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Ethiopian Manuscript Imaging Project, Catholic University of America, Manuscript No. 2370

This Geʿez language manuscript was created between 1700 and 1799. This date is estimated, based on paleography, a study of the manuscript's letter shapes, by Jeremy Brown and Stephen Delamarter.

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 Catholic University of America in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

To view the manuscript, go to the digital copy.

This manuscript has a typical number of Marian miracle stories: 80. Also, 80 have stanzas or hymns at their end, marked with a ♫ in the table below, under Other Aspects.

This manuscript has some paintings of Marian miracle stories: 7. 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 140 folios and 196 scans. It has 2 columns per page and approximately 15–19 lines per column.

The stories in this manuscript were cataloged by Jeremy R. Brown.

The PEMM abbreviation for this manuscript is CUA-DC (EMIP) 2370.

The Beta Maṣāḥǝft abbreviation for this manuscript is EMIP02370. Other shelfmarks and/or abbreviations for this manuscript include EMIP 2370; Weiner Codex 335.

Regarding this manuscript's repository:

The Institute of Christian Oriental Research (ICOR) at Catholic University of America (CUA) has a significant collection of Ethiopian manuscript, including over 250 Christian codices, ranging from the 1500s into the 1900s, and nearly 400 prayer scrolls.

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.

CUA-DC (EMIP) 2370

Order in MS	Story Title	Location in MS	Paintings	Story Recension	Incipit	Other Aspects	Story ID
1	Bishop Ildefonsus (Daqseyos) of Toledo who collected stories and compiled them into the Book of the Miracles of the Virgin Mary	f. 10r-12v, col. 1	2	-	ሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ዘሀገ...	♫	13
2	Ephrem the Syrian Potter who composed the praise hymn called Weddase Maryam over seven days	f. 12v-15r, col. 1	0	-	ሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ለብሐዊ፡ በምድረ፡ ሶርያ፡ ዘይፈርሆ፡ ለእግዚአብ...	♫	14
3	The laborer who complained to the Virgin Mary because she did not reply to his Hail Mary	f. 15v-16r, col. 1	0	-	ሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ገባራዊ፡ ዘያፈቅራ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ወላ...	♫	187
4	An old monk from Egypt whom the Virgin Mary made young again	f. 16r-17r, col. 2	0	EMML (HMML) 3872	ሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ዕብ[ራ]ዊ፡ በሀገረ፡ አክሚም፡ ዘያፈ[ቅ]ራ፡ ለ...	♫	161
5	The monastic scribe who used to write the Virgin Mary's name in golden ink	f. 17v-18r, col. 1	0	EMML (HMML) 3872	[ወሀሎ፡ ፩መነኮስ]፡ ዘይነብር፡ በሀገረ፡ ፊልጵስዩስ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ...	♫	162
6	The former pagan, the Bishop of Rome, who cut off his hand because of a lustful thought and the Virgin Mary healed him	f. 18v-19v, col. 2	0	EMML (HMML) 3872	ሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ እምጳጳሳተ፡ ሮሜ፡ ዘይብልዎ፡ አባስ፡ ፈራሄ፡ እ...	♫	163
7	The Egyptian monk Issac who prayed to Jesus 300 times every night for seven years asking for the Virgin Mary to appear to him	f. 20r-21r, col. 1	0	EMML (HMML) 5520	ሀሎ፡ ፩መነኮስ፡ ኄር፡ ዘስሙ፡ ይስሐቅ፡ ወያፈቅራ፡ ለእግዝእትነ...	♫	19
8	Maryam, an Egyptian child from Defra, who wanted to receive Communion but whose family locked her in the house when they went to church	f. 21v-22v, col. 1	0	-	ሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ፈራሄ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወያፈቅራ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ...	♫	27
9	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	f. 22v-24r, col. 2	0	EMML (HMML) 6938	ሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ሠዓሊ፡ አልቦ፡ ዘይትማሰሎ፡ በገቢረ፡ ሥዕል።	♫	33
10	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	f. 24r-25r, col. 2	0	EMML (HMML) 5520	ወሀለወት፡ ወ[..]፡ ሥዕለ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ በደብረ፡ ነ...	♫	54
11	A young man who used to crown the icon of the Virgin Mary with roses	f. 25r-26v, col. 2	0	EMML (HMML) 3872	ሀሎ፡ ፩ወሬዛ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ዘካርያስ፡ እምዘመደ፡ መንግሥት፡ ዘሀ[ገ...	♫	153
12	The two women who were attacked by robbers on their way to church	f. 27r-27v, col. 1	0	EMML (HMML) 3872	ወሀለዋ፡ ፪አንስት፡ አዕማተ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡… በቤተ፡ ል...	♫	154
13	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	f. 28r-29r, col. 1	0	EMML (HMML) 5520	ወኮነ፡ በ፩እመዋዕል፡ ሖ[ሩ፡…] ዓረባውያን፡ እንዘ፡ ምሉዕ፡ ማ...	♫	16
14	The church of the Virgin Mary that moved by itself to the shore of the Mediterranean Sea.	f. 29v-30v, col. 2	0	-	ሀሎ፡ ፩ደብር፡ ዘሀገረ፡ ጽርዕ፡ ወኑኁ፡ መጠነ፡ መንፈቀ፡ ምዕራ...	♫	46
15	John Bakansi, the blind Egyptian monk, whose eyes the Virgin Mary healed with her breast milk	f. 30v-32r, col. 2	0	-	ሀሎ፡ ፩ቀሲስ፡ በሀገረ፡ ምስር፡ ዘስሙ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ በከንሲ። ወይ...	♫	43
16	The rich man from Colossae who was shot in the eye with an arrow while fighting the Qwez	f. 32r-33r, col. 2	0	-	ሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ባዕል፡ ጥቀ፡ በደሴተ፡ [ቆ]ላስይስ። ወሖረ፡ ሀ...	♫	48
17	Elizabeth, the blind Egyptian girl from Badraman, whose eyes the Virgin Mary healed with her breast milk	f. 33v-34v, col. 1	0	-	ሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ በሀገረ፡ ጽዒድ፡ [ዘት]ሰመይ፡ በድርማን። ዘስሙ...	♫	59
18	A widow who could not find husbands for her three daughters	f. 34v-35v, col. 2	0	-	ሀለወት፡ አሐቲ፡ ብእሲት፡ ነዳይት፡ ዘሞተ፡ ምታ፡ ወኀደገ፡ ሠላ...	♫	57
19	The two brothers who were scribes and while copying the Miracles of the Virgin Mary fell into sin	f. 35v-36v, col. 2	0	-	ሀለዉ፡ በአሐቲ፡ ሀገር፡ እምአኅጉረ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ፪አኃው፡ ፍቁ...	♫	61
20	George the Younger, the martyr, was visited in prison by the Virgin Mary	f. 36v-37r, col. 2	0	-	ሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ሐዲስ፡ መስተጋድል፡ ፈድፋደ፡...	♫	68

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