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British Library · 645 · 52v

British Library, Or 645, f. 52v. 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 two thieves attempting to eat the bread they stole from Yolyānā and Barbārā; The two thieves standing before an icon of St MaryBritish Library, Or 645, f. 52v. 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 two thieves attempting to eat the bread they stole from Yolyānā and Barbārā; The two thieves standing before an icon of St Mary — Or 645, f. 52v

British Library · 645 · 52v

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

What this record describes

1. The two thieves attempting to eat the bread they stole from Yolyānā and Barbārā | 2. The two thieves standing before an icon of St Mary

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The two thieves attempting to eat the bread they stole from Yolyānā and BarbārāPosition recorded by PEMM: left

    Bärbara and Yolyana; Those thieves; Their teeth which were broken; Their teeth that were broken when they spat out, having taken [food] from the women

  2. 02
    2. The two thieves standing before an icon of St MaryPosition recorded by PEMM: right

    Those thieves who became monks; The spears of the thieves; The shields of the thieves

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
52v
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 1353 (2 episode rows)