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Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, HMML Project ID EMML, Manuscript No. 2190

This Geʿez language manuscript was created between 1779 and 1800. This date is precise, based on the scribe noting the date in the manuscript. The royal ruler's name mentioned in the manuscript is Takla Giyorgis.

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 Mitaq Ammanu'el in Ankobar, Shoa Province, Ethiopia.

To view the manuscript, go to the digital copy.

This manuscript has a typical number of Marian miracle stories: 77.

This manuscript has no paintings of Marian miracle stories.

This manuscript has a total of 140 folios and 165 scans. It has 2 columns per page and approximately 20–22 lines per column.

The stories in this manuscript were cataloged by Mehari Worku. Assistance and/or typing of incipits by Tsega-ab Hailemichael.

The PEMM abbreviation for this manuscript is EMML (HMML) 2190.

The Beta Maṣāḥǝft abbreviation for this manuscript is EMML2190. Other shelfmarks and/or abbreviations for this manuscript include EMML 2190.

Regarding this manuscript's repository:

The Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library (EMML) was a microfilming project carried out in Ethiopia in the 1970s-1990s. The project photographed 9,238 manuscripts prior to its conclusion in 1994. The collection has over five hundred Täˀammərä Maryam manuscripts. This project revolutionized Ethiopian Studies through the thousands of manuscripts made available for research and the ten volumes of catalogs prepared by William F. Macomber and Getatchew Haile. There is no institution that holds a complete set of the EMML microfilms, although the majority of the microfilms are available at the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML). HMML has the largest collection of electronic and microfilmed Ethiopian/Eritrean manuscripts in the world. There is an ongoing digitization effort at HMML to make the entirety of the EMML collection available online in their Reading Room. View more information about collections at HMML, including EMML.

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EMML (HMML) 2190

Order in MS	Story Title	Location in MS	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. 27r-29r, col. 2, line 1	-	-	-	13
2	The sinful deacon who was healed from his illness by a drop of the Virgin Mary's breast milk	f. 29r-29v, col. 1, line 7	-	-	-	135
3	A man with paralysis who was healed on the Feast of Our Lady's Assumption	f. 30r-30v, col. 1, line 1	-	ወኮነ፡ አመ፡ ፲ወ፮ ለነሐሴ፡ ወነበረ፡ ፩ መጻጉዕ፡ ውስተ፡ አሐ...	-	313
4	A priest becomes insane after his entire family dies of the plague.	f. 30v-31r, col. 1, line 6	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ ብእሲ፡ ቀሲስ፡ በአሐቲ፡ ሀገር፡ ወሐልቁ፡ ብእሲቱ፡ ...	-	314
5	A stream runs uphill after its neighbor had diverted it.	f. 31r-31r, col. 1, line 5	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ ብእሲ፡ እንዘ፡ የሐፅብ፡ ልብሶ፡ ወመጽአ፡ ፩ ብእሲ፡...	-	311
6	The thief whom the king's soldiers could not kill by hanging because he prayed to the Virgin Mary	f. 31r-32r, col. 2, line 15	-	-	-	136
7	A pious monk who had drunk too much wine was saved from a lion and a dog by the Virgin Mary	f. 32r-32v, col. 1, line 8	-	ወኮነ፡ ፩ መነኮስ፡ ውስተ፡ ፩ ደብር፡ ዘይትለአካ፡ ለእግዝእትነ...	-	170
8	An old monk from Egypt whom the Virgin Mary made young again	f. 32v-33r, col. 1, line 18	-	-	-	161
9	Jesus asks the Virgin Mary what her greatest sorrow is and she replies saying these five sorrows	f. 33r-33v, col. 2, line 8	-	ወአሐተ፡ ዕለተ፡ ይቤላ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ለእሙ፡...	-	400
10	A child and his mother see the icon of the Virgin Mary weeping for the sins of the world.	f. 33v-34r, col. 2, line 12	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩ ሕፃን፡ ንኡስ፡ ዘያፈቅር፡ ጸሎተ፡ ንስ...	-	412
11	The hypocritical superior of a monastery who pretended to be religious and is rescued from hell by the Virgin Mary	f. 34r-35r, col. 1, line 20	-	ወሀሎ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገረ፡ ደብር፡ ዘመነኮሳት፡ ወውስተ፡ ውእቱ፡ ደ...	-	196
12	The Jew who stabbed the icon of the Virgin Mary when he failed to obtain someone else's property through a lawsuit	f. 35r-35v, col. 1, line 3	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ ብእሲ፡ አይሁዳዊ፡ ዘይገብር፡ ጋዕዘ፡ ወይትቀሐው፡ኵሎ...	-	202
13	The thief who was caught stealing from the church of the Virgin Mary and was released by his captors when he prayed to her.	f. 35v-36r, col. 1, line 19	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ ብእሲ፡ ቀሳጢ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ እኩየ፡ ልማድ፡ ወ...	-	415
14	The nominal Christian from Sidon who encountered a serpent/dragon/snake in the desert of Scete (same as 1231?)	f. 36r-38r, col. 1, line 19	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ ብእሲ፡ በሀገረ፡ ሲዶና፡ ወልደ፡ ክቡራን፡ ዘእምዘመደ...	-	134
15	A young man who used to crown the icon of the Virgin Mary with roses	f. 38r-39v, col. 2, line 7	-	-	-	153
16	A sinful deacon assassinated by his enemies receives a Christian burial and is found with a flower growing out of his mouth	f. 39v-40v, col. 2, line 10	-	-	-	138
17	A man who would not eat before receiving Holy Communion.	f. 40v-41r, col. 1, line 12	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ ብእሲ፡ ዘያፈቅር፡ መሥዋዕተ፡ ወቁርባነ	-	383
18	Emperor Constantine's sister, who prayed to know how the Virgin Mary bore the Word of God, but then failed to recognize her Son when he appeared to her in church.	f. 41r-42v, col. 2, line 1	-	ወሀለወት፡ አሐቲ፡ ብእሲት፡ ዘትነብር፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያና...	-	155
19	A bee keeper who consulted a sorceress to have his bees produce more honey and wax	f. 42v-43v, col. 1, line 3	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ ብእሲ፡ ዘቦቱ፡ ንህብ፡ ብዙኃ፡ ይፈቅድ፡	-	160
20	The monastic scribe who used to write the Virgin Mary's name in golden ink	f. 43v-44r, col. 1, line 10	-	-	-	162

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