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Ninety-Ninth Miracle of Mary, 1700s
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
How the Virgin Mary punished the camel leader of Däbrä Mətmaq Monastery when he stole property from the monastery.
- Arrangement
Arranged in manuscript number order, by accession. Numbers 29 and 67-71 are unassigned.
Collection History
- Sponsorship:
This cataloging project was made possible through generous support from the David A. Gardner '69 Magic Project, Princeton University.
- Processing Information
The present finding aid was prepared in June-July 2009 by Kesis Melaku Terefe , Virgin Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church in Los Angeles, with assistance of Prof. Wendy Laura Belcher , Department of Comparative Literature and Center for African American Studies, Princeton University. This cataloging project was made possible through generous support from the David A. Gardner '69 Magic Project, Princeton University.
In 2022, restrictions on manuscripts No. 54, 57, and 65 were lifted as part of a restrictions review project.
In 2022, manuscripts nos. 86-95 were added to the collection.
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- Credit this material:
Ninety-Ninth Miracle of Mary; Princeton Ethiopic Manuscripts, C0776, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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- Bibliography
References: Re. Miracles of Mary, see references listed for manuscript no. 8. Re. Miracles of Jesus, see Sylvain Grébaut, "Les miracles de Jésus. Texte éthiopien publié et traduit." PO 12 (1919) 551–649 (I); 14 (1920) 767–840 (II); and 17 (1923) 783–854 (III).