OR 660.
Where: The British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB
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
Does not appear in British Library’s online catalogue or list of digitised manuscripts
What: A manuscript of a life of St George with drawings of various martyrs
Where: Unknown – last seen in Bombay
This was exhibited along with other Magdala plunder at a meeting of the Bombay branch of the Royal Asiatic Society in August 1868.
According to the minutes of that meeting:
Dr. Wilson exhibited the following articles :
What: An 18th Ethiopian manuscript of the Acts of Gabra Manfas Qedus, Malkeʾa gubāʾe and a note in Amharic, with sketched patterns on the opening and closing pages
Where: The British Library, 96 Euston Rd, London NW1 2DB
Ref: OR 581
Digital version – http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Or_581
Provenance:
Stamped on the 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