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British Library · 641 · 94r

British Library, Or 641, f. 94r. 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 rich man fallen after his eye has been pierced by arrows from a group of enemies; The rich man from Qʷalāsis travelling with his companions on a ship; The rich man standing next to a small statue of himself in front of the icon of the Virgin and ChildBritish Library, Or 641, f. 94r. 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 rich man fallen after his eye has been pierced by arrows from a group of enemies; The rich man from Qʷalāsis travelling with his companions on a ship; The rich man standing next to a small statue of himself in front of the icon of the Virgin and Child — Or 641, f. 94r

British Library · 641 · 94r

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

What this record describes

2. The rich man fallen after his eye has been pierced by arrows from a group of enemies | 1. The rich man from Qʷalāsis travelling with his companions on a ship | 3. The rich man standing next to a small statue of himself in front of the icon of the Virgin and Child

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    2. The rich man fallen after his eye has been pierced by arrows from a group of enemiesPosition recorded by PEMM: top

    How the rich Greek man was shot with arrows; The Qwəz men who fought the rich man and one shot him with an arrow

  2. 02
    1. The rich man from Qʷalāsis travelling with his companions on a shipPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left

    How the rich Greek man went by boat to the land of Tərkwə in order to fight them

  3. 03
    3. The rich man standing next to a small statue of himself in front of the icon of the Virgin and ChildPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right

    How the arrows fell from the eye of the statue and from the eye of the rich man in that same moment. Ane the rich Greek man was healed from all his injuries at once; The waxen statue of the rich Greek 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
94r
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 1493 (3 episode rows)