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British Library · 641 · 120r

British Library, Or 641, f. 120r. Digitised by the British Library.

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The two brothers and the Muslim customer gathered around a piece of cloth; The Muslim kissing the head of Nazib; The Muslim denouncing Nazib to the judge; Nazib lying in prison bound at his hands and feetBritish Library, Or 641, f. 120r. Digitised by the British Library.

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The two brothers and the Muslim customer gathered around a piece of cloth; The Muslim kissing the head of Nazib; The Muslim denouncing Nazib to the judge; Nazib lying in prison bound at his hands and feet — Or 641, f. 120r

British Library · 641 · 120r

17th centuryManuscript paintingsPrinceton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

What this record describes

1. The two brothers and the Muslim customer gathered around a piece of cloth | 2. The Muslim kissing the head of Nazib | 3. The Muslim denouncing Nazib to the judge | 4. Nazib lying in prison bound at his hands and feet

Scene identification transcribed from the scene-summary field of the PEMM painting record.

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The two brothers and the Muslim customer gathered around a piece of clothPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left

    How the Muslim asked the two brothers to dye cloth for him; Näzib; The dyed cloth

  2. 02
    2. The Muslim kissing the head of NazibPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left

    How the Muslim kissed the head of Näzib when he dyed the cloth for him

  3. 03
    3. The Muslim denouncing Nazib to the judgePosition recorded by PEMM: top-right

    How he spoke to him and the Muslim accused Näzib to Qadi; Qadi; The Muslim

  4. 04
    4. Nazib lying in prison bound at his hands and feetPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right

    How Qadi placed Näzib in prison

Source date
1667-1682
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from king's name”.
Holding institution
British Library
Shelfmark
641
Folio
120r
Recorded provenance
South: Looted from Madḫāne ʿĀlam Church at መቅደላ Mäqdäla Magdala, Tewodros II collected manuscripts from all the country, so provenance prior to this unknown
Place evidence
Place recorded or purchased, as stated by the source. It is not treated as the place of production.
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1696 (4 episode rows)