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

Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, HMML Project ID EMML, Manuscript No. 1573

This Geʿez language manuscript was created between 1450 and 1549. 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, University of Addis Ababa in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

To view the manuscript, go to the digital copy.

This manuscript has a typical number of Marian miracle stories: 37.

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 68 folios and 76 scans. It has 2 columns per page and approximately 17–22 lines per column.

The stories in this manuscript were cataloged by Getatchew Haile and W.F. Macomber.

The PEMM abbreviation for this manuscript is EMML (HMML) 1573.

The Beta Maṣāḥǝft abbreviation for this manuscript is EMML1573. Other shelfmarks and/or abbreviations for this manuscript include EMML 1573; EMML 392; IES 723; EAP286/1/1/723.

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.

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.

EMML (HMML) 1573

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	f. 9r-10v, col. 1, line 1	-	ይቤ፡ ከመ፡ ኮነ። በውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ዘጥልጥልያ። ኤጲ...	-	13
2	The sinful deacon who was healed from his illness by a drop of the Virgin Mary's breast milk	f. 10v-12r, col. 2, line 8	EMML (HMML) 2059	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ውእቱ፡ ኮነ፡ በውስተ፡ አሓቲ፡ ሀገር፡ ፩፡ ዲያ...	-	135
3	The thief whom the king's soldiers could not kill by hanging because he prayed to the Virgin Mary	f. 12r-13r, col. 1, line 5	EMML (HMML) 1573	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ኮነ፡ በውስተ፡ አሓቲ፡ ሀገር፡ ፩፡ ብእሲ፡ ይፀ...	-	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. 13r-14v, col. 1, line 16	EMML (HMML) 1573	ወሀሎ፡ ፩፡ ንጉሥ፡ ዐቢይ፡ ወክቡር፡ ፈድፋደ። ወኀያል፡ በግርማ...	-	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. 14v-15v, col. 1, line 7	-	ወኮነ፡ ፩፡ ዲያቆን፡ በሀገረ፡ ደሴት። ወኮነ፡ ዘማዌ፡ ወብዙኅ፡...	-	138
6	The repentant knight who could only learn to pray the prayer of the Hail Mary	f. 15v-16v, col. 1, line 20	EMML (HMML) 1573	ወሀሎ፡ ፩፡ ብእሲ፡ መስተጽዕነ፡ ፈረስ፡ ኃጥእ፡ በኵሉ፡ ፍናዊሁ...	-	139
7	The sinful deacon whom his enemies could not kill until he had confessed himself to a priest.	f. 16v-17r, col. 1, line 20	EMML (HMML) 1573	ወሀሎ፡ ፩፡ ብእሲ፡ ውኁደ፡ ሠናያት፡ ዘኢያአምሮ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር...	-	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. 17r-18v, col. 2, line 18	EMML (HMML) 1573	ወሀሎ፡ ፩፡ ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ ሐራ፡ በኵሉ፡ ግብሩ፡ ወኢያደሉ፡ በ...	-	141-A
9	A deacon prayed the prayer that contained the word 'rejoice' five times for the five joys of the Virgin Mary	f. 18v-19v, col. 2, line 7	EMML (HMML) 4618	ወሀሎ፡ ፩፡ ብእሲ፡ ወይነብር፡ ውስተ፡ ፩፡ መካን፡ ዘያፈቅሮ፡ ...	-	142
10	The pilgrim [to Santiago] whom Satan persuaded to mutilate himself after falling into a sexual sin	f. 19v-21r, col. 2, line 6	EMML (HMML) 3872	ወሀሎ፡ ፩፡ መነኮስ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ገርዳን። ወእንዘ፡ ሀሎ፡ ውስተ፡ ...	-	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. 21r-22r, col. 2, line 4	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩፡ ቀሲስ፡ በውስተ፡ ፩፡ መካን። ወሀሎ፡ ውስተ፡ ውእቱ...	-	145
12	The knight who plotted to seduce the shoemaker's daughter, who had pledged her virginity to the Virgin Mary	f. 22r-26r, col. 2, line 14	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩፡ ሳፈየ፡ አሣእን፡ ወቦቱ፡ ሎቱ፡ ወለት፡ ዘሠናይ፡ ላ...	-	146
13	The Jewish boy who was thrown into the furnace by his father after he received Holy Communion with his Christian companions	f. 26r-27v, col. 1, line 14	EMML (HMML) 1573	ይቤ፡ ፩፡ መነኮስ፡ ፈራሄ፡ እግዚአብሔር። ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ውስተ፡ ...	-	147
14	The pregnant woman who was caught by a wave while going to the church of Saint Michael (Mont Saint Michel) and gives birth underwater protected by the Virgin Mary's cloak	f. 27v-29r, col. 1, line 22	EMML (HMML) 1573	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀለወት፡ አሐቲ፡ ባሕር፡ ዘታዐዱ፡ ኵሎ፡ ዓለመ።...	-	148
15	The pious official who was accused of embezzlement and of having an affair with the wife of his lord	f. 29r-30r, col. 1, line 21	EMML (HMML) 3872	ወሀሎ፡ ፩፡ መነኮስ፡ በውስተ፡ አሓቲ፡ ሀገር፡ ወፈራሄ፡ እግዚአ...	-	157
16	A pregnant abbess is secretly delivered of her son by the Virgin Mary and he grows up to become a bishop	f. 30r-32v, col. 2, line 10	EMML (HMML) 7089	ወሀለወት፡ ውስተ፡ አሓቲ፡ ደብር፡ እመ፡ ምኔት። ወብዙኃት፡ መነ...	-	158
17	A bee keeper who consulted a sorceress to have his bees produce more honey and wax	32v, col. 1, line 12	EMML (HMML) 3872	-	-	160
18	An old monk from Egypt whom the Virgin Mary made young again	33v	EMML (HMML) 3872	-	-	161
19	The monastic scribe who used to write the Virgin Mary's name in golden ink	34v	EMML (HMML) 7089	-	-	162
20	The former pagan, the Bishop of Rome, who cut off his hand because of a lustful thought and the Virgin Mary healed him	35r	EMML (HMML) 3872	-	-	163

of 2

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

Explore

Research Tools

About

pemm@princeton.edu