Manuscript

Description

Manuscript of Ethiopian origin written in Ge'ez on parchment in black and red ink, described as being ‘[b]rought from Magdala, 1868’. Later acquired by the medical officer Sir William Mackenzie, likely in India c. 1868-1870s, as he did not serve in the campaign

Museum reference

A.1893.213

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Manuscript

Production information

Ethiopia, Eastern Africa

Date

Pre 1868

Style / Culture

Ethiopian

Materials

Parchment

Physical description

Manuscript written on parchment in black and red ink.

Associations

Previous owner: Mackenzie, William, Sir, 1811 - 1893
War: Abyssinian Campaign
Amba Mariam, Amhara, Ethiopia, Eastern Africa