Haile, Catalogue of Ethiopian Manuscripts, vol. 5 p. 157
Notes:
A poorly legible note in Amharic on f. 4a indicates that the MS. was stolen and restored.
Provenance:
Copied for Gabra Mar'āwi (ff. 14a, 15b and passim), who donated it to (the church of) Iyyasus, f. 128a. Copied by the owner Walda Hezān (ff. 134a and passim and colophon, f. 141b). In Institute of Ethiopian Studies when filmed.
Reproduction:
Ff. 10b-11a, 36a, 91b-92a and verso of the rear guard leaf filmed twice.
Manuscript Part I
Folio:
ff. 1-128
Outer Dimensions:
22 x 18.5 cm.,
Country:
Ethiopia
Region:
Shoa
City:
Addis Ababa
Date:
15th century
Support:
Parchment
Other Decoration:
The designs that mark the beginning of each of the miracles are small but fine; each one is usually different.
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 4a-128a
Supplied Title:
Miracles of Mary [Ta'ammera Māryām]
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 4a-9a
Supplied Title:
Introductory rite [Maṣḥafa śer'at] concluded with salāms to the Apostles, Evangelists and to St. Mary.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
F. 9ab
Supplied Title:
Hymn to St. Mary [Esagged laki . . . Ba-kama waddasakki], in a later hand.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 10a-128a
Supplied Title:
Miracles of Mary.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
f. 57b and 122a.
Supplied Title:
The name Galāwdēwos is mentioned by the same copyist twice. He could be the copyist.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Part II
Folio:
ff. 129-141 + 1
Outer Dimensions:
22 x18.5 cm.,
Country:
Ethiopia
Region:
Shoa
City:
Addis Ababa
Date:
16th/17th century
Scribe:
Copied by the owner Walda Hezān (ff. 134a and passim and colophon, f. 141b). A poorly legible note in Amharic on f. 4a indicates that the MS. was stolen and restored.
Support:
Parchment
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 129a-134a
Supplied Title:
Introductory rite [Maṣḥafa śer'at] to the Miracles of Mary.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
Ff. 134a-141b
Supplied Title:
5 Miracles of Jesus.
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
f. 134a
Supplied Title:
Tetaminā, whose cattle [alhemt] were stolen by people from Jerusalem [sab'a Qweds]
Language(s):
Ge'ez
Manuscript Text
Folio:
f. 135b
Supplied Title:
The child Jesus [hezān warēzā] made a claf [egwalt] tell who its real owner was when two men were disputing about its ownership
