Skip to main content
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

Romanat Qeddus Mikael Dabre Mehret, EAP Project No. 254, by Nosnitsin, Manuscript No. 1-06

This Geʿez language manuscript was created between 1850 and 1949. This date is estimated, based on paleography, a study of the manuscript's letter shapes, by Jeremy Brown and Stephen Delamarter.

This manuscript is held in the repository of Romanat Qeddus Mikael Dabre Mehret in their EAP Project No. 254, by Nosnitsin in Mekele, Tigray, Ethiopia. This manuscript's last known location in Ethiopia was North: Enderta, Tigray.

To view the manuscript, go to the digital copy.

This manuscript has a typical number of Marian miracle stories: 64. Also, 1 has a stanza or hymn at the end, marked with a in the table below, under Other Aspects.

This manuscript has no paintings of Marian miracle stories, but it does have 1 painting of Mary and events in her life. To see the paintings in this manuscript, go to its PEMM Paintings by Manuscript page.

This manuscript has a total of 95 folios and 100 scans. It has 2 columns per page and approximately 21–27 lines per column.

The stories in this manuscript were cataloged by Jeremy R. Brown. Assistance and/or typing of incipits by Annabel S. Lemma.

The PEMM abbreviation for this manuscript is N-254 (EAP) 1-06.

The Beta Maṣāḥǝft abbreviation for this manuscript is EAP254106. Other shelfmarks and/or abbreviations for this manuscript include EAP254/1/6.

Regarding this manuscript's repository:

Endangered Archives Programme grant EAP254 was a digitization project directed by Denis Nosnitisin of Hamburg University, Germany. The project digitized 89 manuscripts from the Romanat Qeddus Mika’el church library in the Tigray province of Ethiopia. Cataloging for the project has been carried out by Denis Nosnitisin. For more information about the project, go here.

For more information about understanding this table, see Using This Site. If you think any of the information on this page is incorrect (e.g., the location, date, folios, story IDs), please use our PEMM Feedback Form to let us know. We depend on users like you to improve the site.

N-254 (EAP) 1-06

Order in MS
Story Title
Location in MS
Paintings
Story Recension
Incipit
Other Aspects
Story ID
1Bishop Hildephonsus of Toledo who collected stories and compiled them into the Book of the Miracles of the Virgin Marys. 12b-14b, col. 1, line 10-
ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ኤጲስቆጶስ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቤተክርስቲያን ፡ ዘ ጥልጥልያ...
13
2Ephrem the Syrian Potter who composed the praise hymn called Weddase Maryam over seven dayss. 14b-16a, col. 2, line 120-
ስምሁ ፡ አበውየ ፡ ወአኃውየ ፡ ከመ ፡ ንንግርክሙ ፡ ዘንተ ፡...
-14
3Book of Felsata la-Maryam??: AOld?: Dormition: Plot: The Jews plot to burn the body of The Virgin Mary.s. 16a-17b, col. 1, line 70-
ወኮነ ፡ ሰበ ፡ ተሰምዓ ፡ ሞተ ፡ እግዝእትነ ፡ ...አመ ፡ ...
-87
4Book of Felsata la-Maryam??: AOld?: Dormition: Bier: When Tafoneya lays hands on the bier of The Virgin Mary, an angel cuts his arms off.s. 17b-18b, col. 1, line 90-
ወኮነ ፡ ሰበ ፡ ተጋብኡ ፡ ለግንዘተ ፡ እሙ ፡ ለእግዚእነ ፡ ...
-119
5Saint John Chrysostom defends a woman condemned by archbishop (Nestorius) for taking communion during her monthly cycle.s. 18b-20a, col. 2, line 160-
ነገር ፡ ዘከመ ፡ ሰመየቶ ፡ እግዝእትነ ፡ ... ለዮሐንስ ፡ ...
-263
6Homily of John Chrysostom on the visit of the Virgin Mary and her Son to John the Baptist.s. 20a-22a, col. 2, line 80-
ወይቤ ፡ ዮሐንስ ፡ አፈወርቅ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይዜኑ ፡ በከመ ፡ ሐ...
-84
7Pifamon, the noble martyr from Awsim near Cairo, Egypt, who was visited by Jesus and the Virgin Mary before his martyrdoms. 22a-23a, col. 1, line 200-
ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ብእሲ ፡ ዘስሙ ፡ ፒፋሞን ፡ በሀገረ ፡ አውሲም ፡ ...
-85
8A man who would not eat before receiving Holy Communion.s. 23a-23b, col. 2, line 70-
ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ብእሲ ፡ ዘያፈቅር ፡ መሥዋዕተ ፡ ወቊርባነ ፡ ወኢይ...
-383
9Jesus asks the Virgin Mary what her greatest sorrow is and she replies saying these five sorrowss. 23b-24b, col. 2, line 160-
ወአሐተ ፡ ዕለተ ፡ ይቤላ ፡ እግዚእነ ፡ ኢየሱስ ፡ ክርስቶስ ...
-400
10Emperor Tiberius's son is raised from the dead even though Jesus Christ was executed under Tiberiuss. 24b-26b, col. 1, line 30-
ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ብእሲ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ዘስሙ ፡ ጢባርዮስ ፡ ንጉሠ ፡ ሮ...
-75
11Emperor Tiberius has John the Evangelist paint an icon of the Crucifixion for him since Jesus was executed under Tiberiuss. 26b-29a, col. 2, line 80-
ወኮነ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ሖረ ፡ ዮሐንስ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ጢባርዮስ ፡ ንጉሥ ...
-76
12King of Rome: Part 1: King Mark (Mareqos) abandons his throne secretly to become a monks. 29a-30a, col. 1, line 70-
ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ብእሲ ፡ ዘስሙ ። ማርቆስ ፡ ዘነግሠ ፡ በሮምያ ፡ ...
-69
13King of Rome: Part 2: King Mark (Mareqos) is searched for by the people of Rome, who appeal to Patriarch Denys (Dionysius) to find hims. 30a-30b, col. 1, line 120-
ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ብእሲ ፡ ዘስሙ ፡ ዪዮናስዮስ ፡ ሊቀ ፡ ጳጳሳት ፡ ...
-70
14Book of Ledata la-Maryam??: OldA: Part 01: Conception: The Virgin Mary is conceived and born (whole or opening)s. 30b-33a, col. 2, line 160-
ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ብእሲ ፡ እምዘመዳ ፡ ይሁዳ ፡ ወይሰመይ ፡ ኢያቄም ...
-316-A
15Book of Ledata la-Maryam??: OldA: Part 01: Temple: The Virgin Mary stays in the Temple (315, 316-D, 447 similar)s. 33a-34b, col. 2, line 150-
ወከዕበ ፡ ንነግረከሙ ፡ አኃዊነ ፡ ኂሩታ ፡ ወንጽሕናሃ ፡ ለእ...
-315
16Book of Ledata la-Maryam??: OldA: Part 02: Engagement: The Virgin Mary is espoused to Saint Joseph.s. 34b-36b, col. 2, line 190-
ሚመጠነ ፡ ዘበጽሐ ፡ ኀዘን ፡ ላዕሌሃ ፡ እምደቂቀ ፡ እስራኢል...
-317
17Book of Ledata la-Maryam??: OldJ: Part 01: Pregnancy: The Virgin Mary is found to be pregnant.s. 36b-38b, col. 2, line 70-
ወይእዜኒ ፡ ንነግረክሙ ፡ ከመዘኑና ፡ ለእግዝእትነ ፡ ... ሶ...
-530
18Book of Ledata la-Maryam??: OldD: Part 01: Nativity: How the Virgin Mary gave birth (see no. 299) (347, 445 similar)s. 38b-40a, col. 1, line 210-
ወዘከመ ፡ ወለደቶ ፡ ለእግዚእነ ፡ ኢየሲስ ፡ ክርስቶስ ፡ ወዘ...
-445
19Book of Ledata la-Maryam??: OldD: Part 02: Nativity: The shepherds and the magi come to worship Christ. (299, 446 similar)s. 40a-42a, col. 1, line 210-
ወሶበ ፡ ወላዩቶ ፡ ለእግዚእነ ፡ በቤተልሔም ፡ ዘይሁዳ ፡ ወሀ...
-446
20Book of Nagara Maryam: OldF: Part 01: Journey: The rich Egyptian woman who refused to give water to the Holy Family. (321, 322, 325, 431 similar)s. 42a-44a, col. 1, line 90-
ወኮነ ፡ ካዕበ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ ነገር ፡ እምድኀረ ፡ ወለደቶ ፡ ለ...
-321
of 4
pricenton ethiopian eritrean & egyptian miracles of marry project

The Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project is a comprehensive resource for the 1,000+ miracle stories written about and the 2,500+ images painted of the Virgin Mary in these African countries, and preserved in Geʿez between 1300 and the present.

Princeton Department of Comparative Literature 133 East Pyne, Princeton, NJ 08540

Princeton Department of African American Studies Morrison Hall, Princeton, NJ 08540

pemm@princeton.edu

© 2024 The Trustees of Princeton University