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Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, HMML Project ID EMML, Manuscript No. 1304

This Geʿez language manuscript was created between 1900 and 1949. This date is estimated, based on paleography, a study of the manuscript's letter shapes, by Jeremy Brown and Stephen Delamarter.

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 Institute of Ethiopian Studies in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

To view the manuscript, go to the digital copy.

This manuscript has a typical number of Marian miracle stories: 46.

This manuscript has no paintings of Marian miracle stories, but it does have 1 painting 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 54 folios and 61 scans. It has 2 columns per page and approximately 17–24 lines per column.

The stories in this manuscript were cataloged by Dawit Muluneh.

The PEMM abbreviation for this manuscript is EMML (HMML) 1304.

The Beta Maṣāḥǝft abbreviation for this manuscript is EMML1304. Other shelfmarks and/or abbreviations for this manuscript include EMML 1304; EAP286/1/1/10.

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) 1304

Order in MS
Story Title
Location in MS
Paintings
Story Recension
Incipit
Other Aspects
Story ID
1Book of Felsata la-Maryam??: JOld?: Dormition: The Transitus of The Virgin Mary. (623, 502, 532, 550 similar)s. 8b-9a, col. 1, line 10-
ናሁ፡ እዜንወክሙ፡ ዕበያ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ቅድስት፡ ድንግል፡ ማር...
-550
2Book of Felsata la-Maryam??: Dormition: Part 05: Christ celebrates Mass for The Virgin Mary.s. 9a-10b, col. 2, line 190-
ስምዑ ፡ ፍቁራንየ ፡ ዘከመ ፡ ተክህነ ፡ እግዚእነ ፡ ኢየሱስ ...
-248
3The Jewish magistrate who believed in Christ when he saw the Virgin Mary's miracles in her houses. 10b-11b, col. 2, line 20-
ወሀሎ፡ ፩መኰንን፡ አይሁዳዊ፡ ዘፈነውዎ፡ ረበናተ፡ አይሁድ፡ ወሊ...
-551
4Book of Felsata la-Maryam??: Dormition: Part 12: Christ appears with his mother to the apostles and makes Saint Peter head of the Church.s. 11b-12a, col. 1, line 30-
ወእንዘ ፡ ይሜህርዎሙ ፡ ሐዋርያት ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ ሀገር ፡ ወነዋ...
-255
5Book of Ledata la-Maryam??: OldA: Part 01: Conception: The Virgin Mary is conceived and born (whole or opening)s. 12a-13b, col. 2, line 40-
ስምዑ ፡ አበውየ ፡ ፍቁራን ፡ ዜናሃ ፡ ለእግዝእትነ ፡ ማርያም...
-316-A
6Homily on the Virgin Mary's symbolism in Scripture as a dove.s. 13b-14b, col. 2, line 20-
ስምዑ፡ ካዕበ፡ ኦሕዝበ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ተአምሪሃ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ...
-552
7The church official who wanted to stop the singing of hymns to the Virgin Mary during the Eucharist and heard of an abbot who was punished by Mary for doing sos. 14b-18a, col. 2, line 220-
ወሀለዉ ፡ ፪ፍቁራን ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ክርስቲያን ፡ ወ፩ይመል...
-97
8Saint Abba Mardari the Righteous, who overheard twelve angels talking about going to Constantinople to hear Saint John Chrysostom praise the Virgin Mary.s. 18a-20a, col. 1, line 150-
ዘከመ ፡ አስተርእይዎ ፡ ፲ወ፪መላእክት ፡ ለአባ ፡ መረደስ ፡ ...
-208
9Book of Felsata la-Maryam: [Chaine Part 07] Dormition: The Holy Spirit recounts the salvific events that have occurred on Sunday.s. 20a-21a, col. 2, line 110-
ወእምዝ ፡ እምድኅረ ፡ አስተርአየ ፡ ዝተአምር ፡ ላዕላ ፡ እግ...
-243
10Dabra Metmaq's people are shown a negative vision of the religious leader Muhammad (Mohamed)s. 21a-22b, col. 2, line 150-
ስምዑኬ ፡ ሕዝበ ፡ ክርስቲያን ፡ ንንግርክሙ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ ተአም...
-292
11Book of Felsata la-Maryam??: AOld?: Dormition: Bier: When Tafoneya lays hands on the bier of The Virgin Mary, an angel cuts his arms off.s. 22b-23b, col. 1, line 200-
ወኮነ ፡ እምድኅረ ፡ ዕረፍታ ፡ ለእግዝእትነ ፡ ... ይቤሉ ፡...
-119
12Book of Felsata la-Maryam??: KOld?: Dormition: Pact: Christ gives the Virgin Mary the Pact of Mercy. (470, 553, 632 similar)s. 23b-25a, col. 1, line 180-
ስምዑ፡ ኦሕዝበ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ዘከመ፡ ወሀባ፡ ኪዳነ፡ ምሕረት፡ ...
-553
13Thieves at the Spring: Part 2: The Virgin Mary saves the soul of a thief who was slain by the miraculous springs. 25a-25b, col. 2, line 120-
ወኮነ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ ተአምር ፡ እምድኅረ ፡ ዕርገታ ፡ ለእግዝእት...
-101
14Dabra Sedeneya's Icon's Origin: Attributed to Cyril of Jerusalem, the story of how a good woman who hosted lodgers acquired the famous icons. 25b-27b, col. 2, line 190-
ወሀለወት ፡ አሐቲ ፡ መበለት ፡ በሀገረ ፡ ጼዴንያ ፡ እንተ ፡...
-45
15Saint Samuel of Waldebba (Samuʾel), the 15th c. Ethiopian saint, and how the Virgin Mary appeared to him and Abuna Madganina Egziʾs. 27b-28a, col. 2, line 120-
ስምዑኬ፡ ዘከመ፡ አስተርአየቶ፡ ወዜነወቶ፡ ምስጢረ፡ መንግሥተ፡ ...
-554
16The church built on the tomb of the Virgin Mary that will turn into a ship during the second comings. 28a-28b, col. 2, line 180-
ስምዑኬ ፡ ኦአኃውየ ፡ ዘንተ ፡ ምሥጢረ ፡ መንከረ ፡ ወመድምመ...
-42
17Book of Felsata la-Maryam??: AOld?: Dormition: Plot: The Jews plot to burn the body of The Virgin Mary.s. 29a-30a, col. 1, line 10-
ወአመ ፳ወ፩ለጥር ፡ ተማከሩ ፡ አይሁድ ፡ እን ዘ፡ ይብሉ ፡ ሚ...
-87
18Saint Samuel of Waldebba (Samuʾel),the 15th c. Ethiopian saint, was ordered by Christ to celebrate Mass for the feast of the Virgin Mary (same saint and plot as 467)s. 30a-31a, col. 2, line 160-
ወካዕበ፡ ስምዑ፡ ዘገብረት፡ ሎቱ፡ ለሳሙኤል፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያ...
-555
19Book on Ark from Kings: Part 1A: When Israel Sins against the Law, the Philistines defeat them and carry off the Ark of Zion, which then chastises them.s. 31a-32b, col. 2, line 160-
ወእንዘ ፡ ሀለወት ፡ ጽዮን ፡ ሕጉ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ዘትከው...
-460-A
20Emperor Tiberius has John the Evangelist paint an icon of the Crucifixion for him since Jesus was executed under Tiberiuss. 32b-34b, col. 1, line 80-
ወኮነ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ሖረ ፡ ዮሐንስ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ጤባርዮስ ፡ ንጉሥ ...
-76
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