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Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, HMML Project ID EMML, Manuscript No. 1978

This Geʿez language manuscript was created between 1813 and 1813. This date is estimated, based on the reigning Ethiopian royal ruler's name appearing in the manuscript. The royal ruler's name mentioned in the manuscript is Wasan Saggad of Shoa.

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 Qundi Giyorgis Church in Ankobar, Shoa Province, Ethiopia.

To view the manuscript, go to the digital copy.

This manuscript has a very high number of Marian miracle stories: 282. Also, 1 has a stanza or hymn at the 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 161 folios and 329 scans. It has 3 columns per page and approximately 37 lines per column.

The stories in this manuscript were cataloged by Dawit Muluneh.

The PEMM abbreviation for this manuscript is EMML (HMML) 1978.

The Beta Maṣāḥǝft abbreviation for this manuscript is EMML1978. Other shelfmarks and/or abbreviations for this manuscript include EMML 1978.

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) 1978

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. 11r-11v, col. 2	-	-	♫	13
2	Yohannes Kama and his wife preserved their virginity throughout their lives after the Virgin Mary appeared to them	f. 11v-12r, col. 2	-	ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ብእሲ ፡ ዘስሙ ፡ ዮሐንስ ፡ ከማ ። ዘኃሠሠ ፡ እም...	-	378
3	The Muslim Egyptian ruler's son who insulted the icon of the Virgin Mary and saw a vision of Christ enthroned	f. 12r-12r, col. 1	-	ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ብእሲ ፡ በሀገረ ፡ ምስር ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ወል...	-	38
4	A wealthy knight who squandered his wealth and denied Christ at the bidding of Satan, in order to have fine clothes for a reception, but refused to deny the Virgin Mary	f. 12r-12v, col. 3	-	ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ብእሲ ፡ ፈረሳዊ ፡ ዘይትለአካ ፡ ለእግዝእትንነ......	-	203
5	The sinful deacon who was healed from his illness by a drop of the Virgin Mary's breast milk	f. 12v-13r, col. 3	-	ተብህለ ፡ ከመ ፡ ሀሎ ፡ ፩ዲያቆን ፡ ውስተ ፡ አሐቲ ፡ ሀገር...	-	135
6	A monk who got himself appointed by the king to be abbot when the abbot died, angering the monks, and then he himself died	f. 13r-13v, col. 3	-	ተብህለ ፡ ከመ ፡ ሀሎ ፡ መነኮስ ፡ ወአሞተ ፡ አብምኔት ፡ ዘ...	-	199
7	The rich man who angrily threw a loaf of dry bread at a beggar, cutting him, but was saved from hell by the Virgin Mary	f. 13v-14r, col. 3	-	ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ብእሲ ፡ ባዕል ፡ ውስተ ፡ አሐተ ፡ ሀገር ፡ ዘይገ...	-	106
8	The pilgrim [to Santiago] whom Satan persuaded to mutilate himself after falling into a sexual sin	f. 14r-14v, col. 3	-	ወሀሎ ፡ ፩መነኮስ ፡ አባ ፡ ማር ፡ ያዕቆብ ፡ ዘይፈርሆ ፡ ለ...	-	144
9	A sinful deacon assassinated by his enemies receives a Christian burial and is found with a flower growing out of his mouth	f. 14v-15r, col. 2	-	ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ለዲያቆን ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሀገር ። እንተ ፡፡ ስማ ፡ ገ...	-	138
10	The sinful deacon whom his enemies could not kill until he had confessed himself to a priest.	f. 15r-15v, col. 2	-	ተብህለ ፡ ከመ ፡ ሀሎ ፡ ፩ብእሲ ፡ ወውኁደ ፡ ሃይማኖት ፡ ዘ...	-	140
11	A virgin, living with her mother, who slept with many young men due to Satan and was saved by the Virgin Mary when her tears outweighed her sins	f. 15v-16r, col. 1	-	ወሀለወት ፡ አሐቲ ፡ ድንግል ፡ ምስለ ፡ እማ ፡ እንተ ፡ አወ...	-	113
12	The two women who were attacked by robbers on their way to church	f. 16r-16v, col. 3	-	ተብህለ ፡ ከመ ፡ ሀለዋ ፡ ፪ተ ፡ እንዘ ፡ የሐውራ ፡ በእለተ...	-	154
13	A European man, lame due to a stone foot, is healed by praying in front of the icon of the Virgin Mary	f. 16v-17r, col. 1	-	ስምዑ ፡ አበዊነ ፡ ወአኃዊነ ፡ ዘገብረት ፡ እግዝእትነ ፡ ማር...	-	99
14	A man who was possessed by a spirit of epilepsy [nagargar] for 47 years approaches the Virgin Mary	f. 17r-17v, col. 1	-	ወመጽአ ፤ ፩ብእሲ ፡ ዘኃዞ ፡ ነገርጋር ፡ ፵ወ፪ ፡ አመት ፡ ...	-	126
15	Thieves at the Spring: Part 1: The daughter of the chief of the thieves is cured of her leprosy at the miraculous spring.	f. 17v-18r, col. 1	-	ወኮነ ፡ እንከ ፡ እምድኅረ ፡ ወለደቶ ፡ እግዝእነ ፡ ለፍቁር ...	-	100
16	Thieves at the Spring: Part 2: The Virgin Mary saves the soul of a thief who was slain by the miraculous spring	f. 18r-18r, col. 1	-	ወእምድኅረ ፡ አዕረፈት ፡ እግዝእትነ .... በ፪ማርያም ፡ መጽ...	-	101
17	Thieves at the Spring: Part 3: The thieves who killed each other at the miraculous spring, one who was the Cannibal of Qemer and the thief who repented on the cross	f. 18r-18v, col. 3	-	ወኮነ ፡ እምድኅረ ፡ ዕርገቱ ፡ ለእግዚእነ ፡ ኢየሱስ ፡ ክርስ...	-	114
18	The repentant knight who could only learn to pray the prayer of the Hail Mary	f. 18v-19r, col. 3	-	ወሀሎ ፡ ፩መስተፅዕነ ፡ ፈረስ ፡ ኃጥእ ፡ በኵሉ ፡ ፍናዊሁ ፡...	-	139
19	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. 19r-19v, col. 3	-	ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ኤጲስ ፡ ቆጶስ ፡ ኄር ፡ ወያደሉ ፡ በሢመቱ ፡ ወኮ...	-	141-A
20	A deacon prayed the prayer that contained the word 'rejoice' five times for the five joys of the Virgin Mary	f. 19v-20r, col. 2	-	ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ባዕል ፡ በውስተ ፡ ፩መካን ፡ ዘያፈቅሮ ፡ ለእግዚ...	-	142

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