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Homilies of Severus of Esmunain, Prayer of Longinus etc (OR 773)

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What: A manuscript written between 1682 and 1706 including the 12 homilies of Severus, bishop of ‘Esmunain, on Christian doctrine; Concerning the Prayer of Longinus; The Life of Bar-Sauma the Syrian, of Dabra Basmul; The Homily of Cyril of Jerusalem on St. Simeon receiving our Lord; The Life of Severus of Antioch, by one Athanasius

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 manuscript

Testament of our Lord; Synodos or Corpus Juris Ecclesiastici; Didascalia Apostolorum (OR 793)

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What: A mid 18th century manuscript including The Testament of our Lord; Synodos or Corpus Juris Ecclesiastici; Didascalia Apostolorum. As appears from the name mentioned in the prayer for the king, this manuscript was written in the reign of ‘lyasu II, 1730-55.

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 manuscript

Testament of our Lord and Synodos (OR 795)

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What: A mid 18th century manuscript including The Testament of our Lord and Synodos. Written in the reign of ‘lyasu II (1730-55), whose name is mentioned in the prayer on f. 44 b. Foll. 123 and 124 are part of a theological work, from a manuscript of somewhat older date, which was left unfinished by the scribe.

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 manuscript

Didascalia Apostolorum, Ledata Manakosat, Mazgaba Haimanot, including a strip of parchment (OR 797)

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What: An mostly early 18th century manuscript including Didascalia Apostolorum, Ledata Manakosat, Mazgaba Haimanot and a list of Abyssinian kings. Fol. 1 is a strip of parchment, apparently intended for an amulet.

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 manuscript

Didascalia Apostolorum (OR 798)

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What: A manuscript of the Didascalia Apostolorum. “Written in a good hand, of the 18th century”

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 manuscript

Including the instructions of St. Peter to his disciple Clement (OR 752)

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What: The work entitled Kalementos or Clement, containing the instructions of S. Peter to his disciple Clement; The Didascalia Apostolorum; The work entitled Faus Manfasawl, or “Spiritual Medicine,” a compendious Penitential; and The Teaching of the Apostles regarding the Passion, Crucifixion and Resurrection of our Lord

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 manuscript