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Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, HMML Project ID EMML, Manuscript No. 2251

This Geʿez language manuscript was created between 1916 and 1926. This date is precise, based on the scribe noting the date in the manuscript. The royal ruler's name mentioned in the manuscript is Zawditu.

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 Talasa Giyorgis in Ankobar, Shoa Province, Ethiopia.

To view the manuscript, go to the digital copy.

This manuscript has a high number of Marian miracle stories: 115. Also, 97 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 174 folios and 232 scans. It has 2 columns per page and approximately 24 lines per column.

The stories in this manuscript were cataloged by Dawit Muluneh.

The PEMM abbreviation for this manuscript is EMML (HMML) 2251.

The Beta Maṣāḥǝft abbreviation for this manuscript is EMML2251. Other shelfmarks and/or abbreviations for this manuscript include EMML 2251.

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) 2251

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. 25r-26v, col. 1	-	-	♫	13
2	Book of Ledata la-Maryam??: OldA: Part 01: Conception: The Virgin Mary is conceived and born (whole or opening)	f. 26v-28v, col. 2	-	ንነግረክሙ ፡ አበዊነ ፡ ቅዱሳን ፡ ወአኃዊነ ፡ ፍቁራን ፡ ወው...	♫	316-A
3	Book of Ledata la-Maryam??: OldA: Part 01: Temple: The Virgin Mary stays in the Temple (315, 316-D, 447 similar)	f. 28v-29v, col. 1	-	ወካዕበ ፡ እነግረክሙ ፡ ቅድስናሃ ፡ ወንጽሕናሃ ፡ ለእግዝእትነ...	♫	315
4	Book of Ledata la-Maryam??: OldA: Part 02: Engagement: The Virgin Mary is espoused to Saint Joseph.	f. 29v-31r, col. 1	-	ወካዕበ ፡ ንነግረክሙ ፡ አኃዊነ ፡ ቅዱሳን ፡ ውሉደ ፡ ቤተ ፡...	♫	317
5	Saint Basil and the proud men who wanted to have a splendid icon of the Virgin Mary made and ask him to make it	f. 31r-32v, col. 1	-	ቀዳሜ ፡ ጸጋ ፡ ወኃይል ፡ ዘገብረትነ ... በክልኤ ፡ ታቦተ ...	♫	98
6	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. 32v-34v, col. 2	-	ወሀለወት ፡ አሐቲ ፡ ድንግል ፡ ምስለ ፡ ስማ ፡ ለእግዝእትነ ...	♫	113
7	The sinful deacon who was healed from his illness by a drop of the Virgin Mary's breast milk	f. 34v-35v, col. 2	-	ወሀሎ ፡ ፩መስፍን ፡ ውስተ ፡ ጠርሴስ ፡ ዘቂልቂልያ ፡ ወዲያቆ...	♫	135
8	The shepherd near Saint Paul's Church in Rome who was possessed by a demon	f. 35v-37r, col. 2	-	ተብህለ ፡ በእንተ ፡ አኃው ፡ ክርስቲያን ፡ እንዘ ፡ ሀለዉ ፡...	♫	178
9	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. 37r-38r, col. 1	-	ወይገብር ፡ ተዝካራ ፡ ለቡርክት ፡ ማርያም ፡ ወያቄርብ ፡ ቁር...	♫	106
10	A monk who was carried by his fellow monks to church when he became too sick to walk	f. 38r-39r, col. 1	-	ተብህለ ፡ ከመ ፡ ሀሎ ፡ ፩ደብር ፡ ዘመነኮሳት ፡ ኀበ ፡ ጽን...	♫	179
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. 39r-40r, col. 1	-	ተብህለ ፡ ከመ ፡ ሀሎ ፡ ፩ብእሲ ፡ ካህን ፡ ወቀሲስ ፡ ዘስሙ...	♫	145
12	The Jew of Constantinople who threw an icon of the Virgin Mary into a pit toilet and was taken to hell by a demon	f. 40r-41r, col. 2	-	ወሀሎ ፡ ፩አይሁዳዊ ፡ በሀገረ ፡ ቍስጥንጥንያ ፡ ባታዕካ ፡ ን...	♫	197
13	A deacon prayed the prayer that contained the word 'rejoice' five times for the five joys of the Virgin Mary	f. 41r-42r, col. 2	-	ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ዲያቆን ፡ በሀገረ ፡ ሮሜ ፡ ዘስሙ ፡ እንስጣስዮስ ...	♫	142
14	The two women who were attacked by robbers on their way to church	f. 42r-42v, col. 1	-	ተብህለ ፡ ከመ ፡ ሀለዋ ፡ ክልኤቱ ፡ አንስት ፡ እንዘ ፡ የሐ...	♫	154
15	A man with paralysis who was healed on the Feast of Our Lady's Assumption	f. 42v-43r, col. 2	-	ስምዑኬ ፡ ዘገብረት ፡ እግእዝትነ ... ታቦተ ፡ መንፈስ ፡ ቅ...	♫	313
16	A stream runs uphill after its neighbor had diverted it.	f. 43v-43v, col. 1	-	ተብህለ ፡ በእንተ ፡ አሐዱ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ወእንዘ ፡ የሐጽብ ፡ ...	♫	311
17	A pious monk who had drunk too much wine was saved from a lion and a dog by the Virgin Mary	f. 43v-44v, col. 2	-	ወሀሎ ፡ ፩መነኮስ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ደብር ፡ ወይትለአካ ፡ ለእግዝእ...	♫	170
18	A woman who was prevented from fasting by her husband and temporarily received her treasure on earth instead of heaven	f. 44v-45v, col. 1	-	ተብሕለ ፡ በእንተ ፡ አሐቲ ፡ ብእሲት ፡ ከመ ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ብፅ...	♫	167
19	A sinful deacon assassinated by his enemies receives a Christian burial and is found with a flower growing out of his mouth	f. 45v-46r, col. 1	-	ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ዲያቆን ፡ ውስተ ፡ ደሴት ፡ ዘባሕረ ፡ ኢያሪኮ ፡ ...	♫	138
20	The repentant knight who could only learn to pray the prayer of the Hail Mary	f. 46v-47r, col. 1	-	ወሀሎ ፡ ፩ብእሲ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ጽእነ ፡ ፈረስ ፡ ኃጥእ ፡ በኵሉ...	♫	139

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