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Ethiopian Manuscript Digital Archive, HMML Project ID EMDA, Manuscript No. 162

This Geʿez language manuscript was created between 1730 and 1755. This date is estimated, based on the reigning Ethiopian royal ruler's name appearing in the manuscript. The royal ruler's name mentioned in the manuscript is Iyasu II.

This manuscript's last known location (i.e., where it was microfilmed or digitized at some point in the past forty years) is the repository of Qarāneyo Madḫānē Alam Monastery in Gojjam Province, Ethiopia.

To view the manuscript, go to the digital copy.

This manuscript has a typical number of Marian miracle stories: 37. Also, 33 have stanzas or hymns at their end, marked with a ♫ in the table below, under Other Aspects.

This manuscript has a lot of paintings of Marian miracle stories: 53. To see the paintings in this manuscript, go to its PEMM Paintings by Manuscript page.

Fortunately, these paintings are digitized and available online in color.

This manuscript has a total of 138 folios and 146 scans. It has 2 columns per page and approximately 15 lines per column. The stories in this manuscript appear in 1 sequences, and are numbered accordingly below as 1.2, 2.1, etc. The Marian miracle stories begin on folio 98v of the whole manuscript.

The stories in this manuscript were cataloged by Jeremy R. Brown. Assistance and/or typing of incipits by Beimnet Beyene Kassaye.

The PEMM abbreviation for this manuscript is EMDA (HMML) 162.

The Beta Maṣāḥǝft abbreviation for this manuscript is EMDA00162. Other shelfmarks and/or abbreviations for this manuscript include EMDA 00162; G1-IV-288; EAP 432/1/13.

Regarding this manuscript's repository:

The Ethiopian Manuscript Digital Archive (EMDA) at the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) is a collection of several digitization projects that have been carried out in Ethiopia beginning in 2011. HMML has the largest collection of electronic and microfilmed Ethiopian/Eritrean manuscripts in the world. Locations for the EMDA project include Moṭā Giyorgis Church in Goğğām Province, Marṭula Māryām Monastery in Goğğām Province, Dabra Ḍaḥāy Qeddus Mārqos Church in Goğğām Province, Dimā Giyorgis Monastery in Goğğām Province, Na'akkweto La'ab Church in Wallo Province, and Qarānyo Madḫānē Ālam Church in Goğğām Province. There are currently 566 manuscripts in this collection.

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EMDA (HMML) 162

Order in MS	Story Title	Location in MS	Paintings	Story Recension	Incipit	Other Aspects	Story ID
1.1	Dabra Metmaq's people are shown a negative vision of the religious leader Muhammad (Mohamed)	s. 19b-21b, col. 1, line 1	2	-	ወበአሐዱ፡ ዓመት፡ ዘበዓል፡ ተጋብኡ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያ፡ ...	-	292
1.2	Book of Felsata la-Maryam??: AOld?: Dormition: Plot: The Jews plot to burn the body of The Virgin Mary.	s. 22b-24b, col. 1, line 1	1	-	ወኮነ፡ ሶበ፡ ጥዕመት፡ ሞተ፨ እግዝእትነ፡… ፨ አመ፡ ፳ወ፩ለጥር...	-	87
1.3	The rich man who angrily threw a loaf of dry bread at a beggar, cutting him, but was saved from hell by the Virgin Mary	s. 25b-27b, col. 1, line 1	2	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ባዕል፡ ጥቀ፡ ወይገብር፡ ተዝካራ፡ ለእግዝእትነ...	-	106
1.4	Jesus asks the Virgin Mary what her greatest sorrow is and she replies saying these five sorrows	s. 28a-29b, col. 1, line 10	1	-	ወአሐተ፡ ዕለተ፡ ይቤላ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ። ለወላዲ...	-	400
1.5	Bishop Hildephonsus of Toledo who collected stories and compiled them into the Book of the Miracles of the Virgin Mary	s. 30b-37a, col. 1, line 1	3	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ዘሀ...	♫	13
1.6	A monk without food or clothes received a garment from the Virgin Mary	s. 37b-38b, col. 1, line 1	2	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩መነኮስ፡ ነዳይ፡ ወአልቦቱ፡ ሲሳይ፡ ወልብስ፡ ወይትአመ...	♫	404
1.7	The laborer who complained to the Virgin Mary because she did not reply to his Hail Mary	s. 39a-40a, col. 1, line 1	1	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ገባራዊ፡ ዘያፈቅራ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡…፨ በኵሉ፡ ...	♫	187
1.8	An old monk from Egypt whom the Virgin Mary made young again	s. 41a-42b, col. 1, line 1	1	EMML (HMML) 3872	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ በሀገረ፡ አክሚም፡ ዘያፈቅራ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡… ...	♫	161
1.9	The monastic scribe who used to write the Virgin Mary's name in golden ink	s. 43b-45a, col. 1, line 1	2	EMML (HMML) 3872	ወሀሎ፡ ፩መነኮስ፡ ዘይነብር፡ በሀገረ፡ ፊልጵስዩስ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ድም...	♫	162
1.10	The former pagan, the Bishop of Rome, who cut off his hand because of a lustful thought and the Virgin Mary healed him	s. 46a-47b, col. 1, line 1	1	EMML (HMML) 3872	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ እምጳጳሳተ፡ ሮሜ፡ ዘይብልዎ፡ አባስ፡ ወኄር፡ ...	♫	163
1.11	The Egyptian monk Issac who prayed every night for seven years that the Virgin Mary would appear to him	s. 48b-50b, col. 1, line 1	2	EMML (HMML) 5520	ወሀሎ፡ ፩መነኮስ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ይስሐቅ፡ ወያፈቅራ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡… ...	♫	19
1.12	Maryam, an Egyptian child from Defra, who wanted to receive Communion but whose family locked her in the house when they went to church	s. 51b-53a, col. 1, line 1	1	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ፈራሄ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘያፈቅራ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡...	♫	27
1.13	The French artist knocked off his scaffolding by Satan (who was angry because of how he was being painted) is caught by the Virgin Mary	s. 54a-56a, col. 1, line 1	1	EMML (HMML) 6938	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ሠዓሊ፡ ወአልቦ፡ ዘይትማሰሎ፡ በገቢረ፡ ሥዕል፡...	♫	33
1.14	Dabra Nagadeyan's dying monk prays in front of her icon to go to Jerusalem and the Virgin Mary takes him from Lower Egypt to all around the holy land	s. 57a-58a, col. 1, line 1	1	EMML (HMML) 5520	ወሀለወት፡ ሥዕለ፡ እግዝእትነ፡… በደብረ፡ ነጋድያን፡ በቤተ፡ ሕ...	♫	54
1.15	A young man who used to crown the icon of the Virgin Mary with roses	s. 59a-62a, col. 1, line 1	1	EMML (HMML) 3872	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ወሬዛ፡ ዘሠናይ፡ አርአያሁ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ዘካርያስ፡...	♫	153
1.16	The two women who were attacked by robbers on their way to church	s. 63a-64a, col. 1, line 1	1	EMML (HMML) 3872	ወሀላዋ፡ ክልኤ፡ አንስት፡ አእማተ፡ እግዝእትነ፡… መለኮት፨ በቤ...	♫	154
1.17	Dabra Qalemon's gifts from two Arabs who, journeying on the Nile in Egypt, fall into the water due to a storm and are saved from crocodiles	s. 65a-67a, col. 1, line 1	2	EMML (HMML) 5520	ወበ፩እመዋዕል፡ ሖሩ፡ ኀበ፡ ምድረ፡ ሪፍ፡ ፫ሰብእ፡ አረባውያን፡...	♫	16
1.18	The church of the Virgin Mary that moved by itself to the shore of the Mediterranean Sea.	s. 68a-69a, col. 1, line 1	1	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ደብር፡ በሀገረ፡ ፅርዕ፡ ወኑኁመጠነ፡ መንፈቀ፡ ምዕራፍ...	♫	46
1.19	John Bakansi, the blind Egyptian monk, whose eyes the Virgin Mary healed with her breast milk	s. 70a-72a, col. 1, line 1	1	-	ወሀለወት፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ በሀገረ፡ ምስር፡ በስመ፡ ሰማዕት፡...	♫	43
1.20	The rich man from Colosse who was shot in the eye with an arrow while fighting the Qwez	s. 73a-74b, col. 1, line 1	2	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ በደሴተ፡ ቈላስይስ፡ ወሖረ፡ ሀገረ፡ ትርኵ፨ ከ...	♫	48

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