Rare Ethiopian manuscript stolen by British forces triggers restitution row
- A sacred book looted by British forces from an Ethiopian king has prompted an intense ownership dispute after it resurfaced in a private sales catalogue nearly 160 years after it was stolen.
- The Gondarine Gospel, an ancient bible originally in the possession of Emperor Tewodros II, was listed among rare books meant to be sold at the ongoing Abu Dhabi International Book Fair.
- Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘For Ethiopia’s heritage’: War hero’s family fights to reclaim stolen medallist 2 of 4Lebanon returns 37 artefacts smuggled out of Egypt six y
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- A sacred book looted by British forces from an Ethiopian king has prompted an intense ownership dispute after it resurfaced in a private sales catalogue nearly 160 years after it was stolen.
- The Gondarine Gospel, an ancient bible originally in the possession of Emperor Tewodros II, was listed among rare books meant to be sold at the ongoing Abu Dhabi International Book Fair.
- Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘For Ethiopia’s heritage’: War hero’s family fights to reclaim stolen medallist 2 of 4Lebanon returns 37 artefacts smuggled out of Egypt six y
Sources: Al Jazeera