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British Library · 641 · 80v

British Library, Or 641, f. 80v. 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 three Arabs swimming in the water; One man being eaten by a crocodile; The two others standing on a rock above the water; One man riding a camel to the monastery; The other man bringing his sheep's wool to the monastery; The camel brought by the manBritish Library, Or 641, f. 80v. 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 three Arabs swimming in the water; One man being eaten by a crocodile; The two others standing on a rock above the water; One man riding a camel to the monastery; The other man bringing his sheep's wool to the monastery; The camel brought by the man — Or 641, f. 80v

British Library · 641 · 80v

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

What this record describes

1. The three Arabs swimming in the water | 2. One man being eaten by a crocodile | 3. The two others standing on a rock above the water | 4. One man riding a camel to the monastery | 5. The other man bringing his sheep's wool to the monastery | 6. The camel brought by the man

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The three Arabs swimming in the waterPosition recorded by PEMM: left-center

    Three Arabs whom the sea wanted to drown

  2. 02
    2. One man being eaten by a crocodilePosition recorded by PEMM: center-left

    How the crocodile swallowed the one of the three Arabs who ridiculed them

  3. 03
    3. The two others standing on a rock above the waterPosition recorded by PEMM: center

    Two Arabs who were saved from drowning in the sea and they stood on a rock

  4. 04
    4. One man riding a camel to the monasteryPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right

    One Arab who brought a riding camel for the needs of the monastery and also the camel he gave to the monastery

  5. 05
    5. The other man bringing his sheep's wool to the monasteryPosition recorded by PEMM: right-center

    A second Arab who gave sheep's wool to the monastery

  6. 06
    6. The camel brought by the manPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right

    The camel that the Arab gave to the monastery

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
80v
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 1775 (6 episode rows)