{"slug":"LIT0479Malke","id":"ethiopic:betmas:LIT0479Malke","title":"Image of Zamikāʾel","author":"Anonymous","genre":"poetry","date":"","tradition":"ethiopic","coverage":"unknown","publication":{"status":"machine-draft","reviewed_by":null,"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","generated":"2026-11-15T00:20:31Z","cost_usd":0.002056},"source":{"registry_id":"ethiopic:betmas:LIT0479Malke","work_id":"LIT0479Malke","edition":"betmas","language":"","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0 (per file); site footer states NC-SA - treat as NC","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke"},"stats":{"passages":3,"english_words":488,"coptic_letters":0,"commentary_units":17,"commentary_kinds":8,"derived_notes":0,"ambiguities":5,"work_notes":5,"external_links":2,"timeline":4},"summary":{"work":"LIT0479Malke","abstract":"The work is an anonymous Geʿez malkeʿ (image) poem in honor of the archangel Zamikāʾel, a minor figure in Ethiopic angelology. It follows the standard five-stanza structure, each stanza praising a different bodily part or attribute. The sole known witness is the manuscript used for the edition in betmas, with no other copies recorded, suggesting limited circulation, possibly within a single monastic or regional tradition. The work is undated and lacks firm paleographic or codicological analysis. It may have been used in private devotion or feasts of the archangels, but no liturgical evidence survives. The edition provides only the Geʿez text and an unannotated English draft.","historical_context":"The poem is composed in Geʿez, the classical liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. It belongs to the malkeʿ genre, a form of encomiastic poetry that emerged in the Solomonic period (13th–16th centuries) and flourished in Ethiopian monastic and liturgical settings. The sole manuscript witness is unpublished and undated; no paleographic or codicological analysis has been made public, so no firm date can be assigned. The archangel Zamikāʾel is rarely the subject of independent hymns, indicating the poem may originate from a specific monastic community with a local devotion. The lack of multiple witnesses suggests limited transmission, possibly within a single scriptorium or regional tradition. The work's survival in a single manuscript underscores the fragility of Ethiopic literary heritage.","significance":"This malkeʿ is a rare witness to devotion to the minor archangel Zamikāʾel in Ethiopic Christianity, expanding the known corpus of angelological hymns. It exemplifies the malkeʿ genre's structure and its use in private or local liturgical contexts. The work's survival in a single manuscript highlights the importance of cataloging and preserving Ethiopic manuscripts, as many such texts remain unstudied and at risk of loss.","timeline":[{"date":"13th–16th c.","event":"Probable period for composition of malkeʿ poems in Geʿez, based on genre development."},{"date":"Undated","event":"Composition of this specific malkeʿ; no firm date established."},{"date":"Undated","event":"Copying of the sole known manuscript; no paleographic analysis published."},{"date":"Modern","event":"Edition and English draft published in betmas (LIT0479Malke)."}],"relations":[{"work":"Malkeʿ poems in general","relation":"Shares genre and structure with other Ethiopic malkeʿ hymns.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Dəggʷa","relation":"Similar petitions for divine aid in praise, as in other Ethiopic hymns.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Ethiopic angelological literature","relation":"Part of a broader tradition of hymns to archangels, though Zamikāʾel is rare.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Manuscript tradition of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church","relation":"Survives in a single manuscript, reflecting limited transmission.","key":"","label":null,"url":null}],"external_links":[{"key":"betmas:LIT0479Malke","label":"Edition of the malkeʿ in betmas","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke","reason":"Primary source for the text and translation."},{"key":"ed:LIT0479Malke","label":"Editorial record for the work","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke","reason":"Bibliographic reference for the edition."}],"cautions":["The work is undated; no paleographic or codicological analysis has been published to assign a firm date.","The sole manuscript witness has not been studied in detail; its provenance and scribal context are unknown.","The edition in betmas lacks critical apparatus, variant readings, or commentary on textual cruces.","Attribution to a specific community or region is speculative, based on limited circulation and the rare subject of Zamikāʾel."],"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","cost_usd":0.000416,"generated":"2026-11-15T00:20:31Z"},"checks":{"work":"LIT0479Malke","status":"pass","blocking":[],"warnings":[],"stats":{"passages":3,"translated":3,"commentary_passages":3,"commentary_units":17,"english_words":488,"source_letters":1123,"commentary_kinds":8},"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor"},"work_notes":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The work is a malkeʿ (image) poem in honor of the archangel Zamikāʾel, composed in Geʿez. It follows the standard five-stanza structure of the genre, each stanza praising a different bodily part or attribute.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT0479Malke","label":"betmas: Image of Zamikāʾel","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The sole known witness is the manuscript used for the edition in betmas. No other copies are recorded, suggesting limited circulation, possibly within a single monastic or regional tradition.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT0479Malke","label":"betmas: Image of Zamikāʾel","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The work is undated and anonymous. Its attribution to a specific period relies on paleographic and codicological analysis of the manuscript, which has not been published. No firm date can be assigned.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT0479Malke","label":"betmas: Image of Zamikāʾel","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"Zamikāʾel is a minor archangel in Ethiopic tradition, rarely the subject of independent hymns. This malkeʿ may have been used in private devotion or in feasts of the archangels, but no liturgical evidence survives.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT0479Malke","label":"betmas: Image of Zamikāʾel","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The edition in betmas provides only the Geʿez text and an English draft. No critical apparatus, variant readings, or commentary on textual cruces are included. The translation is unannotated.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT0479Malke","label":"betmas: Image of Zamikāʾel","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"derived_work_notes":[{"kind":"limit","severity":"caution","text":"The English is a machine draft produced passage by passage from the transcribed Coptic; no human has verified it. The commentary is model-written and cites only keys the pipeline could resolve."},{"kind":"register","severity":"info","text":"Register: poetry in Geʿez; the English keeps the liturgical formulae and the vocatives rather than normalising them."},{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","text":"Passages: 3 narrative."},{"kind":"source","severity":"info","text":"Source edition: betmas — CC BY-SA 4.0 (per file); site footer states NC-SA - treat as NC"}],"derived_structure":{"narrative":3},"term_index":[],"citations":{"betmas:LIT0479Malke":{"label":"betmas: Image of Zamikāʾel","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke"}},"segments":[{"i":1,"ref":"p1","source":"ቀዳሜ፡ ልሱሓን፡ ጰራቅሊጦስ፡ መንፈሰ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፨ ልስሐተ፡ ልሳንየ፡ ይቅሥም፡ ከመ፡ ተላሜድ፨ ዘሚካኤል፡ ክቡር፡ ዘመደ፡ ክቡራን፡ ዘመድ፨ ከመ፡ እወድስከ፡ በመዝሙረ፡ ማሕሌት፡ ንዑድ፨ ጥበበ፡ ሀበኒ፡ ለገብርከ፡ አብድ፨\n\nሰላም፡ ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምከ፡ ቀናንሞ፨ ወለሥዕርትከ፡ ዓዲ፡ ተጽፍሮ፡ ቈዝዕ፡ ዘኢአየሞ፨ ዘሚካኤል፡ ካልኡ፡ ለዘሚካኤል፡ መምህረ፡ ዳሞ፨ ዜና፡ ኂሩትከ፡ ለኅሊናየ፡ ገረሞ፨ ወለአፉየ፡ እመዐር፡ ጥዕሞ፨\n\nሰላም፡ ለመላትሒከ፡ ምዑዛነ፡ አፈው፡ ወርሔ፨ ወእምሥነ፡ ጽሓይ፡ ወወርኅ፡ ጽዱላነ፡ ሥን፡ ወሱራሄ፨ ዘሚካኤል፡ ኢያሱ፡ ወልደ፡ አብራንዮስ፡ ሙናሄ፨ አዕርገኒ፡ ደብረ፡ ጸሎት፡ ወመልእልተ፡ መስቀል፡ ኵለሄ፨ ከመ፡ እቤል፡ ህየ፡ ኤሎሄ፡ ኤሎሄ፨\n\nሰላም፡ ለአእዳዊከ፡ በሰናስለ፡ ንጽሕ፡ እለ፡ ተአስሩ፨ ወለመዛርኢከ፡ ደርገ፡ እንተ፡ ምስሌሆሙ፡ ኀብሩ፨ ዘሚካኤል፡ ኅሩይ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ፍቁሩ፨ አንተኑ፡ ገብረ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ዘመነነ፡ ክብሩ፨ ወሚመ፡ ማርቆስ፡ ዘቶርማቅ፡ ደብሩ፨","english":"First of all, the Paraclete, the Spirit of the Father and the Son, may heal the wound of my tongue as it was taught. Michael, noble, of noble lineage, of noble descent, that I may praise you with the sweet song of the Psalter. Grant wisdom to your servant, the servant.\n\nHail, hail to the memory of your name, the zealous one, and to your hair, again, curled, short, which no one has seen. Michael, the second, to Michael, the teacher of Damo. The news of your goodness has amazed my mind, and for my mouth, I seek your perfection.\n\nHail to your jaws, lofty of mouth and womb, and from the sun and moon, great of tooth and gum. Michael, Jesus, son of Abranyos, the teacher. Raise me to the mountain of prayer and to the height of the Cross, both of them, that I may say there, \"My God, my God.\"\n\nHail to your hands, bound in chains of purity, and to your girdle, the rank which is joined with them. Michael, the chosen one, beloved of the Lord. You are the servant of Christ, who has established his glory, and who is like Mark, whose monastery is Tormaq.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ጰራቅሊጦስ","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez term ጰራቅሊጦስ (Paraclete) is a loan from Greek παράκλητος, used in Christian tradition for the Holy Spirit as advocate or comforter.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT0479Malke","label":"betmas: Image of Zamikāʾel","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The reference to Michael as 'teacher of Damo' (መምህረ ዳሞ) likely alludes to the monastery of Däbrä Dammo in Tigray, a major center of Ethiopian monasticism.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT0479Malke","label":"betmas: Image of Zamikāʾel","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The poem follows a malkəʿ pattern, with each stanza beginning with ሰላም (hail) and addressing a different body part or attribute of the saint, a common structure in Ethiopic encomiastic poetry.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT0479Malke","label":"betmas: Image of Zamikāʾel","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The invocation of the Paraclete to heal the tongue echoes similar petitions in other Ethiopic hymns, such as those in the Dəggʷa, where the poet seeks divine aid for proper praise.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The mention of 'Mark, whose monastery is Tormaq' identifies a specific monastic foundation, possibly Däbrä Tormaq, indicating the poem's use in a local liturgical context.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT0479Malke","label":"betmas: Image of Zamikāʾel","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'Michael, Jesus, son of Abranyos' is unusual; it may reflect a scribal conflation or a local tradition identifying Michael with a human teacher named Jesus, son of Abranyos.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT0479Malke","label":"betmas: Image of Zamikāʾel","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'Abranyos' is unclear; it may be a proper name or a title.","The phrase 'Michael, Jesus, son of Abranyos' could be a corruption or a unique epithet."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":2,"ref":"p2","source":"ሰላም፡ ለግንዘተ፡ ሥጋከ፡ በልብሰ፡ ሐሜለት፡ አነዳ፨ ወለመቃብሪከ፡ ሰላም፡ ለመቅደሰ፡ ጊዮርጊስ፡ ውስተ፡ ዐጸዳ፨ ትሩፈ፡ ምግባር፡ ዘሚካኤል፡ ወምዑዝ፡ እምጽጌ፡ ረዳ፨ አብራኪከ፡ ቅድመ፡ መንበሩ፡ ለአኃዜ፡ ዓለም፡ ይስግዳ፨ ከመ፡ ያስተሥርያ፡ ዘዚአየ፡ ሰዳ፨\n\nሶበ፡ አዕረፈ፡ ዘሚካኤል፡ ከዊኖ፡ ህልወ፡ በቤቱ፨ እንዘ፡ ርሁብ፡ ወጽሙእ፡ ውእቱ፨ ላእካነ፡ አብራንዮስ፡ አሜሃ፡ እለ፡ መጽኡ፡ ለአፍልሶቱ፨ ተበሀሉ፡ በበይናቲሆሙ፡ ኀበ፡ እምድር፡ ተልዕሎቱ፨ ለዐጸደ፡ መቅደሱ፡ ለጊዮርጊስ፡ በድነዝ፡ መቅበርቱ፨\n\nይትባረክ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እምንዋመ፡ ሐኬት፡ ዘአንቃሕከኒ፨ ድርሳነ፡ መልክእከ፡ አንብብ፡ አቅመ፡ ተክህለኒ፨ ዘሚካኤል፡ አምሳሉ፡ ለገብረ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ መናኒ፨ ዜና፡ ኂሩትከ፡ ለተናግሮ፡ ኖኀኒ፨ ወትሩፋቲከ፡ ለነቢብ፡ በዝኀኒ፨\n\nተወከፍ፡ አምኃየ፡ ህይንተ፡ ጸሪቅ፡ አሐዱ፨ ኀበ፡ አንበረኒ፡ እንብብ፡ መንፈሰ፡ ወላዲ፡ ወወልዱ፨ ዘሚካኤል፡ ጻድቅ፡ ለአብራንዮስ፡ ምክሐ፡ ነገዱ፨ እንበለ፡ ዝንቱ፡ አምኃየ፡ ወንዋያትየ፡ ውሕዱ፨ ወለንዴትየ፡ ኆፃ፡ ኢይትወሰን፡ ፍቅዱ፨","english":"Salutation to the fashioning of your body in the garment of the skin of a wild beast, and salutation to your tomb. Salutation to the sanctuary of George within the enclosure. Abundant in virtue is Michael, and more fragrant than the bloom of the mandrake. Your blessing before the throne of the brother of the world shall bow down, as it makes the wild beasts of my desert to lie down.\n\nWhen Michael’s dwelling was finished, he being present in his house, while he was hungry and thirsty, the messengers of Abrānyos then came to turn him away. They said among themselves, “To the land of his upbringing, to the enclosure of his sanctuary for George, this is his burial place.”\n\nBlessed be the Lord, who from the sleep of sin roused me. Read the homily of your image; grant me understanding. Michael’s likeness is for Gabra Krǝstos, my refuge. The news of your nobility to tell, I am weary, and your virtues to proclaim, I am abundant.\n\nAccept my prayers like a single arrow. Where he placed me, read the Spirit of the Father and the Son. Michael the righteous, for Abrānyos the counsel of his clan. Without this my prayers and my gifts are one, and for my gift, the limit of the arrow is its notch.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from a series of salutations (first stanza) to a narrative of Michael's dwelling and the messengers of Abrānyos (second stanza), then to a first-person petition (third and fourth stanzas).","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT0479Malke","label":"betmas: Image of Zamikāʾel","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ሐሜለት","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez term ሐሜለት (ḥamēlāt) is a loanword from Arabic ḥamal, meaning 'skin of a wild beast' or 'hide,' here describing Michael's garment.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT0479Malke","label":"betmas: Image of Zamikāʾel","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"አብራንዮስ","severity":"info","text":"Abrānyos is a figure associated with Michael in Ethiopic hagiography, possibly a monastic founder or patron; the messengers' attempt to 'turn him away' suggests a narrative of trial or relocation.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT0479Malke","label":"betmas: Image of Zamikāʾel","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"መንፈሰ ወላዲ ወወልዱ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'Spirit of the Father and the Son' echoes Trinitarian language common in Ethiopic liturgical texts, paralleling the invocation of the Paraclete in the previous passage.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT0479Malke","label":"betmas: Image of Zamikāʾel","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ጊዮርጊስ","severity":"info","text":"The mention of a sanctuary of George within the enclosure links Michael's cult to that of Saint George, a popular saint in Ethiopian Orthodox tradition, often associated with military and protective roles.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT0479Malke","label":"betmas: Image of Zamikāʾel","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ሰዳ","severity":"caution","text":"The Geʿez term ሰዳ (saddā) is ambiguous, possibly meaning 'wild beasts' or 'desert'; the English draft renders it as 'wild beasts of my desert,' but the exact referent is uncertain.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT0479Malke","label":"betmas: Image of Zamikāʾel","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the brother of the world' (አኃዜ ዓለም) is unclear; it may refer to a saint or Christ. The phrase 'the limit of the arrow is its notch' (ኆፃ ኢይትወሰን ፍቅዱ) is obscure, possibly a metaphor for the sufficiency of prayer."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":3,"ref":"p3","source":"ሰላም፡ ለከ፡ ዜና፡ ዝክርከ፡ ጥዑም፡ ውስተ፡ ክሉ፡ ዓለም፡ ዘተሰምዐ፨ ወበአፈ፡ ኵሉ፡ ግብርከ፡ ተበፅዐ፨ ዘሚካኤል፡ መናኔ፡ መርዐ፨\n\nሰላም፡ ለከ፡ ዘሚካኤል፡ ባሕርይ፡ ዘኢይትረከብ፡ ሤጡ፨ ማዕሰ፡ አንደየ፡ ሶበ፡ ሰጠጡ፨ ወአዕፅምትየ፡ ኵሎ፡ ለእመ፡ ቀጥቀጡ፨ እምረከቡ፡ ፍቅርከ፡ በውስጡ፨","english":"Salutation to you: the sweet news of your memory is heard in all the world, and your deeds are accomplished by the mouth of all. Michael, our manna, our myrrh.\n\nSalutation to you: the nature of Michael, whose garment is not to be found; a measure of each when he is woven; and all my bones, if they are shattered, from the finding of your love within it.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ሰላም፡ ለከ፡","severity":"info","text":"The repeated opening 'Salutation to you' marks the start of two stanzas, each beginning a new thematic unit within the malkeʿ genre.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT0479Malke","label":"betmas: Image of Zamikāʾel","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"መናኔ፡ መርዐ፨","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'manna and myrrh' (መናኔ፡ መርዐ፨) metaphorically describes Michael as a source of spiritual sustenance and fragrance, echoing biblical imagery of divine provision and anointing.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT0479Malke","label":"betmas: Image of Zamikāʾel","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ሤጡ፨","severity":"info","text":"The term 'garment' (ሤጡ) refers to Michael's nature, which is said to be unfindable, possibly alluding to his incorporeal essence or the hiddenness of his divine attributes.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT0479Malke","label":"betmas: Image of Zamikāʾel","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"አዕፅምትየ፡ ኵሎ፡ ለእመ፡ ቀጥቀጡ፨","severity":"info","text":"The image of shattered bones (አዕፅምትየ ... ቀጥቀጡ) recalls Psalm 51:8 (LXX 50:8) where bones are broken in suffering, here transformed by the finding of Michael's love.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT0479Malke","label":"betmas: Image of Zamikāʾel","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ዘሚካኤል፡ ባሕርይ፡","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'nature of Michael' (ዘሚካኤል፡ ባሕርይ፡) reflects the theological interest in angelic essence common in Ethiopic malkeʿ hymns, which often explore the unique attributes of each angel.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT0479Malke","label":"betmas: Image of Zamikāʾel","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT0479Malke"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'a measure of each when he is woven' (ማዕሰ፡ አንደየ፡ ሶበ፡ ሰጠጡ) is obscure; it may refer to the weaving of Michael's garment or to a metaphorical measure of his attributes.","The final clause 'from the finding of your love within it' (እምረከቡ፡ ፍቅርከ፡ በውስጡ) leaves unclear whether 'it' refers to the garment, the nature, or the shattered bones."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]}]}