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

Ethiopian Manuscript Digital Archive, HMML Project ID EMDA, Manuscript No. 10

This Geʿez language manuscript was created between 1800 and 1899. This date is estimated, based on a print or electronic catalog entry about the manuscript.

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 Marṭula Māryām Monastery in Gojjam Province, Ethiopia.

To view the manuscript, go to the digital copy.

This manuscript has a very high number of Marian miracle stories: 352. Of these stories, 7 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 6 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 241 folios and 248 scans. It has 2 columns per page and approximately 31 lines per column.

The stories in this manuscript were cataloged by Jeremy R. Brown. Assistance and/or typing of incipits by Tariku Abas Sherif.

The PEMM abbreviation for this manuscript is EMDA (HMML) 10.

The Beta Maṣāḥǝft abbreviation for this manuscript is EMDA00010. Other shelfmarks and/or abbreviations for this manuscript include EMDA 00010; G1-IV-31.

Regarding this manuscript's repository:

The Ethiopian Manuscript Digital Archive (EMDA) at the Hill Museum & Manuscript Library (HMML) is a collection of several digitization projects that have been carried out in Ethiopia beginning in 2011. HMML has the largest collection of electronic and microfilmed Ethiopian/Eritrean manuscripts in the world. Locations for the EMDA project include Moṭā Giyorgis Church in Goğğām Province, Marṭula Māryām Monastery in Goğğām Province, Dabra Ḍaḥāy Qeddus Mārqos Church in Goğğām Province, Dimā Giyorgis Monastery in Goğğām Province, Na'akkweto La'ab Church in Wallo Province, and Qarānyo Madḫānē Ālam Church in Goğğām Province. There are currently 566 manuscripts in this collection.

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.

EMDA (HMML) 10

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. 13b-14a, col. 1, line 1	-	ቀዳሚት፡ ተአምር፡ ዘኮነ፡ በቤተ፡ ክርስትያን፡ ዘሀገረ፡ ጥልጥል...	-	13
2	The laborer who complained to the Virgin Mary because she did not reply to his Hail Mary	s. 14a-14a, col. 1, line 29	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ገባራዊ፡ ዘያፈቅራ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ወ...	-	187
3	An old monk from Egypt whom the Virgin Mary made young again	s. 14a-14b, col. 2, line 26	EMML (HMML) 3872	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ በሀገረ፡ አክሚም፡ ዘያፈቅራ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡… ...	-	161
4	The monastic scribe who used to write the Virgin Mary's name in golden ink	s. 14b-15a, col. 2, line 9	EMML (HMML) 3872	ወሀሎ፡ ፩መነኮስ፡ ዘይነብር፡ በሀገረ፡ ፊልጵስዮስ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ድም...	-	162
5	The former pagan, the Bishop of Rome, who cut off his hand because of a lustful thought and the Virgin Mary healed him	s. 15a-15b, col. 1, line 18	EMML (HMML) 3872	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ እምጳጳሳተ፡ ሮሜ፡ ዘይብልዎ፡ አባስ፡ ወኄር፡ ...	-	163
6	The Egyptian monk Issac who prayed every night for seven years that the Virgin Mary would appear to him	s. 15b-16a, col. 1, line 8	EMML (HMML) 5520	ወሀሎ፡ ፩መነኮስ፡ ኄር፡ ዘስሙ፡ ይስሐቅ፡ ወያፈቅራ፡ ለእግዝእት...	-	19
7	Maryam, an Egyptian child from Defra, who wanted to receive Communion but whose family locked her in the house when they went to church	s. 16a, col. 1, line 4	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ፈራሄ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ዘያፈቅራ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡...	-	27
8	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	s. 16a, col. 2, line 18	EMML (HMML) 6938	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ሠዓሊ፡ ወአልቦ፡ ዘይትማሰሎ፡ በውእቱ፡ አዝማን...	-	33
9	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	s. 16b, col. 2, line 17	EMML (HMML) 5520	ወሀለወት፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ሥዕለ፡ እግዝእትነ፡… በደብረ፡ ነጋድያን፡ ...	-	54
10	A young man who used to crown the icon of the Virgin Mary with roses	s. 17a, col. 1, line 19	EMML (HMML) 3872	ወሀሎ፡ ፩፡ ወሬዛ፡ ዘሠናይ፡ አርአያሁ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ዘካርያስ፡ እም...	-	153
11	The two women who were attacked by robbers on their way to church	s. 17b, col. 2, line 13	EMML (HMML) 3872	ወሀለዋ፡ ክልኤ፡ አንስት፡ አእማተ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ በቤ...	-	154
12	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. 18a, col. 1, line 18	EMML (HMML) 5520	ወኮነ፡ በ፩እመዋዕል፡ ሖሩ፡ ኀበ፡ ምድረ፡ ሪፍ፫፡ ሰብእ፡ ዓረባ...	-	16
13	The church of the Virgin Mary that moved by itself to the shore of the Mediterranean Sea.	s. 18b, col. 1, line 4	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ደብር፡ በሀገረ፡ ፅርዕ፡ ወኑኁ፡ መጠነ፡ መንፈቀ፡ ምዕ...	-	46
14	John Bakansi, the blind Egyptian monk, whose eyes the Virgin Mary healed with her breast milk	s. 18b, col. 2, line 11	-	ወሀለወት፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ በሀገረ፡ ምስር፡ በስመ፡ ሰማዕት፡...	-	43
15	The rich man from Colosse who was shot in the eye with an arrow while fighting the Qwez	s. 19a, col. 2, line 12	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ በደሴተ፡ ቁላስይስ፡ ባዕል፡ ጥቀ። ወሖረ፡ ሀገ...	-	48
16	Elizabeth, the blind Egyptian girl from Badraman, whose eyes the Virgin Mary healed with her breast milk	s. 19b, col. 1, line 27	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ በሀገረ፡ ፅዒድ፡ ዘትሰመይ፡ በድርማን፡ ዘስሙ፡...	-	59
17	A widow who could not find husbands for her three daughters	s. 20a, col. 1, line 30	-	ወሀለወት፡ ብእሲት፡ ነዳይት፡ ወሞተ፡ ምታ፡ ወኀደገ፡ ላቲ፡ ሠላ...	-	57
18	The two brothers who were scribes and while copying the Miracles of the Virgin Mary fell into sin	s. 20b, col. 1, line 19	-	ወሀለው፡ በአሐቲ፡ ሀገር፡ እምአህጉረ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ፪አኃው፡ ፍ...	-	61
19	George the Younger, the martyr, was visited in prison by the Virgin Mary	s. 20b, col. 2, line 24	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ሐዲስ፡ መስተጋድል፡ ፈድፋደ...	-	68
20	Katir, the old priest from Al-Kasus, who was mistreated by a church custodian, is restored to strength by the Virgin Mary	s. 21a, col. 1, line 23	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ቀሲስ፡ በሀገረ፡ እልክሱስ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ከጢር፡ ወአረጋዊ፡...	-	82

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