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British Library · 648 · 36v

British Library, Or 648, f. 36v. 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 sinful deacon is killed by his enemies; St Mary appears to a deacon and commands him to disinter the killed man and rebury him; The killed deacon is disintered and they find a flower growing out of his mouth; The killed deacon is reburied in consecrated groundBritish Library, Or 648, f. 36v. 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 sinful deacon is killed by his enemies; St Mary appears to a deacon and commands him to disinter the killed man and rebury him; The killed deacon is disintered and they find a flower growing out of his mouth; The killed deacon is reburied in consecrated ground — Or 648, f. 36v

British Library · 648 · 36v

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

What this record describes

1. The sinful deacon is killed by his enemies | 2. St Mary appears to a deacon and commands him to disinter the killed man and rebury him | 3. The killed deacon is disintered and they find a flower growing out of his mouth | 4. The killed deacon is reburied in consecrated ground

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The sinful deacon is killed by his enemiesPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left
  2. 02
    2. St Mary appears to a deacon and commands him to disinter the killed man and rebury himPosition recorded by PEMM: top-right
  3. 03
    3. The killed deacon is disintered and they find a flower growing out of his mouthPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  4. 04
    4. The killed deacon is reburied in consecrated groundPosition 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
36v
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 1715 (4 episode rows)