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Title
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Joseph ben Gorion's History of the Jews
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Institution
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University Library, Cambridge
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Collection Title
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Ethiopian Manuscripts
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Creator(s)
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Unknown
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Description/Scope and Content
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Contents: The History of the Jews, ascribed to Joseph hen Gorion. On f. 174b is a long colophon, saying that the book was written
in the eighth year of the reign of Sus~nyos (1607-32). The MS.
was written for Hafa Kr~stos
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Date
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17th century (1614-15)
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Identifier
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Add. 2631
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Language
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Ge'ez
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Extent
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Measurements: 9f x 8¼ in. Number of leaves: (i+) 175. Lines to a page: 19 (occasionally 20 and 21).
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Collection Type
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Special Collection
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Level of Processing
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Catalogued in Ullendorf
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Type of Materials/Format
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Binding: Stamped leather over boards, lined with red flowered silk. Vellum.
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Related Collections: Types of Materials
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Islamic Manuscripts - Ethiopian Manuscripts
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Provenance
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Ethiopia
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Copyright
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Out of copyright
