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British Library · 645 · 119v

British Library, Or 645, f. 119v. 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 demons holding the cannibal's soul among the flames of hell before Jesus Christ sitting on a throne; St Mary, who holds the soul of the cannibal, standing before Jesus Christ; Two angels weighing the cannibal's good and bad deeds in a scaleBritish Library, Or 645, f. 119v. 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 demons holding the cannibal's soul among the flames of hell before Jesus Christ sitting on a throne; St Mary, who holds the soul of the cannibal, standing before Jesus Christ; Two angels weighing the cannibal's good and bad deeds in a scale — Or 645, f. 119v

British Library · 645 · 119v

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

What this record describes

5. The demons holding the cannibal's soul among the flames of hell before Jesus Christ sitting on a throne | 6. St Mary, who holds the soul of the cannibal, standing before Jesus Christ | 7. Two angels weighing the cannibal's good and bad deeds in a scale

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    5. The demons holding the cannibal's soul among the flames of hell before Jesus Christ sitting on a thronePosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  2. 02
    6. St Mary, who holds the soul of the cannibal, standing before Jesus ChristPosition recorded by PEMM: right
  3. 03
    7. Two angels weighing the cannibal's good and bad deeds in a scalePosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
Source date
Second half of 17th century
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from ms (paleography)”.
Holding institution
British Library
Shelfmark
645
Folio
119v
Recorded provenance
Čankār Takla Hāymānot (monastery) (Jankura, between Gondar and Lake Tana)
Place evidence
Provenance wording supplied by the source catalogue.
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1562 (3 episode rows)