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Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, HMML Project ID EMML, Manuscript No. 6835

This Geʿez language manuscript was created between 1850 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 Dabra Zamaddo Monastery in Lasta, Wallo Province, Ethiopia.

To view the manuscript, go to the digital copy.

This manuscript has a very high number of Marian miracle stories: 221. Of these stories, 78 are unique, marked with a in the table below, under Other Aspects. Also, we are uncertain about the identification of 9 number of stories, 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 184 folios and 193 scans. It has 3 columns per page and approximately 35–37 lines per column.

The stories in this manuscript were cataloged by Vitagrazia Pisani.

The PEMM abbreviation for this manuscript is EMML (HMML) 6835.

The Beta Maṣāḥǝft abbreviation for this manuscript is EMML6835. Other shelfmarks and/or abbreviations for this manuscript include EMML 6835.

This is an extraordinary manuscript, containing far more unique stories than any other Miracles of Mary manuscript found so far. The stories, perhaps authored by the abbott of Dabra Zamaddo, are also extraordinary.

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) 6835

Order in MS
Story Title
Location in MS
Paintings
Story Recension
Incipit
Other Aspects
Story ID
1Atrib's Virgin Mary Church and the monk who saved it with his prayers when its destruction had been ordered by the Caliph.s. 7b-11b, col. 1, line 10-
ንወጥን፡ በረድኤተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወበአኰቴተ፡ ስብሐቲሁ፨ ወንዜ...
-207
1Book of Nagara Maryam: Month B: Part 01: A demon-pig (a possessed man who turns into a pig) argues with the Virgin Mary saying that another man is worse than him and the Virgin Mary banishes him into the sea.s. 106b-107b, col. 2, line 130-
ወእምዝ፡ ተመይጡ፡ ኀበ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ወአኀዝዋ፡ ወይቤ...
1239
1Dabra Sedeneya's Icon: Part 1: Pilgrim reports on the adornment of the famous icon and its church at Dabra Sedeneya in Syrias. 159b-160a, col. 2, line 160-
ተአምር፡ ዘገብረት፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ... በሀገረ፡ ጼዴንያ፡ በሥዕ...
-1161
1Book of Felsata la-Maryam??: New: Dormition: The Virgin Mary, Saint Thomas, the Apostles, and her death (slight reworking of 538 & 87)s. 112a-113b, col. 1, line 30-
ንግባዕኬ፡ ኀበ፡ ዘቀዳሚ፡ ነገርነ፡ ትቤሎ፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም...
1241
1Book of Felsata la-Maryam??: New: Dormition: Homily on the glory of theotokos and her body not remaining on earths. 108b-109b, col. 2, line 340-
ወላዲተ፤ እግዚአብሔር፤ ወላዲተ፤ ሣህል፤ ወላዲተ፤ ምሕረት፤ ወ...
1240
27Abbas sees a vision of the Virgin Mary blessing the monks who were chanting the Psalms.s. 33b-35a, col. 3, line 50-
ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ዘይዜምር፡ ወትረ፡ በዝሙረ፡* ዳዊት፡ ይቤ፡ ...
-278
62Holy Family's Journey: The healing of the Egyptian King Soforon (or Safron)s. 69a-69b, col. 1, line 50-
ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ግብጽ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ሳፎሮን፡ ወአኃዞ፡ አን...
-121
78A stream runs uphill after its neighbor had diverted it.s. 79a-79a, col. 1, line 10-
ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ እንዘ፡ የሐፅብ፡ ልብሰ፡ ወመጽአ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ወ...
-311
88Book of Felsata la-Maryam??: Dormition: Part 08: Prochorus reports Saint John's visit to The Virgin Mary's dwelling place.s. 84a-84a, col. 1, line 10-
ዘከመ፡ ርእየ፡ ማኅደራ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ ወልደ፡ ነጐድጓድ፨ ይቤ፡ አብ...
-251
89A 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. 84b-84b, col. 1, line 20-
ወኮነ፡ በአሐቲ፡ ዕለት፡ እንዘ፡ የዓውድ፡ ካህን፡ ወየዓጥን፡ ቤ...
-90
94Book of Nagara Maryam: Month A: Part 02: The Virgin Mary defeats a giant serpent/snake in Egypt and then goes to Ethiopias. 88a-88b, col. 2, line 320-
* እምህየ፡ ወወፅአት፡ ጊዜ፡ ነግህ፡ ወተለውዋ፡ እድ፡ ወአንስ...
1302
95Book of Nagara Maryam: Month A: Part 03: The Virgin Mary cast out the demons from an Egyptian shrine's idols and Joseph was beaten by the Egyptians in retaliations. 88b-90a, col. 3, line 320-
ወሶበ፡ ሰምዓት፡ እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ከመ፡ ቀተለ፡ ሄሮድስ፡ ...
1067
125Book of Nagara Maryam??: OldM: Journey: The Virgin Mary travels in Ethiopia and Christ gives Ethiopia to her as a tithe, her belongings. 115a-116a, col. 1, line 40-
ነገር፡ ዘእግዝእትነ፡ ቅድስት፡ ወንጽሕት፡ ድንግል፡ ...፨ ዘይ...
-440
134Dabra Zamaddo's church and taking a grotto from a poor widow in order to build it in honor of the Virgin Marys. 127b-128a, col. 2, line 180-
ስምዑ፡ ዘንተ፡ አበዊነ፡ ወአኃዊነ፡ ንነግረክሙ፡ ዜና፡ ተአምሪሃ...
1005
135Dabra Zamaddo's Abbot Abuna Yohannǝs is transported to Jerusalem.s. 128a-129a, col. 3, line 250-
ወእምድኅረ፡ ኀለፈ፡ አቡነ፡ በርተሎሜዎስ፡ ተሰይሙ፡ ፭ቱ፡ ኖሎት...
1006
169King Lalibala, the 13th c. Ethiopian monarch, and his godson at Dabra Zamaddos. 153a-153a, col. 1, line 20-
ተአምር፡ ዘአስተርአየቶ፡ ወዘዜነወቶ፡ ምሥጢረ፡ … ለንጉሥነ፡ የ...
1040
170King Naʾakkwǝto Laʾab, the 13th c. Ethiopian monarch, and how the Virgin Mary informs him about his future at Dabra Zamaddos. 153b-154a, col. 1, line 20-
ተአምር፡ ዘከሠተት፡ ለንጉሥነ፡ ነአኵቶ፡ ለአብ፡ አመ፡ ኀበ፡ ው...
1041
177Book of Felsata la-Maryam??: EOld?: Dormition: The Apostle Thomas relates how the Holy Spirit commanded him, while in India, to go back to Jerusalem and receive blessing from The Virgin Mary during her assumption to heaven and how he was taken to Heaven and saw the body of The Virgin Mary.s. 157b-158b, col. 1, line 10-
ወእንዘ፡ ሀሎኩ፡ አወፅአ፡ አጋንንተ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገረ፡ ህንደኬ፡ ...
-483
190Book of Ledata la-Maryam??: OldA: Part 03: Birth: The Virgin Mary is born on the first of Genbot.s. 165b-166a, col. 1, line 10-
ወአመ፡ ቀርበ፡ በዓለ፡ ፋሲካ፡ ነሥአ፡ ኢያቄም፡ ለሐና፡ ብእሲቱ...
(?)316-C
-Book of Ledata la-Maryam??: Old: Part 05: Annunciation: On the conception of Christ (like IDs 295, 297, 435, 437, 536, 1296)s. 105b-106b, col. 3, line 90-
ወበዕለተ፡ እሁድ፡ ጊዜ፡ ፫ሰዓት፡ መጽአ፡ ኀቤሃ፡ መልአከ፡ እግ...
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