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British Library · 648 · 9r

British Library, Or 648, f. 9r. 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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Mary helps the man when he calls on her and he shoots forty arrows at the serpent; The man finds a pearl in the dead serpent's brain; Following Mary's command, the man built a church in Sidon for her to display the pearlBritish Library, Or 648, f. 9r. 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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Mary helps the man when he calls on her and he shoots forty arrows at the serpent; The man finds a pearl in the dead serpent's brain; Following Mary's command, the man built a church in Sidon for her to display the pearl — Or 648, f. 9r

British Library · 648 · 9r

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

What this record describes

2. Mary helps the man when he calls on her and he shoots forty arrows at the serpent | 3. The man finds a pearl in the dead serpent's brain | 4. Following Mary's command, the man built a church in Sidon for her to display the pearl

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    2. Mary helps the man when he calls on her and he shoots forty arrows at the serpentPosition recorded by PEMM: top
  2. 02
    3. The man finds a pearl in the dead serpent's brainPosition recorded by PEMM: center
  3. 03
    4. Following Mary's command, the man built a church in Sidon for her to display the pearlPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom
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
9r
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 1577 (3 episode rows)