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

Ethiopian Manuscript Imaging Project, HMML Project ID EMIP, Manuscript No. 601

This Geʿez language manuscript was created between 1900 and 1970. 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 Mekane Yesus Library in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

To view the manuscript, go to the digital copy.

This manuscript has a very high number of Marian miracle stories: 379. Of these stories, 2 are unique, marked with a ☆ in the table below, under Other Aspects. Also, 68 have stanzas or hymns at their end, marked with a ♫ in the table below, under Other Aspects.

This manuscript has a few paintings of Marian miracle stories: 4. To see the paintings in this manuscript, go to its PEMM Paintings by Manuscript page.

Fortunately, these paintings are digitized and available online in color.

This manuscript has a total of 205 folios and 213 scans. It has 3 columns per page and approximately 33–35 lines per column.

The stories in this manuscript were cataloged by Jeremy R. Brown and Melaku Terefe and S. Delamarter. Assistance and/or typing of incipits by Mihret Melaku.

The PEMM abbreviation for this manuscript is EMIP (EMIP) 601.

The Beta Maṣāḥǝft abbreviation for this manuscript is EMIP00601. Other shelfmarks and/or abbreviations for this manuscript include EMIP 0601; Mekane Yesus Seminary 1.

Regarding this manuscript's repository:

The Ethiopian Manuscript Imaging Project is a digitization project directed by Steve Delamarter in Portland, Oregon, USA. The project has digitized over 3,700 codices and 1,200 scrolls. The collection has over sixty Täˀammərä Maryam manuscripts. Several catalogs have been published in the Ethiopic Manuscripts, Texts, and Studies Series from Pickwick Publications and additional metadata is available here.

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.

EMIP (EMIP) 601

Order in MS	Story Title	Location in MS	Paintings	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	f. 5r-6r, col. 1, line 1	1	-	ወሁሎ፡፩ ብእሲ፡ ኤጲስቆጶስ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ዘጥልጥል...	-	13
2	Bishop Hildephonsus sees the icon of the Virgin Mary sweating; she asks him to raise a girl from the dead.	f. 6r-6v, col. 3, line 1	0	-	ቅዱስ፡ ድቅስዮስ፡ ኤጲስ፡ቆስ፡ ዘጥልጥልያ፡ እንዘ፡ ሀሎ፡ ቀዊሞ...	-	474
3	An old monk from Egypt whom the Virgin Mary made young again	f. 6v-7r, col. 1, line 26	0	EMML (HMML) 3872	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ ብእሲ፡ ዕብራዊ፡ በሀገረ፡ አክሚም፡ ዘያፈቅራ ፡ ለእ...	♫	161
4	The monastic scribe who used to write the Virgin Mary's name in golden ink	f. 7r-7v, col. 2, line 9	0	EMML (HMML) 3872	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ መነኮስ፡ ዘይነብር፡ በሀገረ፡ ፊልጵስዮስ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ድ...	♫	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	f. 7v-8r, col. 1, line 27	0	EMML (HMML) 3872	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ ብእሲ፡ እምጳጳሳተ፡ ሮሜ፡ ዘይብልዎ፡ አበሰ፥ ወኂር፡...	♫	163
6	The Egyptian monk Issac who prayed every night for seven years that the Virgin Mary would appear to him	f. 8r-8v, col. 2, line 8	0	EMML (HMML) 5520	ወሀሎ፡ ፩መነኮስ፡ ዘስሙ ይስሐቅ፡ ወያፈቅራ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡… በ...	♫	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	f. 8v-9r, col. 3, line 4	0	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ፈራሂ፡ እግዚአብሒር፡ ዘያፈቅቅራ፥ 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	f. 9r-10r, col. 3, line 8	0	EMML (HMML) 6938	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ሠዐሌ፡ ወአልቦ፡ ዘደቅማሰሎ፡ 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	f. 10r-10r, col. 1, line 15	0	EMML (HMML) 5520	ወሀለወት፡ ሥዕለ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡… ፨ በደብረ፡ ነጋጽዶን፡ በቤተ...	♫	54
10	A young man who used to crown the icon of the Virgin Mary with roses	f. 10r-11r, col. 3, line 25	0	EMML (HMML) 3872	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ወሬዘ፡ በሠናደ፡ አርእያሁ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ዘካርያስ፡ እምዘመ...	♫	153
11	The two women who were attacked by robbers on their way to church	f. 11r-11v, col. 3, line 10	0	EMML (HMML) 3872	ወሀልዋ፡ ፪አንስት፡ አዕማተ፡ እግዝእትነ ማርያም በቤተ፡ ልሔም፡...	♫	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	f. 11v-12r, col. 3, line 2	0	EMML (HMML) 5520	ወኮነ፡ በ፩እመዋዕል፡ ሖሩ፡ ኀበ፡ ምድረ፡ ሩፍ፡ ፫፡ ሰብእ፡ አ...	♫	16
13	The church of the Virgin Mary that moved by itself to the shore of the Mediterranean Sea.	f. 12r-12v, col. 3, line 24	0	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ ደብር፡ በሀገረ፡ ድርፈ፡ ወኑኄ፡ መጠነ፡ መንፈቀ፡ ም...	♫	46
14	John Bakansi, the blind Egyptian monk, whose eyes the Virgin Mary healed with her breast milk	f. 12v-13r, col. 3, line 7	0	-	ወሀለወት፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ በሀገረ፡ ምስር፡ በስመ፡ ሰማዕተ፡...	♫	43
15	The rich man from Colossae who was shot in the eye with an arrow while fighting the Qwez	f. 13r-13v, col. 3, line 27	0	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ ብእሲ፡ በደሲተ፡ ቈላስዶስ፡ ባዕል፡ ጥቀ፡ ወሖረ፡ ዘ...	♫	48
16	Elizabeth, the blind Egyptian girl from Badraman, whose eyes the Virgin Mary healed with her breast milk	f. 13v-14v, col. 3, line 22	0	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ ብእሲ፡ በሀገረ ፅዒድ፡ ዘትስመይ፡ በድርማን፡ ዘስሙ፡...	♫	59
17	A widow who could not find husbands for her three daughters	f. 14v-15r, col. 1, line 22	0	-	ወሀለወት፡ አሐቲ፡ ብእሲት፡ ነዳይት፡ ወሞታ፡ ወኃደገ፡ አዋልደ፡...	♫	57
18	The two brothers who were scribes and while copying the Miracles of the Virgin Mary fell into sin	f. 15r-15r, col. 1, line 12	0	-	ወሀለው፡ በአሐቲ፡ ሀገር፡ እምሀገረ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ፪አኃው፡ ፍቁ...	♫	61
19	George the Younger, the martyr, was visited in prison by the Virgin Mary	f. 15r-15v, col. 3, line 18	0	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ ብእሲ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ሐዲስ፡ መስተጋድል፡ ፈድፋ...	♫	68
20	Katir, the old priest from Al-Kasus, who was mistreated by a church custodian, is restored to strength by the Virgin Mary	f. 15v-16r, col. 2, line 18	0	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ ቀሲስ፡ በሀገረ፡ እልክሱስ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ከጢር፡ አረጋዊ፡...	♫	82

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