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Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

Status of PEMM English Translations

By Jeremy R. Brown

Post in process on translation priorities

PEMM Translators Completed Translations

Priority 1: IDs 1-207 with no Western language translation (complete)

Priority 2: IDs 1-207 with a Western language translation, but no English translation (complete)

Priority 3: IDs with an English translation by Cerulli we want to replace (complete)

Priority 4: Frequently occurring IDs with no English translation (complete)

Priority 5: Assigned but outside of other named priorities (complete)

Priority 6: Commonly illustrated stories translated by Budge (complete)

Priority 7: IDs with high total records, but no English translation (complete)

Priority 11: IDs Already Translated Before Priority List (complete)

In progress

Priority 8: IDs with no English translation that are not homilies (around 170 stories)

Priority 9: Remaining Homilies (32 homilies)

Priority 10: IDs that Require British Library Mss (which are now back and available) (20)

pricenton ethiopian eritrean & egyptian miracles of marry project

The Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project is a comprehensive resource for the 1,000+ miracle stories written about and the 2,500+ images painted of the Virgin Mary in these African countries, and preserved in Geʿez between 1300 and the present.

Princeton Department of Comparative Literature 133 East Pyne, Princeton, NJ 08540

Princeton Department of African American Studies Morrison Hall, Princeton, NJ 08540

pemm@princeton.edu

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