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British Library · 641 · 158r

British Library, Or 641, f. 158r. 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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The monk surrounded by the other monks, who are attacking him; The monk standing praying in a church before the icon of the Virgin and Child with his skull-cap fallen to the ground; The other monks preventing him for eatingBritish Library, Or 641, f. 158r. 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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The monk surrounded by the other monks, who are attacking him; The monk standing praying in a church before the icon of the Virgin and Child with his skull-cap fallen to the ground; The other monks preventing him for eating — Or 641, f. 158r

British Library · 641 · 158r

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

What this record describes

1. The monk surrounded by the other monks, who are attacking him | 3. The monk standing praying in a church before the icon of the Virgin and Child with his skull-cap fallen to the ground | 2. The other monks preventing him for eating

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The monk surrounded by the other monks, who are attacking himPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left

    How the monks beat and kicked him; Abba Śalusi

  2. 02
    3. The monk standing praying in a church before the icon of the Virgin and Child with his skull-cap fallen to the groundPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right

    How Abba Śalusi prayed; The icon of our Lady and her Son; The skullcap of Abba Śalusi

  3. 03
    2. The other monks preventing him for eatingPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right

    How the monks prevented Abba Śalusi from eating beans/lupine seeds

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
158r
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 1439 (3 episode rows)