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Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, HMML Project ID EMML, Manuscript No. 1635

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 Demta Giyorgis Church in Gubalafto, Wallo Province, Ethiopia.

To view the manuscript, go to the digital copy.

This manuscript has a typical number of Marian miracle stories: 59. Of these stories, 1 is unique, marked with a in the table below, under Other Aspects. Also, 2 have stanzas or hymns at their end, marked with a in the table below, under Other Aspects.

This manuscript has no paintings of Marian miracle stories.

This manuscript has a total of 97 folios and 117 scans. It has 2 columns per page and approximately 19–21; 22 lines per column. The stories in this manuscript appear in 2 sequences, and are numbered accordingly below as 1.2, 2.1, etc. The Marian miracle stories begin on folio 29r of the whole manuscript.

The stories in this manuscript were cataloged by Dawit Muluneh.

The PEMM abbreviation for this manuscript is EMML (HMML) 1635.

The Beta Maṣāḥǝft abbreviation for this manuscript is EMML1635. Other shelfmarks and/or abbreviations for this manuscript include EMML 1635.

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) 1635

Order in MS
Story Title
Location in MS
Paintings
Story Recension
Incipit
Other Aspects
Story ID
1.1Bishop Hildephonsus of Toledo who collected stories and compiled them into the Book of the Miracles of the Virgin Marys. 20a-22b, col. 1, line 140-
ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ብእሲ ፡ ዘስሙ ፡ ኤጲስ ፡ ቆጶስ ፡ ዘስሙ ፡ ኤጲስ...
-13
1.2The noble man from Qemer who was a cannibal and ate 78 people, gave a drop of water to a beggar, and went to heavens. 22b-25a, col. 1, line 180-
ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ብእሲ ፡ ባዕል ፡ በሀገረ ፡ ቅምር ፡ ክቡረ ፡ ዘመ...
-125
1.3Thieves at the Spring: Part 2: The Virgin Mary saves the soul of a thief who was slain by the miraculous springs. 25a-25b, col. 1, line 90-
ወመጽአ ፡ ፩ፈያታይ ፡ ውዒሎ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ቀቲለ ፡ ነፋስ ፡ ወክ...
-101
1.4A mighty Roman emperor named Julian the Apostate threatens to destroy the monastery of the Virgin Marys. 25b-27b, col. 2, line 180-
ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ብእሲ ፡ ዘስሙ ፡ ግልያኖስ ፡ ወኮነ ፡ ሊቀ ፡ በላ...
-189
1.5Nestorius, the Archbishop of Constantinople and a heretic, is punished by the Virgin Mary for insulting hers. 27b-28a, col. 1, line 100-
ወሶበ ፡ ጸረፋ ፡ ላዕሌሃ ፡ ንስጡር ፡ ንፉቅ ፡ ሞተ ፡ ባዕደ...
-123
1.6The faded icon of the Virgin Mary that the mother-in-law wanted to discard.s. 28a-28b, col. 1, line 100-
ወሀለወት ፡ አሐቲ ፡ ብእሲት ፡ ምስለ ፡ ሐማታ ፡ ወታፈቅራ ፡...
-131
1.7Book of Ledata la-Maryam: [Chaine Part 01] Annunciation: Gabriel visits The Virgin Mary, who is in Nazareth, and goes to get water, Gabriel tells her the news (like IDs 295, 297, 435, 437, 536, 1296)s. 28b-29a, col. 2, line 50-
ወበአሐቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ ተንሥአት ፡ እግዝእትነ ፡ ... ብርሃን ...
-435
1.8Book of Ledata la-Maryam??: Old: Part 05: Annunciation: On the conception of Christ (like IDs 295, 297, 435, 437, 536, 1296)s. 29a-31a, col. 2, line 110-
ዘከመ ፡ አስተርአያ ፡ ዳግመ ፡ መልአክ ፡ ወመጽአ ፡ ኀቤሃ ፡...
-297
1.9A priest who was warned not to rush when incensing the icon of the Virgin Mary; the patrariach who received miraculous baptismal water; and Hilaria the daughter of Emperor Zeno who became a nun in Scetes. 31a-32a, col. 2, line 50-
ወኮነ ፡ በአሐቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ እንዘ ፡ የዓውድ ፡ ካህን ፡ ወየ...
-90
1.10Story of and Homily on Saint Mary of Egypt, the Desert Mother previously driven by lust, who promises the Icon of the Virgin Mary that she will become a nun (sometimes in two parts)s. 32a-35a, col. 1, line 60-
ወሀለወት ፡ አሐቲ ፡ እብሲት ፡ ግብፃዊት ፡ ዘስማ ፡ ማርያም ...
-107
1.11A hermit in Jerusalem who was tempted by Satan to commit sexual sin but was saved when he refused to stop venerating the icon of the Virgin Marys. 35a-36b, col. 1, line 50-
ወሀሎ ፡ ፩መነኮስ ፡ በሕታዊ ፡ በኢየሩሳሌም ፡ ዘይትቀነይ ፡ ...
-94
1.12A young man who used to crown the icon of the Virgin Mary with rosess. 36b-38b, col. 1, line 140-
ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ወሬዛ ፡ ዘስሙ ፡ ዘካርያስ ፡ እምዘመደ ፡ ነገሥት...
-153
1.13Dabra 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 lands. 38b-39a, col. 1, line 70-
ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ሕሙም ፡ ዘነበረ ፡ ጕዓዳየ ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ በሕማም ፡...
-54
1.14The laborer who complained to the Virgin Mary because she did not reply to his Hail Marys. 39a-39b, col. 1, line 140-
ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ብእሲ ፡ ገባራዊ ፡ ዘያፈቅራ ፡ ለእግዝእትነ ፡ .....
-187
1.15Book of Nagara Maryam: OldF: Part 01: Journey: The rich Egyptian woman who refused to give water to the Holy Family. (321, 322, 325, 431 similar)s. 39b-42b, col. 2, line 160-
ወኮነ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ ነባር ፡ እምድኅረ ፡ ወለደቶ ፡ ለእግዚእነ ...
-321
1.16Ephrem the Syrian Potter who composed the praise hymn called Weddase Maryam over seven dayss. 42b-45a, col. 1, line 80-
ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ብእሲ ፡ ለብሐዊ ፡ በሀገረ ፡ ሶርያ ፡ ዘስሙ ፡ ኤ...
-14
1.17Book of Felsata la-Maryam??: AOld?: Dormition: Plot: The Jews plot to burn the body of The Virgin Mary.s. 45a-46a, col. 1, line 100-
ወኮነ ፡ ሶበ ፡ አዕረፈት ፡ እግዝእትነ ፡ ማርያም ፡ አመ ፡ ...
-87
1.18The monastic scribe who used to write the Virgin Mary's name in golden inks. 46b-47a, col. 1, line 80-
ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ብእሲ ፡ መነኮስ ፡ ዘይነብር ፡ በሀገረ ፡ ፊልጵስዮ...
-162
1.19The former pagan, the Bishop of Rome, who cut off his hand because of a lustful thought and the Virgin Mary healed hims. 47a-48b, col. 2, line 200-
ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ብእሲ ፡ እምጳጳሳተ ፡ ሮሜ ፡ ዘይብልዎ ፡ አባስ ፡...
-163
1.20A Caananite Roman official's wife who wished to pray in Jerusalem's Holy Sepulcher was prevented from doing so by the Virgin Mary because she was insufficiently devoted [not ID 88]s. 48b-49a, col. 1, line 150-
ስምዑኬ ፡ እለ ፡ ትጽሕቁ ፡ ለተአምሪሃ ፡ ባንየ ፡ ዘከመ ፡ ...
-74
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