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British Library · 648 · 32v

British Library, Or 648, f. 32v. 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 king orders the people to capture the thief; The thief attacks the people on the road; The thief is hung by his neck; The king commands the soldiers to cut off the head of the thief; The thief becomes a monkBritish Library, Or 648, f. 32v. 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 king orders the people to capture the thief; The thief attacks the people on the road; The thief is hung by his neck; The king commands the soldiers to cut off the head of the thief; The thief becomes a monk — Or 648, f. 32v

British Library · 648 · 32v

18th centuryManuscript paintingsPrinceton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

What this record describes

1. The king orders the people to capture the thief | 2. The thief attacks the people on the road | 3. The thief is hung by his neck | 4. The king commands the soldiers to cut off the head of the thief | 5. The thief becomes a monk

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The king orders the people to capture the thiefPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  2. 02
    2. The thief attacks the people on the roadPosition recorded by PEMM: top-center
  3. 03
    3. The thief is hung by his neckPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
  4. 04
    4. The king commands the soldiers to cut off the head of the thiefPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  5. 05
    5. The thief becomes a monkPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right
Source date
1721-1730
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from king's name”.
Holding institution
British Library
Shelfmark
648
Folio
32v
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 1770 (5 episode rows)