MS Ethiopian 21
- Date:
- 19th century
- Archives and manuscripts
About this work
Description
A part of The Apocryphal Acts of Apostles. The part dedicated to Paul and Barnabas.
Publication/Creation
Ethiopia, 19th century
Physical description
Fine well done parchment; Material: perg; 2 folios; folia dimensions: diameter 300 mm, length 336 mm, thickness 1 mm
Acquisition note
(1930-12-30): Purchased at auction by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum at Stevens, 30 December 1930, lot 310A. Accessioned in June 1936, accession number 84826.
Language note
Ge'ez
Ownership note
(not before 1855, not after 1868): Part of the library of Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopian at Maqdala.
(1868-04): Taken from Maqdala during the British Expedition to Abyssinia in April 1868.
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesMS Ethiopian 21By appointment Manual request Note