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Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, HMML Project ID EMML, Manuscript No. 2952

This Geʿez language manuscript was created between 1715 and 1725. This date is estimated, based on a print or electronic catalog entry about the manuscript. The royal ruler's name mentioned in the manuscript is Qerellos of Lasta.

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 Maskwa Maryam Church in Gubbalafto, Yağğu, Wallo Province, Ethiopia.

To view the manuscript, go to the digital copy.

This manuscript has a very high number of Marian miracle stories: 204. Also, 2 have stanzas or hymns at their end, marked with a ♫ in the table below, under Other Aspects. Also, we are uncertain about the identification of 1 stories, marked with a [?] in the table below, under Other Aspects.

This manuscript has no paintings of Marian miracle stories.

This manuscript has a total of 241 folios and 260 scans. It has 2 columns per page and approximately 23–27 lines per column.

The stories in this manuscript were cataloged by Jeremy R. Brown. Assistance and/or typing of incipits by Mihret Melaku, Bret Windhauser.

The PEMM abbreviation for this manuscript is EMML (HMML) 2952.

The Beta Maṣāḥǝft abbreviation for this manuscript is EMML2952. Other shelfmarks and/or abbreviations for this manuscript include EMML 2952.

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) 2952

Order in MS	Story Title	Location in MS	Story Recension	Incipit	Other Aspects	Story ID
1	Bishop Hildephonsus of Toledo who collected stories and compiled them into the Book of the Miracles of the Virgin Mary	s. 21b-24a, col. 1, line 12	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ዘጥልጥል...	-	13
2	The noble man from Qemer who was a cannibal and ate 78 people, gave a drop of water to a beggar, and went to heaven	s. 24a-22b, col. 2, line 1	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ባዕል፡ በሀገረ፡ ቅምር፡ ክቡረ፡ ዘመድ፡ ዘበስ...	-	125
3	Thieves at the Spring: Part 2: The Virgin Mary saves the soul of a thief who was slain by the miraculous spring	s. 22b-23a, col. 2, line 9	-	ወመጽአ፡ ፈያታይ፡ ካልዑ፡ ውዒሎ፡ ኀበ፡ ቀቲለ፡ ነፍስ፡ ወክዒወ...	-	101
4	The knight who plotted to seduce the shoemaker's daughter, who had pledged her virginity to the Virgin Mary	s. 23a-27b, col. 2, line 15	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ሰፋዬ፡ አሳእን፡ ወቦቱ፡ ወለተ፡ ዘአሰነያ፡ ስ...	-	146
5	A mighty Roman emperor named Julian the Apostate threatens to destroy the monastery of the Virgin Mary	s. 27b-28b, col. 1, line 15	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ግልያኖስ፡ ወኮነ፡ ሊቀ፡ በላዕለ፡ ብዙ...	-	189
6	Thieves at the Spring: Part 1: The daughter of the chief of the thieves is cured of her leprosy at the miraculous spring.	s. 28b-29b, col. 1, line 19	-	ወኮነ፡ እምድኅረ፡ ወለደቶ፡ ለፍቁር፡ ወልዳ፡ እግዚእነ፡ ኢየሱስ...	-	100
7	Book of Ledata la-Maryam??: OldD: Part 01: Nativity: How the Virgin Mary gave birth (see no. 299) (347, 445 similar)	s. 29b-30b, col. 2, line 3	-	እግዚአብሔር፡ ያብርህ፡ አዕይንተ፡ አልባቢክሙ፡ ለሰሚዓ፡ ተአምሪ...	-	445
8	Book of Ledata la-Maryam??: OldD: Part 02: Nativity: The shepherds and the magi come to worship Christ. (299, 446 similar)	s. 31a-32a, col. 1, line 1	-	ወካዕበ፡ ንነግረክሙ፡ አኃዊነ፡ ዜናሃ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ወእምድኅረ...	-	446
9	Book of Vision of Theophilus of Alexandria: Part 2: The Virgin Mary relates how Satan urged King Herod to pursue the Holy Family	s. 32a-34b, col. 1, line 12	-	እምድኅረ፡ አስተርአየቶ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ለቴዎፍሎስ፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት...	-	2
10	Dabra Qalemon's tailor, Jacob the Short, has his scissors stolen and the thief falls ill until he returns them	s. 34b-36a, col. 1, line 10	-	ወሀሎ፡ በዝንቱ፡ ደብረ፡ ቀልሞን፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ አባ፡ ሳሙኤል፡ ብእ...	-	9
11	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. 36a-37a, col. 2, line 8	EMML (HMML) 6938	ተአምር፡ ዘኮነ፡ በደብረ፡ ቀልሞን፨ ወሶበ፡ በዝኃ፡ ተአምሪሃ፡ ...	-	16
12	Scete's monks who were visited by apparitions of the Desert Fathers, including the saints Macarius, John, Moses, and John Kama, while praying to the Virgin Mary	s. 37a-37b, col. 1, line 23	-	ወሀለው፡ በገዳመ፡ አስቄጥስ፨ ብዙኃን፡ ሕሙማን፡ እምአበው፡ ቅዱ...	-	55
13	Scete's teacher who went into the desert and saw a multitude of demons, who dispersed after he prayed to the Virgin Mary	s. 37b-38a, col. 1, line 15	-	አመ፡ ዕለተ፡ ወፅአ፡ መምህር፡ ዘገዳመ፡ አስቄጥስ፨ ወርእየ፡ መ...	-	56
14	Book of Vision of Timothy of Alexandria: Part 01 or summary?: The Virgin Mary appears to Patriarch Timothy of Alexandria, in the church of Saint Pachomius in Alexandria (see ID 231).	s. 38a-39a, col. 2, line 8	-	ወሀለው፡ ብዙሐን፡ መነኮሳት፡ እምደቂቁ፡ ለአባ፡ ጳኩሚስ፨ ወእሙ...	-	223
15	The Egyptian monk Issac who prayed every night for seven years that the Virgin Mary would appear to him	s. 39a-40a, col. 1, line 7	EMML (HMML) 4205	ወሀሎ፡ በዝንቱ፡ ደብር፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዘዝኩር፡ በመዋዕሊሁ፡ ለአቡነ፡...	-	19
16	Elizabeth, the blind Egyptian girl from Badraman, whose eyes the Virgin Mary healed with her breast milk	s. 40a-41a, col. 1, line 14	-	ወሀለወት፡ በሀገረ፡ ጽዒድ፡ ዘትሰመይ፡ በደርማን፨ ወይነብር፡ ው...	-	59
17	A widow who could not find husbands for her three daughters	s. 41a-42a, col. 2, line 13	-	ወሀለወት፡ አኀቲ፡ ብእሲት፡ ነዳይት፡ ዘሞተ፡ ምታ፡ ወኀደገ፡ ው...	-	57
18	A Muslim woman who entrusted her jewels to a Christian woman for safekeeping and converted after Mary revealed that the Christian woman had lied when she said they had been stolen	s. 42a-43b, col. 2, line 1	-	ወሀሎ፡ በሀገረ፡ ፅዒድ፡ ፀብዓ፡ ምስለ፡ ዐረብ፡ በበይናቲሆሙ፨ ...	-	60
19	The two brothers who were scribes and while copying the Miracles of the Virgin Mary fell into sin	s. 43b-44a, col. 1, line 5	-	ወሀለው፡ በአኀቲ፡ ሀገር፡ እምአኅጉረ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ፪አኀው፡ ፍ...	-	61
20	The Ethiopian abbot who did not allow the Miracles of Mary to be read in his monastery and died a sudden death	s. 44a-46b, col. 1, line 17	-	ወሀለወት፡ በአሐቲ፡ ሀገር፡ እምአኅጉረ፡ ክርስቲያን፨ ወዐባይ፡ ...	-	62

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