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British Library · 641 · 165v

British Library, Or 641, f. 165v. 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 cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killed; The peasant and other inhabitants fleeing from the cannibal, with several houses depicted in the background; The cannibal offering water to a beggar covered by sores of leprosyBritish Library, Or 641, f. 165v. 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 cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killed; The peasant and other inhabitants fleeing from the cannibal, with several houses depicted in the background; The cannibal offering water to a beggar covered by sores of leprosy — Or 641, f. 165v

British Library · 641 · 165v

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

What this record describes

1. The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killed | 2. The peasant and other inhabitants fleeing from the cannibal, with several houses depicted in the background | 2. The peasant and other inhabitants fleeing from the cannibal, with several houses depicted in the background | 3. The cannibal offering water to a beggar covered by sores of leprosy

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The cannibal surrounded by the bodies of those he killedPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left

    The man of the city of Qemer who ate 78 souls; How the man-eater slaughtered his wife

  2. 02
    2. The peasant and other inhabitants fleeing from the cannibal, with several houses depicted in the backgroundPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right

    The farmer; How the farmer fled, fearing that the man-eater would eat him

  3. 03
    2. The peasant and other inhabitants fleeing from the cannibal, with several houses depicted in the backgroundPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right

    The servants; How the people of the city of Qemer abandoned their homes fearing that he would eat them

  4. 04
    3. The cannibal offering water to a beggar covered by sores of leprosyPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left

    How the man-eater gave a drink of water to the poor man

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
165v
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 1712 (4 episode rows)