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Ethiopian Manuscript Microfilm Library, HMML Project ID EMML, Manuscript No. 8970

This Geʿez language manuscript was created between 1468 and 1478. 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 Baeda Maryam I.

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 Shimie Maryam in Gondar Province, Ethiopia.

To view the manuscript, go to the digital copy.

This manuscript has a high number of Marian miracle stories: 123.

This manuscript has no paintings of Marian miracle stories, but it does have 2 paintings 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 151 folios and 219 scans. It has 2 columns per page and approximately 25 lines per column.

The stories in this manuscript were cataloged by Jeremy R. Brown.

The PEMM abbreviation for this manuscript is EMML (HMML) 8970.

The Beta Maṣāḥǝft abbreviation for this manuscript is EMML8970. Other shelfmarks and/or abbreviations for this manuscript include EMML 8970.

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) 8970

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. 6r-7v, col. 2, line 2	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀለወ፡ በቤተ፡ መቅደስ፡ ዘሀገረ፡ ጦለይጥልያ፡ ...	-	13
2	The rich woman who went with the monks to the [the Church of] Manbalis [in the town of Alwa, Nubia] for prayer and there saw a vision of the Virgin Mary	f. 7v-8v, col. 1, line 12	EMML (HMML) 5520	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩ደብር፡ ዘመነኮሳት፡ ወኮነ፡ ልማዶሙ፡ ለ...	-	185
3	The pious official who was accused of embezzlement and of having an affair with the wife of his lord	f. 8v-9v, col. 1, line 16	EMML (HMML) 7089	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ መኰንን፡ በውስተ፡ አሐቲ፡ ሀገር፡ ዘሠናይ...	-	157
4	The hypocritical superior of a monastery who pretended to be religious and is rescued from hell by the Virgin Mary	f. 9v-10r, col. 1, line 11	-	ወሀሎ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገር፡ ደብር፡ ዘመነኮሳት፡ ወውስተ፡ ውእቱ፡ ደ...	-	196
5	A man who drowned when a pilgrim ship sank and was delivered unharmed to their destination	f. 10r-11r, col. 2, line 4	EMML (HMML) 3872	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀለወት፡ አሐቲ፡ ሐመር፡ ዓባይ፡ እንተ፡ ትመጽእ...	-	149
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. 11r-12r, col. 2, line 13	-	ወሀሎ፡ ውስተ፡ አሐቲ፡ ሀገር፡ ደብር፡ ዘአዕረፈ፡ ሊቁ። ወጥቃ፡...	-	199
7	The Jew who stabbed the icon of the Virgin Mary when he failed to obtain someone else's property through a lawsuit	f. 12r-12v, col. 1, line 17	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ አይሁዳዊ፡ ዘይገብር፡ ጋዕዘ፡ ወይትቀሐው፡ ኵሎ...	-	202
8	A monk who was custodian of a church near a river and, when tried to cross it to visit his lover, drowned	f. 12v-13r, col. 2, line 1	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩መነኮስ፡ ዘሥዩም፡ ውስተ፡ ደብር፡ ወጥቃ፡ ውእቱ፡ ደብ...	-	204
9	The shepherd near Saint Paul's Church in Rome who was possessed by a demon	f. 13r-14v, col. 2, line 19	EMML (HMML) 1573	ተብህለ፡ በእንተ፡ አኃው፡ ክርስቲያን፡ እንዘ፡ የሐውሩ፡ ኀበ፡ ...	-	178
10	A monk who was carried by his fellow monks to church when he became too sick to walk	f. 14v-15r, col. 1, line 3	EMML (HMML) 1573	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩ደብር፡ ዘመነኮሳት፡ ኀበ፡ ጽንፈ፡ ባሕር...	-	179
11	The rich knight who tried to gain a woman's love through gifts and was advised by an abbot to pray to the Virgin Mary instead	f. 15r-17r, col. 2, line 12	EMML (HMML) 1573	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ እምሰብአ፡ አፍራስ፡ እስመ፡ ውእ...	-	180
12	A monk, the church custodian, who prayed to see the Virgin Mary and did	f. 17r-19r, col. 1, line 23	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩ደብር፡ ዘመነኮሳት፡ ውስቴቱ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩ቀ...	-	181
13	A bankrupt merchant to whom Satan offered two pearls if he would deny Christ and the Virgin Mary and they turn to sand	f. 19r-21r, col. 1, line 15	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩ነጋዲ፡ እስመ፡ ኮነ፡ ሎቱ፡ ንዋይ፡ ብዙ...	-	182
14	A herder saves his sheep and cattle during a storm by praying to the Virgin Mary	f. 21r-23r, col. 2, line 4	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ መነኮስ፡ የዋሕ፡ ውስተ፡ ፩ደብር...	-	183
15	The poor, pious firewood collector to whom the town's gatekeeper betrothed his daughter	f. 23r-24r, col. 1, line 5	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ወሬዛ፡ ዘይነብር፡ ውስተ፡ ፩ሀገር፡ ኀበ፡...	-	184
16	A bishop who was commanded by the Virgin Mary in a dream to bury an executed robber in consecrated ground	f. 24r-25r, col. 2, line 1	EMML (HMML) 3275	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ፈያታዊ፡ ዘኢየሐዩ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ...	-	186
17	The laborer who complained to the Virgin Mary because she did not reply to his Hail Mary	f. 25v-26r, col. 1, line 1	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ዘያፈቅራ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡.... ...	-	187
18	The former pagan, the Bishop of Rome, who cut off his hand because of a lustful thought and the Virgin Mary healed him	f. 26r-28r, col. 1, line 10	EMML (HMML) 3872	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩ተንበላታዊ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገረ፡ ሮሜ። ወኮነ...	-	163
19	The Jewish boy and cowherd who was thrown into the furnace by his father after he was baptized by his Christian companions	f. 28r-30r, col. 2, line 4	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ፈያታዊ፡ ውስተ፡ ፩ሀገር፡ ወቦቱ...	-	188
20	A mighty Roman emperor named Julian the Apostate threatens to destroy the monastery of the Virgin Mary	f. 30r-31r, col. 1, line 3	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ከሐዲ፡ ወኀያል፡ ዘስሙ፡ ግልያኖ...	-	189

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