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Institute of Ethiopian Studies, EAP Project No. 286, by Delamarter and Demeke, Manuscript No. 1-1-0503

This Geʿez language manuscript was created between 1700 and 1799. This date is estimated, based on a print or electronic catalog entry about the manuscript.

This manuscript is held in the repository of Institute of Ethiopian Studies in their EAP Project No. 286, by Delamarter and Demeke in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This manuscript's last known location in Ethiopia was South: Addis Ababa.

To view the manuscript, go to the digital copy.

This manuscript has a high number of Marian miracle stories: 151. Of these stories, 1 is unique, marked with a ☆ in the table below, under Other Aspects. Also, 31 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 124 folios and 131 scans. It has 3 columns per page and approximately 26 lines per column.

The stories in this manuscript were cataloged by Dawit Muluneh. Assistance and/or typing of incipits by Chiara Lombardi.

The PEMM abbreviation for this manuscript is IES-286 (EAP) 1-1-0503.

The Beta Maṣāḥǝft abbreviation for this manuscript is IES503. Other shelfmarks and/or abbreviations for this manuscript include IES 3098; IES 503; EAP286/1/1/503.

Regarding this manuscript's repository:

Endangered Archives Programme grant EAP286 was a digitization project directed by Demeke Berhane Teffera and Steve Delamarter, with Jeremy R. Brown as the director of manuscript digitization. The project digitized 5,749 items, of which are 1,800 Ge’ez manuscripts at the Institute of Ethiopian Studies in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Cataloging for the project has been carried out by Demeke Berhane Teffera, Kesis Melaku Terefe, Steve Delamarter, and Jeremy R. Brown. For more information about the project, go here.

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.

IES-286 (EAP) 1-1-0503

Order in MS	Story Title	Location in MS	Story Recension	Incipit	Other Aspects	Story ID
1	Bishop Ildefonsus (Daqseyos) of Toledo who collected stories and compiled them into the Book of the Miracles of the Virgin Mary	s. 8a-8b, col. 1, line 1	-	ተብህለከመ፡ ህሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ዘሀገረ፡...	-	13
2	The sinful deacon who was healed from his illness by a drop of the Virgin Mary's breast milk	s. 8b-9b, col. 3, line 26	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩ዲያቆን፡ ውስተ፡ አሐቲ፡ ሀገር፡ ዘኢይክ...	-	135
3	The thief whom the king's soldiers could not kill by hanging because he prayed to the Virgin Mary	s. 9b-10a, col. 1, line 19	-	ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ፌያታዊ፡ ውስተ፡ ፍኖት፡ ቀታሌ፡ ነፍሰ፡ ሰብእ...	-	136
4	Sybil the prophetess saw a vision of the Virgin Mary holding her child within a circle around the sun and the Emperor of Rome erected an altar in his palace	s. 10a-11a, col. 3, line 15	-	ተብህለ፡ በእንተ፡ ፩እምነገሥት፡ እስመ፡ ውእቱ፡ ኮነ፡ ዓቢየ፡ ...	-	137
5	A sinful deacon assassinated by his enemies receives a Christian burial and is found with a flower growing out of his mouth	s. 11a-11b, col. 1, line 23	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ብእሲ፡ ዲያቆን፡ ውስተ፡ አሐቲ፡ ሀገር፡ ...	-	138
6	The repentant knight who could only learn to pray the prayer of the Hail Mary	s. 11b-12b, col. 3, line 12	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ እምአፍ፡ ስ፡ አፍራስ፡ ከመ፡ ው...	-	139
7	The sinful deacon whom his enemies could not kill until he had confessed himself to a priest.	s. 12b-13a, col. 1, line 9	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሉ፡ ብእሲ፡ እኩይ፡ ውሑደ፡ ሠናያት፡ ዘኢየአም...	-	140
8	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)	s. 13a-13b, col. 1, line 8	-	ተብህለ፡ በእንተ፡ ፩ኤጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ ከመ፡ ውእቱ፡ ኮኑ፡ ኄረ፡ ...	-	141-A
9	The pilgrim [to Santiago] whom Satan persuaded to mutilate himself after falling into a sexual sin	s. 13b-14b, col. 3, line 10	-	ተብህለ፡ በእንተ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ዘስሙ፡ ኅርንዳይሶበ፡ ሀሎ፡ ውስተ፡...	-	144
10	The Jewish boy who was thrown into the furnace by his father after he received Holy Communion with his Christian companions	s. 14b-15a, col. 1, line 24	-	ይቤ፡ ፩መነነ፡ ስፈራሄ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገ...	-	147
11	A man who drowned when a pilgrim ship sank and was delivered unharmed to their destination	s. 15a-16a, col. 3, line 13	-	ተብህለ፡ በእንተ፩፡ ሐመር፡ ዓባይ፡ እንተ፡ ምልዕት፡ ኵሎ፡ ንዋ...	-	149
12	A woman from Rome whose daughter returns to life for a day on the anniversary of her death	s. 16a-17a, col. 2, line 8	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ በሀገረ፡ ሮሜ፡ ብዙኃን፡ አብያተ፡ ክርስቲ...	-	151
13	A widow who saved her only son from execution by hanging when she prayed to the Virgin Mary	s. 17a-17b, col. 1, line 21	-	ወሀለወት፡ አሐቲ፡ ብእሲት፡ ነዳይት፡ ዕቤር፡ ወባቲ፡ ወልደ፡ አ...	-	152
14	Emperor Constantine's sister, who prayed to know how the Virgin Mary bore the Word of God, but then failed to recognize her Son when he appeared to her in church.	s. 17b-18b, col. 3, line 23	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ህለወት፡ አሐቲ፡ ብእሲት፡ ሠናይት፡ ዘትነብር፡ ...	-	155
15	A young novice, after completing a year in the monastery, was encouraged by the Virgin Mary to persevere in his vocation	s. 18b-20a, col. 3, line 14	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩ወሬዛ፡ ዘሠናይ፡ አርአያሁ፨ ወያፈቅራ፡ ...	-	156
16	The pious official who was accused of embezzlement and of having an affair with the wife of his lord	s. 20a-20b, col. 2, line 25	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩መኰንን፡ በውስተ፡ አሐቲ፡ ሀገር፡ ዘሠና...	-	157
17	A pregnant abbess is secretly delivered of her son by the Virgin Mary and he grows up to become a bishop	s. 20b-22b, col. 3, line 21	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀለወት፡ አሐቲ፡ ብእሲት፡ እመ፡ ምኔት፡ ውስተ፡...	-	158
18	A nun eloped with a priest and they were married for four years but then they repented	s. 22b-23b, col. 1, line 21	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመሀሎ፡ ፩ደብር፡ ዘደናግል፡ ውስተ፡ አሐቲ፡ ሀገር፡ ...	-	159
19	A bee keeper who consulted a sorceress to have his bees produce more honey and wax	s. 23b-24a, col. 3, line 2	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ገባር፡ በውስተ፡ ሀገረ፡ እልፍድ...	-	160
20	An old monk from Egypt whom the Virgin Mary made young again	s. 24a-24b, col. 3, line 26	-	ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ ፩መነኮስ፡ ውስተ፡ ድብር፡ እምነ፡ አድባራ...	-	161

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