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Ethio-SPaRe Project, [Ethiopic Collection], Manuscript No. MKMG-006

This Geʿez language manuscript was created between 1563 and 1597. 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 Sarsa Dengel.

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 Makāʿǝlo Makāna Lǝʿul in Makāʿǝlo, Tigray Province, Ethiopia.

To view the manuscript, go to the digital copy.

This manuscript has a high number of Marian miracle stories: 154. Of these stories, 2 are unique, marked with a ☆ in the table below, under Other Aspects.

This manuscript has no paintings of Marian miracle stories, but it does have 2 paintings 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 179 folios and 198 scans. It has 2 columns per page and approximately 24 lines per column.

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

The PEMM abbreviation for this manuscript is ESP (UH) MKMG-006.

The Beta Maṣāḥǝft abbreviation for this manuscript is ESmkmg006.

Regarding this manuscript's repository:

The Ethio-SPaRe project was a digitization and cataloging project directed by Denis Nosnitsin of the Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian Studies of Hamburg University in Hamburg, Germany. The project digitized approximately 2,000 manuscripts and surveyed over one hundred collections between 2009 and 2015. The collection has over eighty Täˀammərä Maryam manuscripts. Over a thousand of these manuscripts have been cataloged by the team led by Denis Nosnitsin. View more information about the project.

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.

ESP (UH) MKMG-006

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. 9r-10r, col. 1, line 1	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ዘኅገረ፡ ጥልጥ...	-	13
2	The sinful deacon who was healed from his illness by a drop of the Virgin Mary's breast milk	f. 10r-11r, col. 2, line 22	EMML (HMML) 2059	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩ዲያቆን፡ ውስተ፡ እኅቲ፡ ሀገር፡ ወኢይክ...	-	135
3	The thief whom the king's soldiers could not kill by hanging because he prayed to the Virgin Mary	f. 11r-12v, col. 2, line 23	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ፈያታዊ፡ ውስተ፡ ፍኖት፡ ቀታሌ፡ አፍስ፡ ሰብእ...	-	136
4	Sybil the prophetess saw a vision of the Virgin Mary holding her child within a circle around the sun and the Emperor of Rome erected an altar in his palace	f. 12v-13v, col. 1, line 7	EMML (HMML) 1573	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ በእንተ፡ ፩ንጉሥ፡ እስመ፡ ውእቱ፡ ኮነ፡ ...	-	137
5	A sinful deacon assassinated by his enemies receives a Christian burial and is found with a flower growing out of his mouth	f. 13v-14v, col. 1, line 13	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ በእንተ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ዲያቆን፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገር...	-	138
6	The repentant knight who could only learn to pray the prayer of the Hail Mary	f. 14v-15v, col. 1, line 17	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ እምሰብዓ፡ አፍራስ፨ ከመ፡ ውእቱ...	-	139
7	The sinful deacon whom his enemies could not kill until he had confessed himself to a priest.	f. 15v-16r, col. 1, line 17	EMML (HMML) 1573	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ እኩይ፡ ወውሕሀ፡ ሠናያት፡ ዘኢያ...	-	140
8	Pilgrim to Santiago: Part 1: The bishop for whom the Virgin Mary tailored a new sackcloth sends a penitent pilgrim to Santiago (whole or opening)	f. 16r-17v, col. 2, line 17	-	ተብህለ፡ በእንተ፡ ፩ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ ከመ፡ ውእቱ፡ ኮነ፡ ኄር፡ ...	-	141-A
9	A deacon prayed the prayer that contained the word 'rejoice' five times for the five joys of the Virgin Mary	f. 17v-18r, col. 1, line 17	EMML (HMML) 4618	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩ዲያቆን፡ ውስተ፡ እኅቲ፡ መካን፡ ዘያፈቅ...	-	142
10	The pilgrim [to Santiago] whom Satan persuaded to mutilate himself after falling into a sexual sin	f. 18r-19v, col. 2, line 23	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ በእንተ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ሔር፡ ነዳይ፨ ...	-	144
11	The priest who could only memorize one mass, the Anaphora of the Virgin Mary, and was prevented from performing mass by the bishop	f. 19v-20v, col. 1, line 20	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩ቀሲስ፡ ውስተ፡ አኃቲ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን...	-	145
12	The knight who plotted to seduce the shoemaker's daughter, who had pledged her virginity to the Virgin Mary	f. 20v-23r, col. 2, line 3	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ሰፋየ፡ አሣእን፡ ወቦቱ፡ ወለተ፡...	-	146
13	A mighty Roman emperor named Julian the Apostate threatens to destroy the monastery of the Virgin Mary	f. 23r-24r, col. 1, line 23	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ዕቡየ፡ ገባራቂ፡ ዘሰሙ፡ ኅልያድ፡ ኃያል፡ ከመ...	-	189
14	A European man, lame due to a stone foot, is healed by praying in front of the icon of the Virgin Mary	f. 24r-25r, col. 2, line 11	-	ስምዑ፡ አቤዊነ፡ ወአኃዊነ፡ ዘገብረት፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ተአምረ፡ ወ...	-	99
15	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	f. 25r-27r, col. 2, line 21	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ በሀገረ፡ ቅምር፡ ክቡረ፡ ዘመድ፡ ወበስምሰ፡ ክ...	-	125
16	The French king's cupbearer who was slandered by other servants but saved from burning by the Virgin Mary	f. 27r-29r, col. 2, line 20	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ዘያፈቅራ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡… ሊቀ፡ ፀወርተ፡ ሜስ...	-	31
17	A man who was possessed by a spirit of epilepsy for 47 years approaches the Virgin Mary	f. 29r-30v, col. 2, line 11	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ዘአኀዞ፡ ነገርጋር፡ እስከ፡ ፵ወ፯ዓመት፡ ወሰአ...	-	126
18	A nun in prison for her faith prays for two young virgin women who come to visit her	f. 30v-31r, col. 1, line 8	-	ወሀለወት፡ አኀቲ፡ ብእሲት፡ ዘቦአት፡ ውስተ፡ ፆማዕት፨ ወሐራ፡ ...	-	164
19	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	f. 31r-32r, col. 1, line 18	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ባዕል፡ ጥቀ፡ ወአልቦቱ፡ ካልአ፡...	-	106
20	Emperor Theodosius of Constantinople's son, the Saint Alexius [Abd al-Masih], and the story of his life	f. 32r-33r, col. 2, line 1	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩፡ ንጉሥ፡ በብሔረ፡ ቍስጥንጥንያ፡ ወብእሲቱኒ፡ ወኪያሁ...	-	130

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