What: An early 18th century manuscript of Gannat, or ‘History of the Fathers’. Includes a hymn to the Christian Church and part of another manuscript including part of a prayer.
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
What: An 18th century manuscript of Gannat, or ‘History of the Fathers’. A later hand has added the names of the months in different languages, also the distribution of the races springing from the sons of Noah, and another later hand has added the ‘Comparison of the Lights of Heaven’.
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
What:
Acts of Saints and Martyrs, Gadla Samatat, arranged for the whole year from Maskarram to Nahase, written between 1769 and 1777
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: The Life of Eustathius, imperfect at the beginning, one quire being lost, “written in a bad hand, apparently of the 19th 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 manuscripts
What: A late 17th century manuscript including the Acts of George and The miracles of our Lord Jesus Christ, 42 in number
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 of The Life and Acts of Takla Haimanot, discourse on the translation of the saint; his miracles, with an introduction; invocation of Takla Haimanot and other saints, with a hymn
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