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British Library · 641 · 141r

British Library, Or 641, f. 141r. Digitised by the British Library.

RightsThe Ethiopian manuscripts published in digitised format by the British Library are to the best of our knowledge not in copyright under Ethiopian law. However the British Library recognises broader interests in the cultural heritage which the Ethiopian manuscripts represent. The manuscripts included are often of a religious nature, and the Library has taken considerable care not to distort or alter the underlying material. We ask users also to show appropriate respect in reusing the digital images of the Ethiopian manuscripts, which should not be altered or reused in ways that might be…

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Sofyā lying on top of a building before the icon of the Virgin and Child while an angel carries away the child from her womb; The angel handing the child to FinkǝsBritish Library, Or 641, f. 141r. Digitised by the British Library.RightsThe Ethiopian manuscripts published in digitised format by the British Library are to the best of our knowledge not in copyright under Ethiopian law. However the British Library recognises broader interests in the cultural heritage which the Ethiopian manuscripts represent. The manuscripts included are often of a religious nature, and the Library has taken considerable care not to distort or alter the underlying material. We ask users also to show appropriate respect in reusing the digital images of the Ethiopian manuscripts, which should not be altered or reused in ways that might be…
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Sofyā lying on top of a building before the icon of the Virgin and Child while an angel carries away the child from her womb; The angel handing the child to Finkǝs — Or 641, f. 141r

British Library · 641 · 141r

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

What this record describes

1. Sofyā lying on top of a building before the icon of the Virgin and Child while an angel carries away the child from her womb | 2. The angel handing the child to Finkǝs

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. Sofyā lying on top of a building before the icon of the Virgin and Child while an angel carries away the child from her wombPosition recorded by PEMM: left

    How the angel brought out the child from the womb of Sofya while she was sleeping; Sofya

  2. 02
    2. The angel handing the child to FinkǝsPosition recorded by PEMM: right

    How the angel gave the child to Filənkəs who went out to raise him; Finkəs

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
141r
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 1367 (2 episode rows)