{"slug":"LIT2891RepCh172","id":"ethiopic:betmas:LIT2891RepCh172","title":"Image of Mary","author":"Anonymous","genre":"poetry","date":"","tradition":"ethiopic","coverage":"not-located","coverage_claim":{"status":"not-located","text":"No English translation could be identified: a language model asked twice could not name one, though it could not rule one out either. That is not proof that none exists — translations in dissertations, recent books and other modern languages are easily missed."},"publication":{"status":"machine-draft","reviewed_by":null,"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","generated":"2026-11-15T04:53:02Z","cost_usd":0.008223},"source":{"registry_id":"ethiopic:betmas:LIT2891RepCh172","work_id":"LIT2891RepCh172","edition":"betmas","language":"","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0 (per file); site footer states NC-SA - treat as NC","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2891RepCh172"},"stats":{"passages":12,"english_words":3103,"coptic_letters":0,"commentary_units":70,"commentary_kinds":7,"derived_notes":0,"ambiguities":26,"work_notes":4,"external_links":6,"timeline":3},"summary":{"work":"LIT2891RepCh172","abstract":"This anonymous Geʿez poem is a series of salutations (ሰላም) to parts of Mary's body, a common form in Ethiopic Marian poetry. Each stanza addresses a specific feature, moving from name to hair, head, face, eyes, ears, nostrils, lips, and mouth, each followed by a petition. The work is preserved in a single manuscript witness, Betmas 172, which also contains other Marian hymns and homilies. It is part of the broader Ethiopic tradition of Marian devotion, often recited in liturgical contexts alongside works like the Taʾammərā Maryam. The poem is anonymous and undated, with composition likely falling within the later Solomonic period (13th–18th c.), but no firm evidence supports a narrower range.","historical_context":"The poem belongs to the Ethiopic Christian tradition, composed in Geʿez, the classical liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. It is preserved in a single manuscript (Betmas 172) from the later Solomonic period (13th–18th c.), though a more precise date is impossible due to lack of colophon or external evidence. The work reflects the high Mariology characteristic of Ethiopic Christianity, where Mary is venerated as intercessor and vehicle of the Davidic line. The poem's structure—salutations to body parts—is a known genre in Geʿez Marian poetry, often used in liturgical settings. The manuscript also contains other Marian hymns and homilies, suggesting a devotional context. The poem's references to biblical figures (Aminadab, seraphim, Caiaphas, Annas) and its use of the phrase 'from the tribe of Judah' align Mary with messianic lineage, echoing Luke 1:27 and Old Testament traditions. The single manuscript source may contain scribal errors not identified in this edition.","significance":"This poem exemplifies the distinctive Ethiopic genre of anatomical salutations to Mary, highlighting the high Mariology and liturgical creativity of the Solomonic period. It connects to broader Christian traditions of Marian devotion, such as the Taʾammərā Maryam, and offers insight into how Ethiopian Christians integrated biblical typology and angelology into vernacular piety. Its survival in a single manuscript underscores the fragility of such texts and the need for careful textual criticism.","timeline":[{"date":"13th–18th c.","event":"Probable composition during the later Solomonic period, based on manuscript context and liturgical parallels."},{"date":"Unknown","event":"Manuscript Betmas 172 copied; contains this poem alongside other Marian hymns and homilies."},{"date":"20th–21st c.","event":"Modern edition published without critical apparatus; single witness used."}],"relations":[{"work":"Taʾammərā Maryam","relation":"Part of the same broader Ethiopic Marian devotional tradition, often recited in similar liturgical contexts.","key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-taammera-maryam","label":"gap dossier: Miracles of Mary (Taʾammǝra Māryām)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-taammera-maryam"},{"work":"Homily on the Annunciation and Incarnation","relation":"Shares thematic focus on Mary's role in salvation history and her Davidic lineage.","key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-homily-annunciation-incarnation","label":"gap dossier: Homily on the Annunciation and the Incarnation (eight-part homily cycle read within the Miracles of Mary)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-homily-annunciation-incarnation"},{"work":"Nagara Maryam","relation":"Another Ethiopic Marian work, possibly used in similar liturgical settings.","key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-nagara-maryam","label":"gap dossier: Story of Mary (Nagara Māryām, also titled Gadla Māryām / Zenāha la-ʾƎgzǝʾtǝna Māryām)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-nagara-maryam"},{"work":"Prayer of Mary Bartos","relation":"Both are anonymous Geʿez Marian prayers, though different in form and content.","key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-prayer-mary-bartos","label":"gap dossier: Prayer of Our Lady Mary which she prayed in the country of Bartos","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-prayer-mary-bartos"},{"work":"Lament of Mary (Coptic)","relation":"Parallels in Marian devotion across Christian traditions, though in different languages and genres.","key":"dossier:coptic-anonymous-lament-mary","label":"gap dossier: Lament of the Virgin (Lament of Mary)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-anonymous-lament-mary"}],"external_links":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2891RepCh172","label":"Betmas 172 manuscript record","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2891RepCh172","reason":"Primary manuscript witness for this poem."},{"key":"ed:LIT2891RepCh172","label":"Edition of Betmas 172","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2891RepCh172","reason":"Modern edition used for this translation."},{"key":"wikipedia:Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church","label":"Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church","reason":"Religious community that produced and preserved this text."},{"key":"wikipedia:Geʽez","label":"Geʽez language","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ge%CA%BDez","reason":"Language of the original text."},{"key":"wikipedia:Marian devotions","label":"Marian devotions","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marian_devotions","reason":"Broader context of Marian piety."},{"key":"wikipedia:Solomonic dynasty","label":"Solomonic dynasty","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomonic_dynasty","reason":"Historical period of probable composition."}],"cautions":["The work is anonymous and undated; the 13th–18th c. range is a broad estimate based on manuscript context and liturgical parallels, not firm evidence.","The single manuscript witness (Betmas 172) may contain scribal errors not identified in this edition; no critical apparatus is available.","The poem's genre and structure are typical of Ethiopic Marian poetry, but its specific liturgical use is not documented."],"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","cost_usd":0.00056,"generated":"2026-11-15T01:05:14Z"},"checks":{"work":"LIT2891RepCh172","status":"pass","blocking":[],"warnings":[],"stats":{"passages":12,"translated":12,"commentary_passages":12,"commentary_units":70,"english_words":3103,"source_letters":7186,"commentary_kinds":7},"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor"},"work_notes":[{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez text is preserved in a single manuscript witness, Betmas 172, which also contains other Marian hymns and homilies.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2891RepCh172","label":"betmas: Image of Mary","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2891RepCh172"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This poem is part of the broader Ethiopic tradition of Marian devotion, often recited in liturgical contexts alongside works like the Taʾammərā Maryam.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-taammera-maryam","label":"gap dossier: Miracles of Mary (Taʾammǝra Māryām)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-taammera-maryam"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The work is anonymous and undated; 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That is not proof that none exists — translations in dissertations, recent books and other modern languages are easily missed."},{"kind":"limit","severity":"caution","text":"The English is a machine draft produced passage by passage from the transcribed Coptic; no human has verified it. 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She is a white flower from the tribe of Judah, the chariot of Aminadab, her lineage.\n\nSalutation, salutation to the memory of your sweet name, more than cinnamon and cardamom, and more than fragrant balsam. Maryam the Virgin, bearer of the great commandment, may the strong wine of your love inebriate me at dawn, as the scent of fine myrtle inebriates.\n\nSalutation to the hair of your head, whose tips are curled, for your father kissed it with his lips. Maryam the Virgin, the dawn of God, my Lady, do not abandon your servant, lest my enemies say, \"Where is his counsel?\"\n\nSalutation to your head, anointed with holy chrism, not, not with the oil of the castor plant. Maryam the Virgin, pure in body and soul, purify me from filth by the fire of the holy Eucharist, commanding the seraphim of heaven, the priest.\n\nSalutation to your face, which is exceedingly beautiful, more than the beauty of the stars and the moon, and more than the beauty of the shining sun. Maryam the Virgin, guide my paths, that by day and by night the enemy may not find me, the destroyer of sin that perishes and the abyss that goes down. Salutation to your eyelids, clouds of weeping, which were so when your son suffered the envy of Caiaphas and Hannah. Maryam the Virgin, bearer of purity and holiness, make me hear the word of righteousness that gladdens the mind, as the angel's tidings greatly gladdened you.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage is a series of salutations (ሰላም) to parts of Mary's body, a common form in Ethiopic Marian poetry. Each stanza begins with ሰላም and addresses a specific feature, moving from name to hair to head to face to eyelids.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2891RepCh172","label":"betmas: Image of Mary","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2891RepCh172"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ሰላም","severity":"info","text":"ሰላም (salām) is a standard Geʿez term for a poetic salutation or greeting, often used in hymns to Mary. It does not here mean 'peace' in a political sense but introduces each stanza of praise.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"እምነገደ ይሁዳ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'from the tribe of Judah' (እምነገደ ይሁዳ) echoes the genealogy of Mary in Luke 1:27 and the Old Testament tradition of the Davidic line. It aligns Mary with royal and messianic lineage.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"አሚናዳብ","severity":"info","text":"Aminadab (አሚናዳብ) is a biblical figure from the tribe of Judah, appearing in Exodus 6:23 and Matthew 1:4. Calling Mary his 'chariot' (ሰረገላ) is a poetic image of her as a vehicle of the Davidic line.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ሱራፊ","severity":"info","text":"The seraphim (ሱራፊ) are angelic beings in Isaiah 6:2. Here Mary is said to command a seraph as a priest, reflecting a high Mariology common in Ethiopic tradition, where Mary intercedes with divine authority.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-nagara-maryam","label":"gap dossier: Story of Mary (Nagara Māryām, also titled Gadla Māryām / Zenāha la-ʾƎgzǝʾtǝna Māryām)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-nagara-maryam"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ቅንአተ ቀያፍ ወሐና","severity":"caution","text":"The reference to 'the envy of Caiaphas and Hannah' (ቅንአተ ቀያፍ ወሐና) conflates two figures: Caiaphas the high priest and Annas (Hannah) his father-in-law, both involved in Jesus' trial. The Geʿez spelling 'ሐና' may reflect a variant tradition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ዘኢየኀይድዋ' (which no one can defile) is a hapax legomenon in this corpus; its exact nuance is uncertain but likely means 'defile' or 'pollute'.","The identity of 'your father' (አቡኪ) in the third stanza is ambiguous: it could refer to Mary's earthly father Joachim or to God the Father, though the context of kissing hair suggests a human father."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":2,"ref":"p2","source":"ሰላም፡ ለአዕይንትኪ፡ ዘተመሰላ፡ አብያዘ፣ እለ፡ ይፌጽማ፡ ትእዛዘ፣ ማርያም፡\nድንግል፡ እንተ ኢተአምሪ፡ ጋዕዘ፣ ናዝዝኒ፡ በንባብኪ፡ እመ፡ ልብየ፡ ተከዘ፣ በሐብለ፡ ሰቆቃዉ፡ ጽኑዕ፡ ኢይኩን እጉዘ። ሰላም፡ ለአዕዛንኪ፡ እለ፡ ሰምዓ፡ ቃሎ፣ እግዚአብሔር፡ እግዚእ፡ ሶበ፡\nለገብርኤል፡ ተመሰሎ። ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ጽሕቅት፡ ለተሣህሎ፣ ሶበ፡ ለልብየ፡ እሳተ፡ ኅዘን፡ አሕለሎ፣ ያፅምአኒ፡ እላ ነገርየ፡ ኩሎ። ሰላም፡ ለመላትሕኪ፡ በእሳተ፡ አንብዕ፡ እለ፡ ዉዕያ፣ ጊዜ፡ ሰቀሉ፡ በኩረኪ፡\nዉሉደ፡ ራጌል ወልያ፣ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ለነፍስየ፡ ደብረ፡ ምስካያ፣ አድኅንኒ፡ እምአፍ፡ ደም፡ ዘአናብስተ ሐቅል፡ አርአያ፣ ከመ፡\nማኅፈር፡ ጠቢብ፡ ወምእመን፡ ኬንያ። ሰላም፡ ለአዕናፍኪ፡ መሳክወ፡ ሠናይ፡ መዓዛ፣ ይጌይስ፡ ፈድፋደ፡ እምፄና፡\nስቲን፡ ዘጠረጴዛ፣ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ለሕይወትየ፡ ምርጉዛ፣ ሰዋስዉ፡ ዘምድረ፡ ሎዛ፡ እንተ፡ ርእየኪ፡ ወሬዛ፣ አመ፡ ዕለተ፡ ፍዳ፡\nኩንኒ፡ ቃዉመ፡ ወቤዛ። ሰላም፡ ለከናፍርኪ፡ ከመ፡ ፍሕሶ፡ ቀይሕ፣ ሥርጉተ፡ ቅድሴ፡ ወንጽሕ፣ ማርያም፡\nድንግል ኖኃተ፡ ጽባሕ፣ ባልሕኒ፡ እምነ፡ ወይሌ፡ ወአንግፍኒ፡ እምላህ፣ እስመ፡ ለልብየ፡ ኅዘኑ፡ ብዙኅ። ሰላም፡ ለአፍኪ፡ ዘሰዐመ፡ ርስነ፣ እንዘ፡ አበ፡ አዕሩግ፡ ዉእቱ፡ በጊዜ፡\nኮነ፡ ሕፃነ፣ ማርያም ድንግል፡ ዘትፄንዊ፡ ስቲነ፣ ኅፍረተ፡ አበሳ፡ ሶበ፡ ገጽየ፡ ተከድነ፣ ለናዝዞትየ፡ እሙ፡ ብጽሒ ፍጡነ።","english":"Salutation to your eyes, which are like the windows of the house, that fulfill the commandment, O Mary the Virgin, who is without stain, the gazelle. I am afflicted by your eloquence, O mother of my heart, who is covered, and by the strong rope of sorrow, may I not be a wanderer. Salutation to your ears, which heard the voice of the Lord God when he was like Gabriel, O Mary the Virgin, the righteous one, for the forgiveness of sins. When the fire of sorrow burned my heart, it consumed me, all my words. Salutation to your nostrils, with the fire of the nostrils, which are deep, when they placed the firstborn of Rachel and Leah on your lap, O Mary the Virgin, the mountain of refuge for my soul. Save me from the mouth of blood, from the appearance of the lions of the field, like the cave of the wise and faithful of Kenya. Salutation to your lips, the vessels of good fragrance, which surpass the scent of myrrh from the table, O Mary the Virgin, the chosen one for my life, the swallow of the land of Loza, who saw you and was ashamed, on the day of redemption, be a support and a refuge. Salutation to your lips, like the red hyacinth, adorned with holiness and purity, O Mary the Virgin, the dove of the morning. Lead me away from woe and save me from the flame, for the sorrow of my heart is great. Salutation to your mouth, which tasted the sweetness, while the father of the righteous was a child, O Mary the Virgin, who gives sweetness. The shame of sin when my face was covered, for my affliction, O mother, come quickly.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ሰላም፡ ለአዕይንትኪ፡ … ሰላም፡ ለአዕዛንኪ፡ … ሰላም፡ ለመላትሕኪ፡ … ሰላም፡ ለአዕናፍኪ፡ … ሰላም፡ ለከናፍርኪ፡ … ሰላም፡ ለአፍኪ፡","severity":"info","text":"The passage is structured as a series of salutations to Mary's body parts (eyes, ears, nostrils, lips, mouth), each followed by a petition. This anatomical sequence is a common feature in Geʿez Marian poetry.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2891RepCh172","label":"betmas: Image of Mary","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2891RepCh172"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ኢተአምሪ፡ ጋዕዘ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'ኢተአምሪ፡ ጋዕዘ' (without stain, the gazelle) combines a term for purity with a metaphor for Mary as a gazelle, a common image in Ethiopic hymnody for grace and swiftness.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ሶበ፡ ለገብርኤል፡ ተመሰሎ","severity":"info","text":"The reference to Gabriel appearing to Mary alludes to the Annunciation (Luke 1:26–38). The text says the Lord God 'was like Gabriel,' a variant on the standard narrative where Gabriel is the angel.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ከመ፡ ማኅፈር፡ ጠቢብ፡ ወምእመን፡ ኬንያ","severity":"info","text":"The mention of 'Kenya' (ኬንያ) is unusual in Geʿez Marian texts; it may refer to a legendary or geographical location associated with refuge, possibly from the Ethiopian tradition of the Ark of the Covenant in Aksum.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ሰዋስዉ፡ ዘምድረ፡ ሎዛ","severity":"info","text":"The 'swallow of the land of Loza' (ሰዋስዉ፡ ዘምድረ፡ ሎዛ) parallels imagery in other Ethiopic hymns where Mary is called a swallow or dove, symbolizing swiftness and purity.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-nun-hail-mary","label":"gap dossier: Miracle of Mary: The nun whom the Virgin Mary asked to recite the Hail Mary more slowly because she enjoyed hearing it","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-nun-hail-mary"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"እለ፡ ይፌጽማ፡ ትእዛዘ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'that fulfill the commandment' (እለ፡ ይፌጽማ፡ ትእዛዘ) is ambiguous: it may refer to Mary's eyes fulfilling a divine command, or to the windows (of the house) as a metaphor. The English draft interprets it as the eyes, but the Geʿez allows both readings.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'እለ፡ ይፌጽማ፡ ትእዛዘ' could refer to Mary's eyes or to the windows; the English draft takes it as the eyes.","The identity of 'the father of the righteous' (አበ፡ አዕሩግ) is unclear; it may refer to a biblical figure or a saint."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":3,"ref":"p3","source":"ሰላም፡ ለአስናንኪ፡ ሐሊበ፡ ዕጐልት፡ ዘተዛወጋ፣ ወመራዕየ፡ ቅሩፃተ፡ እለ፡\nእምሕፃብ፡ ዐርጋ፣ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ለደብተራ፡ ስምዕ፡ ታቦተ፡ ሕጋ፣ አፍቅርኒ፡ እንበለ፡ ንትጋ፡ ለብእሴ፡ ደም ወሥጋ፣ ዘየዐቢ፡\nእምዝ፡ ኢየኀሥሥ፡ ጸጋ። ሰላም፡ ለልሳንኪ፡ ሙኃዘ፡ ሐሊብ፡ ወመዓር፣ ዘተነብዮ፡ ወፍቅር፣ ማርያም፡\nድንግል፡ ወለተ ድኀኃን፣ አድባር፣ ኅብእኒ፡ እምዐይነ፡ ፀር፡ ወአንጽሕኒ፡ እምነዉር፣ እስመ፡ ተስፋየ፡ አንቲ በሰማይ፡ ወምድር። ሰላም፡ ለቃልኪ፡ እምአስካለ፡ ወይን፡ ጥዑም፣ ወእምድምፀ፡ ናብሊስ፡ አዳም፡\nዘያረስዖ ለሕማም፣ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ዘብርሃነ፡ ሕይወት፡ ተቅዋም፣ እመ፡ ተሀዉከ፡ በላዕሌየ፡ ማዕበለ ዝንቱ፡ ዓለም፣ ከመ፡ ያርምም፡\nገሥሂዮ፡ መሓሪት፡ እም። ሰላም፡ ለእስትንፋስኪ፡ ዘመዓዛሁ፡ ሕይወት፣ ከመ፡ መፀዛ፡ ዕፅ፡ ኅሩይ፡\nዘዉስተ፡ ገነት፣ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ቤተ፡ ቅድሳት፣ጽንሕኒ፡ ዉስተ፡ ሠናይ፡ ወሠዉርኒ፡ እሞት፣ በአክናፍኪ ርግብየ፡ ኅሪት። ሰላም፡ ለጐርዔኪ፡ ሠናይ፡ እምወይን፣ በከመ፡ ይቤ፡ ሰሎሞን፣ ማርያም፡\nድንግል፡ ለባሲተ ዐቢይ፡ ብርሃን፣ ክድንኒ፡ ገርዜነ፡ ጸጋ፡ ኢያዕፅበኒ፡ ዕርቃን፣ ዘኢአነምዎ፡ ጠቢባን፡ በኪን። ሰላም፡ ለክሳድኪ፡ ቃማ፡ ንጽሕ፡ ዘዐነቀ፣ ከመ፡ አዋልድ፡ አኮ፡ ብሩረ፡\nወወርቀ፣ ማርያም ድንግል፡ ዘተመሰልኪ፡ ማዕነቀ፣ ሕይወትየ፡ በንዝህላል፡ እመ፡ ተሠልጠ፡ ወኀልቀ፣ ወስክኒ ክራማተ፡ እስከ፡ እገብር፡\nጽድቀ።","english":"Salutation to your teeth, which are like milk and ivory, that are arranged, and the molars that are like a row of pearls, O Mary the Virgin, the ark of the covenant of the law. Love me without deceit, for the man of blood and flesh who is greater than this, I seek grace. Salutation to your tongue, which is sweetened with milk and honey, that prophesies love, O Mary the Virgin, daughter of the righteous. Hide me from the eye of the enemy and cleanse me from fire, for you are my hope in heaven and on earth. Salutation to your voice, which is sweeter than the taste of wine and than the honeycomb of Adam, that heals pain, O Mary the Virgin, who is the light of life, steadfast. If the storm of this world rages against me, may the merciful one calm it. Salutation to your breath, whose fragrance is life, like the scent of a choice tree in the garden, O Mary the Virgin, house of holiness. Shelter me in goodness and hide me from death, under your wings, my dove, the chosen one. Salutation to your throat, which is good from wine, as Solomon said, O Mary the Virgin, bearer of great light. Cover me with the garment of grace and adorn me with the necklace that the wise have woven with skill. Salutation to your neck, which is pure and adorned, like a necklace not of gold or silver, O Mary the Virgin, who is likened to a necklace. My life is in danger if it is stripped and lost, and grant me honors until I do righteousness.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage continues the salutation sequence of the poem, addressing Mary's teeth, tongue, voice, breath, throat, and neck in successive strophes.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2891RepCh172","label":"betmas: Image of Mary","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2891RepCh172"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ሐሊበ፡ ዕጐልት፡","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'milk and ivory' (ሐሊበ፡ ዕጐልት፡) describes the teeth; 'ivory' (ዕጐልት) is a rare term in Geʿez, possibly a loan from Arabic ʿāj.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ታቦተ፡ ሕጋ፣","severity":"info","text":"Mary is called 'ark of the covenant of the law' (ታቦተ፡ ሕጋ፣), a typology rooted in Exodus 25 and developed in Ethiopian Orthodox tradition (cf. dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-nagara-maryam).","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-nagara-maryam","label":"gap dossier: Story of Mary (Nagara Māryām, also titled Gadla Māryām / Zenāha la-ʾƎgzǝʾtǝna Māryām)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-nagara-maryam"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ሰሎሞን፣","severity":"info","text":"Solomon (ሰሎሞን) is invoked as an authority on the throat's goodness from wine, likely referencing the Song of Songs, a common source for Marian imagery in Ethiopic poetry.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ርግብየ፡ ኅሪት።","severity":"info","text":"The epithet 'my dove, the chosen one' (ርግብየ፡ ኅሪት።) parallels the dove imagery in the Song of Songs and in other Ethiopic Marian hymns (cf. dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-nun-hail-mary).","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-nun-hail-mary","label":"gap dossier: Miracle of Mary: The nun whom the Virgin Mary asked to recite the Hail Mary more slowly because she enjoyed hearing it","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-nun-hail-mary"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ኢያዕፅበኒ፡ ዕርቃን፣","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'adorn me with the necklace' (ኢያዕፅበኒ፡ ዕርቃን፣) is textually uncertain; the Geʿez may be corrupt or contain a rare word for necklace, possibly a scribal error for ዕርቃን (necklace) or ዕርቃን (nakedness).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ኢያዕፅበኒ፡ ዕርቃን፣' is ambiguous: it may mean 'adorn me with the necklace' or, if ዕርቃን is read as 'nakedness', 'adorn me with nakedness', which is unlikely in context. The reading 'necklace' is adopted based on the parallel with 'garment of grace'.","The reference to Solomon (ሰሎሞን) is not explicit in the surviving text of the Song of Songs; it may allude to a lost Ethiopic commentary or a broader tradition."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":4,"ref":"p4","source":"ሰላም፡ ለመታክፍትኪ፡ እለ፡ ግሣት፡ እማንቱ፣ ለጌጋይ፡ እምነ፡ አርዑቱ፣\nማርያም፡ ድንግል ለሆሜዕ፡ ሠርጐ፡ ትርሲቱ፣ በልኒ፡ እግዝእትየ፡ ጸሕቀ፡ ሕሊናየ፡ ዝንቱ፣ ፍኖተ፡ የማን ይምራሕከ፡ ወተአኩት፡ ቦቱ። ሰላም፡ ለዘባንኪ፡ እምዘባነ፡ ኪሩብ፡ ዘዐብየ፣ ሐዚሎ፡ እሳተ፡ ወእምርስነ፡\nነዱ፡ ኢዉዕየ፣ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ፈጻሚተ፡ ኩሉ፡ ጻሕቅየ፣ ሀብኒ፡ እግዝእትየ፡ ዘተመነይኩ፡ ሠናየ፣ እንበለ አፅርዖ፡ ፍጡነ፡ በጺሐኪ፡\nዝየ። ሰላም፡ ለእንግድዓኪ፡ ለእሳተ፡ መለኮት፡ ምርፋቁ፣ ዘይቄድስ፡ ነፍሰ፡ ወያጥዒ፡\nሞቁ፣ ማርያም ድንግል፡ ለነዳይ፡ ንዋየ፡ ወርቁ፣ እመ፡ ነገደ፡ ርኅቀ፡ ወሖረ፡ ዕራቁ፣ ኢያኀዝኖ፡ ሲሳይ፡ እስመ አንቲ፡ ስንቁ። ሰላም፡ ለኅፅንኪ፡ ለጥበበ፡ ሰማይ፡ ምዕራፋ፣ ዘኢትረከብ፡ ሱታፋ፣ ማርያም፡\nድንግል፡ ጸጋዊተ ሰላም፡ ወተስፋ፣ ኩንኒ፡ እግዚእተየ፡ ቅድመ፡ ፀርየ፡ ሐገፋ፣ ከመ፡ ዖፍ፡ አፍኅርቲሃ፡ ትሜጫዉር በክንፋ። ሰላም፡ ለአእዳዉኪ፡ እሳተ፡ መለኮት፡ እለ፡ ገሠሣ፣ አውቃፈ፡ ብሩረ፡ ወወርቅ፡\nለሥርጋዌሆን ኢኀሠሣ፣ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ለመካን፡ ህንባበ፡ ከርሣ፣ አንጽሕኒ፡ እግዝእትየ፡ ለፍትወተ ዓለም፡ እምርኩሳ፣ በዲበ፡ ሥጋየ፡\nኢትንበር፡ ነጊሣ። ሰላም፡ ለመዛርዕኪ፡ ዘተረሰያ፡ ኃይለ፣ ከመ፡ ይፁራ፡ ነበልባለ፣ ማርያም፡\nድንግል፡ እንተ ኅጣእኪ፡ መምሰለ፣ ኃጢአትየ፡ ለገብርኪ፡ ከመ፡ ፈድፈደ፡ ተለዐለ፣ ከመ፡ ጥቅም፡ ዘባቢል ረስዩ፡ ንጉለ።","english":"Salutation to your jaws, which are strong, and to your palate, which is like a rose, O Mary the Virgin, the bridal chamber of the embroidery of the Trinity. Tell me, my Lady, the truth of my mind, this: the right path will guide you, and wonder is there. Salutation to your tongue, which is greater than the tongue of a cherub, girded with fire and from the secret of the mystery of the Incarnation, O Mary the Virgin, the fulfiller of all my truth. Give me, my Lady, the good thing for which I have hoped, without delay, quickly, by your arrival here. Salutation to your uvula, the furnace of the fire of divinity, which sanctifies the soul and removes its death, O Mary the Virgin, the treasure of the needy, the gold. If the tribe has gone far and the naked one has gone, who will take sustenance? For you are its store. Salutation to your bosom, the resting place of the wisdom of heaven, where the mystery is not found, O Mary the Virgin, the gracious one of peace and hope. Be, my Lady, before my enemy, a shame, like a bird whose chicks she protects, flying with her wing. Salutation to your hands, the fire of divinity, which are beautiful, the palms of crystal and gold for their adornment, O Mary the Virgin, for the place of the building of the womb. Cleanse me, my Lady, from the desire of the world, from filth, so that on my body there may be no stain. Salutation to your arms, which are arrayed with power, like a flame of fire, O Mary the Virgin, whose sin is like a likeness. My sins, for your servant, are like a flood that has risen, like a cloud that has accepted a king.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ሰላም፡ ለ...","severity":"info","text":"Each stanza opens with 'Salutation to your [body part]', a fixed formula in Geʿez hymns to Mary. The passage continues the anatomical sequence from the previous passage (teeth, tongue) with jaws, palate, tongue, uvula, bosom, hands, and arms.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2891RepCh172","label":"betmas: Image of Mary","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2891RepCh172"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ሆሜዕ፡ ሠርጐ፡ ትርሲቱ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'bridal chamber of the embroidery of the Trinity' is a dense theological metaphor. 'ሆሜዕ' (hōmeʿ) means 'bridal chamber', and 'ሠርጐ' (śärgʷa) is 'embroidery' or 'woven work', likely alluding to the incarnation as a divine tapestry.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"እሳተ፡ መለኮት","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'fire of divinity' (እሳተ መለኮት) echoes the burning bush theophany (Exodus 3:2–6) and the fiery chariot of Ezekiel 1, both common typologies for Mary as the bearer of divine presence.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ኢያኀዝኖ፡ ሲሳይ፡ እስመ አንቲ፡ ስንቁ","severity":"info","text":"The line 'If the tribe has gone far and the naked one has gone, who will take sustenance? For you are its store' reflects a motif of Mary as the sustainer of a dispersed or exiled community, possibly alluding to the Solomonic tradition of the lost tribes of Israel.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ከመ፡ ዖፍ፡ አፍኅርቲሃ፡ ትሜጫዉር በክንፋ","severity":"info","text":"The image of Mary as a bird protecting her chicks (ከመ ዖፍ አፍኅርቲሃ ትሜጫዉር በክንፋ) parallels the protective pelican or hen imagery in early Christian and Ethiopic Marian literature, e.g., in the 'Taʾamməra Maryam' miracles.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-taammera-maryam","label":"gap dossier: Miracles of Mary (Taʾammǝra Māryām)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-taammera-maryam"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ኢዉዕየ","severity":"caution","text":"The word 'ኢዉዕየ' (ʾuwwuʿya) is obscure; the English draft renders it 'mystery of the Incarnation', but the Geʿez may be corrupt or a rare loan. The reading is tentative.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ኢዉዕየ' (ʾuwwuʿya) is uncertain; it may be a corruption of 'ኢዓውዕ' (ʾuʿāwuʿ, 'mystery') or a unique term.","The line 'ከመ፡ ጥቅም፡ ዘባቢል ረስዩ፡ ንጉለ' is syntactically difficult; the English draft interprets it as 'like a cloud that has accepted a king', but the Geʿez may allow alternative readings."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":5,"ref":"p5","source":"ሰላም፡ እብል፡ ለኩርናዕኪ፡ እዌድሶ፣ ለእሳተ፡ መለኮት፡ በላዒ፡ አምጣነ፡\nኮነ፡ ትርአሶ፣ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ምዕዝት፡ ዘእምአንክሶ፣ ሀልዊ፡ ደርገ፡ ምስሌየ፡ እንዘ፡ አልብኪ፡ ተግኅሦ፣ ለሕሊና፡ ልብየ፡ ወትረ፡\nእንግርኪ፡ ማኅሠሣ። ሰላም፡ ለእመታትኪ፡ እለ፡ ጸንዓ፡ ይፍትላ፣ ሜላተ፡ ወወርቀ፡ በናዝሬት፡\nወበገሊላ፣ ማርያም ድንግል፡ ለዮዲት፡ ጥበበ፡ ቃላ፣ ብጽሒ፡ በሠረገላ፡ ንትመሐል፡ መሐላ፣ ከመ፡ ታኅድርኒ በብሔር፡ ዘተድላ። ሰላም፡ ለእራኃትኪ፡ እለ፡ ስፉሐት፡ ለመጥዎ፣ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ እስእለኪ፡\nበተስፋዎ፣ ከመ እክሀል፡ በበፆታሁ፡ ስብሐታተኪ፡ ዜንዎ፣ ለገብርኪ፡ ዓብድ፡ ምልእኒ፡ ለብዎ። ሰላም፡ ለአፃብፅኪ፡ እምእራኃ፡ እዴኪ፡ እለ፡ ሠረፃ፣ እምጉልቄ፡ ሠላድ፡\nወስብዕ፡ እንዘ ኢየሐፃ፣ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ደብረ፡ ኤልያስ፡ ነቢየ፡ ፋጻ፣ ዕቀብኒ፡ በረድኤትኪ፡ እምነ፡ እርዌ ዘፕፃ፣ ህየንተ፡\nሠናይ፡ ለሰብእ፡ ዘይሁብ፡ ዐመፃ። ሰላም፡ ለአፅፋረ፡ እዴኪ፡ መልዕልተ፡ አፃብዕ፡ እለ፡ ሠረቃ፣ በበሕቅ፡ ዘልፈ፡\nእንዘ፡ ይልኅቃ፣ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ማኅቶትየ፡ በውስተ፡ ጣቃ፣ኢትሰድኒ፡ ለገበርኪ፡ ለዓመትየ፡ በንፍቃ፣ ዝንቱ ውእቱ፡ ለልብየ፡ ጻሕቃ። ሰላም፡ ለአጥባትኪ፡ እለ፡ አውኃዛ፡ ፍጹመ፣ ድንግልናዌ፡ ሐሊበ፡ ዉስተ፡ አፈ፡\nአምላክ ቅድመ፣ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ እንተ፡ አምጻእኪ፡ ሰላመ፣ኅፅንኒ፡ በአጥባትኪ፡ ለእመ፡ ኮንኩ ደክታመ፣ ዘእንበሌኪ፡ ኢየኀሥሥ፡ እመ።","english":"Salutation, I say, to your uvula, and I praise it; to the fire of divinity which descended, how it became a vision, O Mary the Virgin, the sweetness from the beginning. Abide with me in rank, while I have no strife; to the thought of my heart, I will ever entreat you with recollection. Salutation to your breasts, which are strong in judgment, full of honey and gold in Nazareth and in Galilee, O Mary the Virgin, to Judith, the wisdom of the word. Arrive in a chariot; let us receive the oath, that you may lead me into the land of delight. Salutation to your arms, which are broad for the anointing, O Mary the Virgin; I ask you in hope, that I may be able, by his portion, to recount your praises, to your servant, the servant, fill me with understanding. Salutation to your fingers from the arms of your hands, which are red, from the ankle, the shin, and the lion, while it is not hidden, O Mary the Virgin, Mount Elijah, the prophet of the edge; protect me by your grace from the serpent of the pit, where it is good for man, who gives iniquity. Salutation to the nails of your hands above the fingers, which are red, each in its measure, while it is ever moist, O Mary the Virgin, my humility within the palm; save me for your servant for my year in the departure; this is for my heart, the truth. Salutation to your breasts, which have brought forth the perfect one, the virgin milk in the mouth of God before, O Mary the Virgin, who brought peace; embrace me with your breasts, if I have become a supplicant; without you, I will not seek, if.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ሰላም እብል ለኩርናዕኪ","severity":"info","text":"This passage continues the salutation formula of the preceding lines, now addressing the uvula (ኩርናዕ) and then moving to other body parts (breasts, arms, fingers, nails). The sequence follows a head-to-toe anatomical order typical of such encomiastic poems.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2891RepCh172","label":"betmas: Image of Mary","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2891RepCh172"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ኩርናዕ","severity":"info","text":"Geʿez ኩርናዕ (kurnāʿ) means 'uvula' or 'palate'. The English draft renders it as 'uvula', which is precise; the term is rare in Geʿez and appears in anatomical descriptions of the mouth.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"ማርያም ድንግል ምዕዝት ዘእምአንክሶ","severity":"info","text":"The epithet 'sweetness from the beginning' (ምዕዝት ዘእምአንክሶ) echoes the idea of Mary as the source of sweetness, a motif found in Ethiopic Marian hymns. The reference to 'fire of divinity' (እሳተ መለኮት) may allude to the Holy Spirit or divine presence.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-nagara-maryam","label":"gap dossier: Story of Mary (Nagara Māryām, also titled Gadla Māryām / Zenāha la-ʾƎgzǝʾtǝna Māryām)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-nagara-maryam"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ለእራኃትኪ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'your arms, which are broad for the anointing' (ለእራኃትኪ እለ ስፉሐት ለመጥዎ) may evoke the anointing of kings or priests, but no direct biblical verse is cited. The request for protection from the serpent (እርዌ ዘፕፃ) recalls Psalm 91 (90 LXX) imagery of serpentine danger.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ማርያም ድንግል ደብረ ኤልያስ ነቢየ ፋጻ","severity":"info","text":"The invocation of 'Mount Elijah, the prophet of the edge' (ደብረ ኤልያስ ነቢየ ፋጻ) is a unique epithet. It may refer to a local Ethiopian tradition linking Mary to Mount Elijah, possibly a site of pilgrimage or monastic foundation.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-taammera-maryam","label":"gap dossier: Miracles of Mary (Taʾammǝra Māryām)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-taammera-maryam"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ለእመታትኪ","severity":"caution","text":"The Geʿez ለእመታትኪ (la-ʾəmmatātki) is ambiguous: it could mean 'your breasts' (as in the English draft) or 'your mothers' (plural). Given the context of body-part salutations, 'breasts' is the intended reading, but the form is unusual and may be a scribal variant.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The term ለእመታትኪ could be interpreted as 'your mothers' but contextually means 'your breasts'.","The phrase 'Mount Elijah, the prophet of the edge' (ደብረ ኤልያስ ነቢየ ፋጻ) is obscure; 'edge' may refer to a sword or a boundary.","The final line 'embrace me with your breasts, if I have become a supplicant' is syntactically broken in Geʿez, possibly due to textual corruption."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":6,"ref":"p6","source":"ሰላም፡ ለገቦኪ፡ ዘሐመልማለ፡ ወርቅ፡ ክዳኑ፣ በከመ፡ ዳዊት፡ ይዜኑ፣ ማርያም፡\nድንግል ለያዕቆብ፡ ሞገሰ፡ ሥኑ፣ በልኒ፡ እግዝእትየ፡ አፈቅረከ፡ አኮኑ፣ እንዘ፡ ረዳኢትከ፡ አነ፡ ዘይክለከ መኑ። ሰላም፡ ለከርሥኪ፡ ዘአፈድፈደ፡ ተበፅዖ፣ እምታቦተ፡ ሙሴ፡ ነቢይ፡ ለጽሌ፡\nትእዛዝ፡ ዘየኀብኦ፣ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ጊዜ፡ ጽዋዕኩኪ፡ በአስተብቀዖ፣ ለፀርየ፡ ብእሴ፡ ዐመፃ፡ ኃይለ፡ ዚአኪ ይጽብዖ፣ እስከነ፡\nያስቆቁ፡ ጥቀ፡ ድኅሪተ፡ ገቢኦ። ሰላም፡ ለልብኪ፡ እምነ፡ በቀል፡ ርጉቅ፣ አምጣነ፡ ዐረብ፡ ወሠርቅ፣ ማርያም፡\nድንግል፡ ገነት ኅሩያን፡ ደቂቅ፣ ክድንኒ፡ ልብሰ፡ ከብካብ፡ ለቅኑይኪ፡ ዕሩቅ፣ ከመ፡ ጾደሬ፡ ጽጌሁ፡ ዘወርቅ። ሰላም፡ እብል፡ ለኩልያትኪ፡ ክልኤ፣ ዘቅብዐ፡ ክህነት፡ ቀርን፡ ወዘወይነ፡\nትፍሥሕት፡ ግምዔ፣ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ በልኒ፡ ቅድመ፡ ጉባኤ፣ ሕፃንየ፡ በእንቲአየ፡ ይከዉነከ፡ ረዳኤ፣ እመራደ ፀርከ፡ ሕቀ፡ ኢትፍራህ፡\nትንሣኤ። ሰላም፡ ለሕሊናኪ፡ ሐልዮ፡ ሠናያት፡ ልማዱ፣ ወገቢረ፡ ምሕረት፡ መፍቅዱ፣\nማርያምን ድንግል፡ ለዳዊት፡ ወለተ፡ ወልዱ፣ ንዝሕኒ፡ በአዛብኪ፡ ዘይትረከብ፡ ዘመዱ፣ ወበማየ፡ ሕይወት ሕፀብኒ፡ እምበረደ፡ እፃዕዱ። ሰላም፡ ለአማዑትኪ፡ ነበልባለ፡ ኀዘን፡ ዘአውዐዮ፣ እመ፡ ወዐለ፡ ወልድኪ፡\nስቁለ፡ በቀራንዮ፣ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ፀምረ፡ ጠል፡ ዘተነብዩ፣ ጌጋይየ፡ ለአስተሥርዮ፡ እንተ፡ አልብኪ፡ ተፈልዮ፣ በሥርዐተ፡ ካህን፡\nላዕሌየ፡ አንቲ፡ ጸልዮ።","english":"Salutation to your chest, which is covered with gold that blooms like a flower, as David sings, O Mary the Virgin, the grace of Jacob’s beauty. Tell me, my Lady, do I not love you? While I am your helper, who can overcome me? Salutation to your womb, which was filled with the ark, from the tablet of Moses the prophet, for the sake of the commandment that he hid, O Mary the Virgin. When I sought you in the sanctuary, let the power of your might strike down my enemy, the man of iniquity, until they are utterly silenced after his entry. Salutation to your heart, which is far from evil, from the west and the east, O Mary the Virgin, the garden of the chosen children. Clothe me with the garment of the star for your true and distant one, like the rose of gold. Salutation I say to your two kidneys, the horn of the priesthood and the vine of joy, O Mary the Virgin. Tell me before the assembly, my child, for my sake, will be your helper? If your enemy is a serpent, do not fear the resurrection. Salutation to your mind, the abode of good habits, and the measure of mercy, O Mary the Virgin, daughter of David’s son. Spare me from your left side, where the lineage is found, and sprinkle me with the water of life from the cold of the branches. Salutation to your entrails, the flame of sorrow that burned when your Son ascended the cross at Golgotha, O Mary the Virgin, the blossom of dew that was prophesied. My error, which has no distinction for you, to absolve it, by the order of the priest, pray over me.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ለገቦኪ (legabboki)","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez term ገቦ (gabbo) denotes the chest or breast area, distinct from ጡት (ṭut, nipple) or ልብ (libb, heart). The English draft renders it as 'chest'.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2891RepCh172","label":"betmas: Image of Mary","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2891RepCh172"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ከመ ዳዊት ይዜኑ (kama Dawit yzennu)","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'as David sings' likely alludes to the Psalms, where Davidic typology is applied to Mary. No specific verse is cited, but the reference evokes the Davidic lineage of Christ.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"እምታቦተ ሙሴ ነቢይ (ʼəm-tabota Musse nabiy)","severity":"info","text":"The 'ark of Moses' refers to the Ark of the Covenant, here typologically linked to Mary's womb. This Marian typology is common in Ethiopic hymnody, echoing the Ark as a vessel of divine presence.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-nagara-maryam","label":"gap dossier: Story of Mary (Nagara Māryām, also titled Gadla Māryām / Zenāha la-ʾƎgzǝʾtǝna Māryām)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-nagara-maryam"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ሰላም (salām) ... ሰላም ... ሰላም","severity":"info","text":"The passage is structured as a series of salutations (ሰላም, salām) to Mary's body parts, each followed by a descriptive clause. This anaphoric pattern is typical of Ethiopic 'salutation' hymns (malkəʿ).","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2891RepCh172","label":"betmas: Image of Mary","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2891RepCh172"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ለኩልያትኪ ክልኤ (la-kulyātaki kəlləʾe)","severity":"info","text":"The 'two kidneys' (ኩልያት, kulyāt) are addressed as 'horn of the priesthood' and 'vine of joy'. This pairing of bodily organs with sacerdotal and festal imagery is paralleled in other Ethiopic Marian hymns, e.g., in the Taʾammərā Maryam.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-taammera-maryam","label":"gap dossier: Miracles of Mary (Taʾammǝra Māryām)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-taammera-maryam"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ንዝሕኒ በአዛብኪ (nəzəḥni ba-ʾazābki)","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'spare me from your left side' is ambiguous: አዛብ (ʾazāb) can mean 'left' or 'north', and the sense may be spatial or symbolic. The English draft opts for 'left side', but a directional reading ('north') is also possible in Geʿez.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The term አዛብ (ʾazāb) may mean 'left' or 'north', leaving the spatial or symbolic reference uncertain.","The phrase 'your true and distant one' (ለቅኑይኪ ዕሩቅ) is obscure; ዕሩቅ (ʿəruq) could mean 'distant' or 'hidden', and the referent is unclear."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":7,"ref":"p7","source":"ሰላም፡ ለንዋየ፡ ዉሥጥኪ፡ አምሳለ፡ ንዋያ፡ ለደብተራ፣ ስብሐተ፡ ልዑል፡\nዘይሜዉራ፣ ማርያም ድንግል፡ ትምክሕተ፡ ደቂቃ፡ ለሣራ፣ ባልሕኒ፡ ወለተ፡ ቅስራ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ጽልመት፡ እምፃዕራ፣ እስመ፡ መቅዓን፡\nወጠዋይ፡ ምሕዋራ። ሰላም፡ ለንዋየ፡ ውሥጥኪ፡ አምሳለ፡ ንዋያ፡ ለመቅደስ፣ ንዋይኪሰ፡ ኢየሱስ፡\nክርስቶስ፣ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ዘገዳመ፡ ሲና፡ ጳጦስ፣ ከመ፡ ያነቅሖ፡ ለልበ፡ ዘፋኒ፡ ናብሊስ፣ ፍቅርኪ ያንቅሐኒ፡ በሥጋ፡ ወነፍስ። ሰላም፡ ለኅንብርትኪ፡ ከመ፡ ማዕከክ፡ ርእየቱ፣ ዘኢየዓርቅ፡ እምቱስሕቱ፣\nማርያም፡ ድንግል ለካህን፡ ዕፀ፡ ኅርየቱ፣ ከመ፡ ኢይኩን፡ ፅሩዐ፡ ንባበ፡ አፍየ፡ ዝንቱ፣ በጽዋዐ፡ ኪሩብ፡ ደዩዮ ወሥጢዮ፡ ሎቱ። ሰላም፡ ለማኅፀንኪ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ማኅፈዱ፣ ዘሐነፀኪ፡ የማነ፡ እዱ፣\nማርያም፡ ድንግል ምዕዝት፡ ዘእምናርዱ፣ ኀቤኪ፡ ያንቀዐዱ፡ ለረኪበ፡ ኩሉ፡ መፍቅዱ፣ ምስለ፡ ካልኡ፡ ዐይንየ አሐዱ። ሰላም፡ ለማኅፀንኪ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ዘውጉ፣ ብዑድ፡ ሥርዐቱ፡ ወፍሉጥ፡ ሕጉ፣\nማርያም ድንግል፡ ለአስካለ፡ ሕይወት፡ ሐረጉ፣ በልኒ፡ እግዝእትየ፡ ኃጢአተከ፡ ኀደጉ፣ ወመኃልየከ ስማየ፡ አዕረጉ። ሰላም፡ እብል፡ ለድንግልናኪ፡ ዕፅው፣ እንተ፡ እምኔሁ፡ ሠረቀ፡ ፀሐየ፡\nመለኮት፡ ኅትው፣ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ዘሥነ፡ ንጽሕኪ፡ ፍትው፣ ለኀዲር፡ በበፍናዉ፡ በአህጉር፡ ወበድው፣ ዕቀብኒ ወለቶሙ፡ ለጌራን፡\nአበዉ።","english":"Salutation to the treasure within you, like the treasure of the tablet, the praise of the Most High who is adorned, Mary the Virgin, the boast of the delicate one for Sarah. Show me, daughter of the priest, for the world of darkness from the dawn, for the sanctuary and the one who encircles the altar. Salutation to the treasure within you, like the treasure of the sanctuary, your treasure is Jesus Christ, Mary the Virgin of the desert of Sinai, Paul, as it awakens the heart of the one who says \"Nablis,\" your love awakens me in body and soul. Salutation to your womb, like the center of his vision, which does not wither from its perfection, Mary the Virgin, for the priest, the wood of his creation, that this utterance of my mouth may not be cut off, for the cherubim have prepared and arranged it for him. Salutation to your womb, the hiding place of God, which your right hand has consecrated, Mary the Virgin, a plant more fragrant than myrrh, to you they hasten for the one who has found all his refuge, with my other eye, one. Salutation to your womb, for God who is great, whose ordinance is vast and whose law is distinct, Mary the Virgin, the vine of the tree of life. Tell me, my Lady, I have forgiven your sin, and I have set my ear to your melody. Salutation I say to your virginity, steadfast, from which the sun of hidden divinity dawned, Mary the Virgin, whose pure beauty is splendid, to dwell in each of his faces, in regions and in the wilderness. Guard me and the children of the strangers, the fathers.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage consists of five salutation units, each beginning with ሰላም (salutation) and addressed to a different aspect of Mary: the treasure within, the womb, the hiding place, the womb again, and her virginity.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ንዋየ ዉሥጥኪ","severity":"info","text":"ንዋየ ዉሥጥኪ (treasure within you) is a recurring phrase that metaphorically refers to the divine presence or Christ within Mary, echoing the typology of the Ark of the Covenant as a container of sacred objects.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ለካህን ዕፀ ኅርየቱ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'wood of his creation' (ዕፀ ኅርየቱ) may allude to the Cross as the Tree of Life, a common typology in Ethiopic hymnody, though no direct scriptural citation is explicit.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ጳጦስ","severity":"info","text":"The mention of Paul (ጳጦስ) in connection with Sinai suggests a link to the tradition of St. Paul of Thebes or Paul the Hermit, often associated with desert asceticism in Ethiopic hagiography.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-nun-hail-mary","label":"gap dossier: Miracle of Mary: The nun whom the Virgin Mary asked to recite the Hail Mary more slowly because she enjoyed hearing it","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-nun-hail-mary"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ማርያም ድንግል ዘገዳመ ሲና","severity":"info","text":"The epithet 'Mary of the desert of Sinai' parallels the Coptic tradition of Mary as the New Sinai, where the Law was given, now replaced by the Incarnation.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:coptic-anonymous-lament-mary","label":"gap dossier: Lament of the Virgin (Lament of Mary)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/coptic-anonymous-lament-mary"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ናብሊስ","severity":"caution","text":"The term ናብሊስ (Nablis) is obscure; it may be a proper name or a corrupted loanword. The English draft treats it as a personal name, but its meaning is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'Nablis' (ናብሊስ) is unclear; it may be a name or a term with unknown referent.","The phrase 'with my other eye, one' (ምስለ ካልኡ ዐይንየ አሐዱ) is syntactically ambiguous; it may indicate a prayer for unity or a reference to a physical or spiritual vision."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":8,"ref":"p8","source":"ሰላም፡ ለሐቋኪ፡ በትረ፡ ሌዋዊ፡ ሣዉዕ፣ ዘኢሐፀነኪ፡ ጠል፡ ወዘኢ፡ ሠቀየኪ፡\nነቅዕ፡ ማርያም ድንግል፡ እግዝእተ፡ መላእክት፡ ወሰብእ፣ ሰድኒ፡ ብሔረ፡ ፍግዕ፡ በትንባሌኪ፡ ባቀኑዕ፣ ምስለ ኅሩያንኪ፡ ደርገ፡ አሀሉ፡\nበስንዕ። ሰላም፡ ለአዮያጽኪ፡ እለ፡ ይነብራ፡ ድርገተ፣ እምነ፡ አብራክኪ፡ ላዕለ፡\nወእምነ፡ ሐቋኪ ታሕተ፣ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ እንተ፡ ኢተአምሪ፡ ርስሐተ፣ ጽባሐ፡ ወምሴተ፡ ኩሎ፡ ዕለተ፣ ዘይሰማዕ፡ ምሕረተኪ፡ ግብሪ፡\nሊተ። ሰላም፡ ለአብራክኪ፡ በስብሐተ፡ ልዑል፡ ዘአስተብረካ፣፥፡ እምአመ፡ ወሀቡኪ፡\nብፅዐ፡ ውስተ ኦሪታዊት፡ ታዕካ፣ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ መንበር፡ ዘእብነ፡ ፔካ፣ ጊዜ፡ ስደቶሙ፡ ለኃጥአን እምዐፀደ፡ ዐባይ፡ ፋሲካ፣\nፄውዉኒ፡ መንገሌኪ፡ እኩንኪ፡ ምህርካ። ሰላም፡ ለአእጋርኪ፡ እለ፡ ፃመዋ፡ በረዊፅ፣ እምቤተ፡ ልሔም፡ ዘይሁዳ፡ እስከ፡\nምድረ፡ ግብጽ፣ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ሥርጉተ፡ ነበልባል፡ ፅፅ፣ ለኀዲር፡ በቤተ፡ ናሕስ፡ እንተ፡ መልዕልተ፡ ኩኩሕ ሕኑጽ፣ አጥብብኒ፡\nበተግሣፅ፡ ወሥቅኒ፡ እምዳኅፅ። ሰላም፡ እብል፡ ለዘዚአኪ፡ ሰኩና፣ ዘኢድኅፀ፡ በውስተ፡ ፍና፣ ማርያም፡\nድንግል፡ ትእምርተ ኪዳን፡ ቀስተ፡ ደምና፣ አምዕዝኒ፡ በዕፍረትኪ፡ ወጸግውኒ፡ ጥዒና፣ በከመ፡ ትገብር፡ እም ለንኡስ፡ ሕፃና። ሰላም፡ ለመከየድኪ፡ እለ፡ ረከቦን፡ መከራ፣ እምፍርሃተ፡ ቀተልት፡ ሐራ፣\nእንበለ፡ አሣእን፡ አመ ሖራ፣ ማርይም፡ ድንግል፡ ታቦተ፡ ቃለ፡ ጽድቅ፡ መንፈቀ፡ ዕሥራ፣ ዕጐላት፡ እምዕጐሊሆን ከመ፡ ኪያኪ፡ አፍቅራ፣\nአፍቀርኩኪ፡ አፍቅርኒ፡ እምይእዜ፡ ለግሙራ።","english":"Salutation to your waist, the staff of the Levite, the sixth, who carved you with dew and who adorned you with a necklace. Mary the Virgin, Lady of angels and men, clothe me in the land of joy with your glory in the sanctuary, with your chosen ones, rank upon rank, I will be in the sweetness of the salutation to your sides, which dwell in the sanctuary. From your knees above and from your waist below, Mary the Virgin, who knows the art of painting, morning and evening every day, whoever hears your mercy, the deed for me. Salutation to your knees with the praise of the Most High who was blessed, from the time they gave you the pure one within the Ark of the Law, Mary the Virgin, the throne of precious stone, at the time of the persecution of the sinners from the field of the great Passover. Show me your path, I will be your disciple. Salutation to your feet, which trod the desert, from Bethlehem of Judah to the land of Egypt. Mary the Virgin, adorned with the flame of the flower, for lodging in the house of brass, which is above the vault of the arch, bind me with discipline and save me from distress. I say salutation to your possession, which did not depart from the path. Mary the Virgin, the sign of the covenant, the bow of blood, make me sweet with your shame and grant me a taste, as a mother does for a small child. Salutation to your loins, which found affliction from the fear of the murderers of Hara, without tarrying when they went. Mary the Virgin, the ark of the word of righteousness in the midst of the twenty, calves from their calves like you, I love. I have loved you, love me from now until the end.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ሰላም፡ ለሐቋኪ፡ … ሰላም፡ ለአብራክኪ፡ … ሰላም፡ ለአእጋርኪ፡ … ሰላም፡ እብል፡ ለዘዚአኪ፡ … ሰላም፡ ለመከየድኪ፡","severity":"info","text":"The passage is a series of salutations to parts of Mary’s body (waist, knees, feet, possession, loins), each introduced by ሰላም፡, following the pattern of the earlier passage.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2891RepCh172","label":"betmas: Image of Mary","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2891RepCh172"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ሐቋኪ","severity":"info","text":"ሐቋኪ (ḥaḳḳāki) is a Geʿez term for “waist” or “loins,” here the object of the first salutation. The English draft renders it as “waist” and later “loins” for መከየድኪ, showing a distinction in the Geʿez.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ኦሪታዊት፡ ታዕካ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase “Ark of the Law” (ኦሪታዊት ታዕካ) alludes to the Ark of the Covenant, a key Old Testament symbol, here associated with Mary as a pure vessel.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"እምቤተ፡ ልሔም፡ ዘይሁዳ፡ እስከ፡ ምድረ፡ ግብጽ","severity":"info","text":"The journey from Bethlehem of Judah to Egypt recalls the Holy Family’s flight into Egypt, a common motif in Ethiopic Marian literature.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-nagara-maryam","label":"gap dossier: Story of Mary (Nagara Māryām, also titled Gadla Māryām / Zenāha la-ʾƎgzǝʾtǝna Māryām)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-nagara-maryam"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ታቦተ፡ ቃለ፡ ጽድቅ፡ መንፈቀ፡ ዕሥራ","severity":"info","text":"Mary is called “ark of the word of righteousness in the midst of the twenty,” likely a reference to the twenty priests or elders in Ethiopian tradition, emphasizing her role as a vessel of divine truth.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ማርይም፡","severity":"caution","text":"The spelling ማርይም፡ (Māryām) appears once, differing from the usual ማርያም፡ (Māryām). This may be a scribal variant or error; the sense is unchanged.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The referent of “the sixth” (ሣዉዕ) in the first line is unclear; it may modify the Levite or be a separate title.","The phrase “the bow of blood” (ቀስተ፡ ደምና) is obscure; it may be a metaphor for the covenant or a specific iconographic detail.","The identity of “the twenty” (ዕሥራ) is not specified; it could refer to a group of priests, elders, or a liturgical context."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":9,"ref":"p9","source":"ሰላም፡ እብል፡ ዘአእጋርኪ፡ አፃብዐ፣ ሐሳበ፡ ጉልቆን፡ ዘኮነ፡ ምስለ፡ ስድስ፡\nርብዐ፣ ማርያም ድንግል፡ ዘተሰመይኪ፡ ምሥዋዐ፣ በረዊፅ፡ ወብጉጉዓ፡ አፍጥኒ፡ መጺአ፣ ሶብ፡ አፋየ፡ ስመኪ ጸውዐ። ሰላም፡ ለአፅፋረ፡ እግርኪ፡ ዘኢፈቀዳ፡ ለሥርጋዌ፣ ጥምዐታተ፡ ሕምር፡ ምድራዌ፣\nማርያም ድንግል፡ ሐውልተ፡ ስምዕ፡ ዘወልደ፡ ነዌ፣ ሥቅኑ፡ እምትንታኔ፡ ወባልሕኒ፡ እምአርቄ፣ ላዕለ እምየ፡ ዘአምጽአ፡ ደዌ። ሰላም፡ ለቆምኪ፡ በቀልተ፡ ዘተመሰለ፣ ኀበ፡ ሙኃዘ፡ ማይ፡ ዘበቁለ፣ ማርያም፡\nድንግል እስእለኪ፡ ስኢለ፣ ኢይረድ፡ ታሕቲተ፡ ምጥቅኒ፡ ላዕለ፣ ኢረከብኩ፡ በርኅራጌ፡ ከማኪ ዘብዕለ። ሰላም፡ ለመልክዕኪ፡ ዘተሠርገወ፡ አሚረ፣ ዘያበርህ፡ ወትረ፣ ፍቅርትየ፡ አንቲ፡\nእንተ፡ ታበድሪ ፍቅረ፣ አርእይኒ፡ ገጸ፡ ዚአኪ፡ ማርያም፡ ምዕረ፣ ዘኢይሰምዖ፡ ካልእ፡ እንግርኪ፡ ነገረ። ሰላም፡ ለፀአተ፡ ነፍስኪ፡ እንበለ፡ ፃዕር፡ ወፃማ፣ ለነቢር፡ ዘልፈ፡ በየማነ፡\nወልድኪ፡ ፌማ፣ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ክልልተ፡ ሞገሰ፡ ወግርማ፣ አጽንዒ፡ በረድኤትኪ፡ ለሕይወትየ፡ ድካማ፣ እምሕይወተ፡ ጌራን፡ አበው፡\nኢታሕጽጺ፡ ዐቅማ። ሰላም፡ እብል፡ ለበድነ፡ ሥጋኪ፡ ጽሩየ፣ ዘተመሰለ፡ ባሕርየ፣ ማርያም፡\nድንግል፡ ዐፀደ፡ ወይንየ፣ ንስቲተ፡ ለዕበይኪ፡ እንተ፡ አቅረብኩ፡ ግናየ፣ ኢይትኅደግ፡ ዲበ፡ ምድር፡ ምሥጢ፡ ሰማየ። ሰላም፡ ለግንዘተ፡ ሥጋኪ፡ በእደ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ አርጋብ፣ በአፈወ፡ ዕፍረት፡\nቅድው፡ ዘሐሳበ፡ ጫጡ ዕፁብ፣ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ወለተ፡ ኅሩያን፡ ሕዝብ፣ ረሰይኩኪ፡ እግዝእትየ፡ ህየንተ፡ እም ወአብ፣ ይኅፅነኒ፡\nከመ፡ ጥብ፡ ፍቅርኪ፡ ሐሊብ።","english":"Salutation to your fingers, the counting of the column which was with the sixth quarter. Mary the Virgin, who was named the place of meeting, in white and in red; hasten my coming when my mouth calls your name. Salutation to the nails of your feet, which desired the sandal, the thorns of the earthly myrrh. Mary the Virgin, the wonder of Simeon, son of Noah; remove me from lamentation and save me from bitterness, above what brought disease. Salutation to your stature, like a shoot, to the place of the water of the pool. Mary the Virgin, I ask you, help me; may I find beneath the covering above, I have found in the abundance of your like who is a husband. Salutation to your form, which was woven with command, which shines always; you are my love, who increases love; show me your face, Mary the merciful, whose word no other hears. Salutation to the departure of your soul without pain and fasting, to the dwelling forever at the right hand of your son. Mary the Virgin, crown of grace and majesty; strengthen my weak life with your help; from the life of the elders of Geran, may you not cut off the root. Salutation I say to the pure body of your flesh, which was like the sea. Mary the Virgin, the vineyard; a little of your greatness, whose praise I have offered; may the mystery of heaven not be hidden upon the earth. Salutation to the burial of your body by the hands of the apostles, the elders, with the fragrance of myrrh, the pure, the counting of the wonderful thorns. Mary the Virgin, daughter of the chosen people; I have chosen you, my Lady, as a mother and father; may the love of your milk cover me like a garment.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage continues the salutation series of the poem, addressing Mary's fingers, nails, stature, form, soul, body, and burial, each introduced by ሰላም፡ (salutation).","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2891RepCh172","label":"betmas: Image of Mary","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2891RepCh172"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ምሥዋዐ","severity":"info","text":"ምሥዋዐ (mǝšwāʿa) means 'place of meeting' or 'altar,' likely a reference to Mary as a type of sanctuary or meeting place between divine and human.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2891RepCh172","label":"betmas: Image of Mary","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2891RepCh172"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ሐውልተ፡ ስምዕ፡ ዘወልደ፡ ነዌ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'wonder of Simeon, son of Noah' echoes the apocryphal tradition of Simeon (often identified with the priest Simeon in Luke 2:25-35) who recognized Christ; 'son of Noah' is an unusual epithet, possibly a textual corruption or a reference to a legendary figure.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-taammera-maryam","label":"gap dossier: Miracles of Mary (Taʾammǝra Māryām)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-taammera-maryam"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ጥምዐታተ፡ ሕምር፡ ምድራዌ","severity":"info","text":"The 'thorns of the earthly myrrh' (ጥምዐታተ፡ ሕምር፡ ምድራዌ) likely alludes to the myrrh used in burial and the thorns of Christ's crown, linking Mary's suffering to Christ's passion.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-nagara-maryam","label":"gap dossier: Story of Mary (Nagara Māryām, also titled Gadla Māryām / Zenāha la-ʾƎgzǝʾtǝna Māryām)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-nagara-maryam"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The reference to 'the life of the elders of Geran' (ጌራን፡ አበው) may point to a local Ethiopian tradition or a monastic community, though the toponym 'Geran' is not widely attested.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-prayer-mary-bartos","label":"gap dossier: Prayer of Our Lady Mary which she prayed in the country of Bartos","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-prayer-mary-bartos"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ዘወልደ፡ ነዌ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'son of Noah' (ዘወልደ፡ ነዌ) is problematic; Simeon is not biblically a son of Noah. This may be a scribal error or a conflation with another figure, such as Shem, son of Noah, in Ethiopian tradition.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2891RepCh172","label":"betmas: Image of Mary","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2891RepCh172"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'Simeon, son of Noah' is unclear; it may be a corruption or a reference to a non-biblical tradition.","The toponym 'Geran' is not identified; it could be a place name or a personal name.","The phrase 'the counting of the column which was with the sixth quarter' is obscure and may refer to a liturgical or architectural feature."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":10,"ref":"p10","source":"ሰላም፡ ለመቃብርኪ፡ ለጌቴሴማኒ፡ በመርኅባ፣ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ለኢየሩሳሌም፡\nቅሩባ፣ ማርያም ድንግል፡ ለሀገረ፡ መንግሥት፡ ርግባ፣ ትትሜጦ፡ ወርቀ፡ እምአፌር፡ ወጸበለ፡ አፈው፡ እምሳባ፣ ጌቴሴማኒ፡ ለሥጋኪ፡\nምስካባ። ሰላም፡ ለመቃብርኪ፡ ለኢየሩሳሌም፡ በአድያማ፣ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ጌቴሴማኒ፡ ስማ፣\nማርያም ሰንበት፡ ዕረፍተ፡ ጽዑራን፡ እምፃማ፣ አመ፡ ኅደረ፡ ላዕሌኪ፡ ፀሐየ፡ ቅዱሳን፡ ዘራማ፣ ኃይለ ልዑል፡ ጸለለኪ፡ በመንክር፡\nግርማ። ሰላም፡ ለፍልሰተ፡ ሥጋኪ፡ መካነ፡ ፍሥሓ፡ ምጡቀ፣ በአእባነ፡ ባሕርይ፡\nዘተነድቀ፣ ማርያም ድብተራ፡ እንተ፡ ኢትትከደኒ፡ ሠቀ፣ ጽሒፈ፡ ውዳሴኪ፡ እምኢኀልቀ፡ ሶበ፡ ኮነ፡ ጥቀ፣ ዝናመ ክረምት፡ ቀለመ፡\nወሰማይ፡ ረቀ። ሰላም፡ ለፍልሰተ፡ ሥጋኪ፡ ወለተ፡ ንጉሥ፡ ይሁዳ፣ ወወለተ፡ ሌዊ፡ እጐሁ፡\nዘሀብተ፡ ክህነቱ አገዳ፣ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ምዕዝት፡ ዘእምጽጌ፡ ረዳ፣ በጽሒፍ፡ ኢይፌጽሞ፡ ለስብሐትኪ እንግዳ፣ እመ፡ ኮነ፡ በቅድሜየ፡\nስፍሐ፡ ምድር፡ ሠሌዳ። ሰላም፡ ለፍልሰተ፡ ሥጋኪ፡ ደባትረ፡ ብርሃን፡ ኀበ፡ ተተክሉ፣ ለገነተ፡ ጽባሕ፡\nበማእከሉ፣ ውድስት፡ አንቲ፡ ወስብሕት፡ በአፈ፡ ኩሉ፣ እምነ፡ ጻድቃን፡ ዘታሕቱ፡ ወእምትጉሃን፡ ዘላዕሉ፣ ማርያም፡ ለኪ፡ ስብሐተ፡\nአደሉ። በዝንቱ፡ ቃለ፡ ማኅሌት፡ ወበዝንቱ፡ ይባቤ፣ ለዘይስእለኪ፡ ብእሲ፡ ጊዜ፡\nረከቦ፡ ምንዳቤ፣ ብጽሒ ፍጡነ፡ ትሠጠዊዮ፡ ዘይቤ፣ ማርያም፡ ዕንቁየ፡ ክርስቲሎቤ፣ ወምዕዝተ፡ ምግባር፡ እምከርቤ፣ ዘጸገየ፡ ማኅፀንኪ፡\nአፈወ፡ ነባቤ።","english":"Salutation to your tomb, to Gethsemane, in the cave, which is near Jerusalem. Mary the Virgin, for the city of the kingdom, a dove; she hastens, gold from the dust, and the leaves of the trees from the bush. Gethsemane, for your body, a dwelling place. Salutation to your tomb, to Jerusalem, in the regions, which is Gethsemane by name. Mary the Sabbath, rest of the ascetics from fasting, when the sun of the saints set over you, the power of the Most High overshadowed you in wondrous majesty. Salutation to the translation of your body, the place of joy, sweet, which was hewn from stones of the sea. Mary the hidden one, who hid me in the bosom; the writing of your praise is not exhausted, for it was strong; the rain of winter colored, and the sky was fine. Salutation to the translation of your body, daughter of the king of Judah, and daughter of Levi, whose hand gave the gift of his priesthood. Mary the Virgin, a pearl from the flower of the myrtle; in writing, I cannot finish your praise, a stranger, for before me there is the breadth of the earth, a tablet. Salutation to the translation of your body, the throne of light where it was planted, for the garden of the east in its midst. You are new and praised in the mouth of all, more than the righteous below and the glorious above. Mary, I have added praise to you. In this hymn and in this supplication, for the man who asks you at the time of his distress, come quickly and give him what he says. Mary, my pearl of Christ, and pearl of virtue from the balsam, which the womb of your mouth gave forth speech.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage is structured as a series of salutations to Mary's tomb, her body's translation, and her person, each introduced by ሰላም፡ (salutation).","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2891RepCh172","label":"betmas: Image of Mary","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2891RepCh172"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ጌቴሴማኒ","severity":"info","text":"Gethsemane is identified as the location of Mary's tomb, a tradition linking her burial to the Garden of Gethsemane near Jerusalem.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-nagara-maryam","label":"gap dossier: Story of Mary (Nagara Māryām, also titled Gadla Māryām / Zenāha la-ʾƎgzǝʾtǝna Māryām)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-nagara-maryam"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The reference to Mary as 'daughter of the king of Judah' and 'daughter of Levi' reflects a tradition of her Davidic and priestly lineage, common in Ethiopian Orthodox literature.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-taammera-maryam","label":"gap dossier: Miracles of Mary (Taʾammǝra Māryām)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-taammera-maryam"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ፀሐየ ቅዱሳን","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'sun of the saints' may allude to the transfiguration or the setting of Christ (the Sun of Righteousness) over Mary, echoing imagery from the Song of Songs or patristic typology.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This hymn is part of a larger corpus of Ethiopic Marian poetry used in liturgical settings, particularly in the ድርሳን (dərsan) tradition, and is preserved in manuscripts like Betmas.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2891RepCh172","label":"betmas: Image of Mary","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2891RepCh172"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ኢይፌጽሞ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'I cannot finish your praise' may indicate a textual break or a rhetorical topos of inexpressibility; the Geʿez is clear but the English draft's 'a stranger' is ambiguous.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'daughter of the king of Judah, and daughter of Levi' could be read as two separate genealogical claims or as a single composite lineage; the Geʿez syntax allows both.","The reference to 'the throne of light where it was planted' may refer to Mary's body or to a liturgical object; the antecedent is unclear."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":11,"ref":"p11","source":"ስብሐት፡ ለኪ፡ ማርያም፡ በጉልቄ፡ ኩሉ፡ ሥዕርትየ፣ ስብሐት፡ ለኪ፡ ማርያም፡\nበጉልቄ፡ ኩሉ አዕፅምትየ፣ ስብሐት፡ ለኪ፡ ማርያም፡ በጉልቄ፡ ኩሉ፡ ዘተርአየ፣ ስብሐት፡ ለኪ፡ ንግሥትየ በጉልቁቄ፡ ኩሉ፡\nዘኢያስተርአየ፣ ስብሐተ፡ ድንግልናኪ፡ ዘልፈ፡ ይነግር፡ አፉየ። እግዚአብሔር፡ ኅቤኪ፡ ፈነወ፡ ቃሎ፣ ገብርኤልሃ፡ አስተማሲሎ፣ ማርያም፡\nአምላክ፡ ዘወለድኪ በተደንግሎ፣ ሰላም፡ ሰላም፡ ወሰላም፡ እብሎ፣ለመልክዕኪ፡ ፈጺምየ፡ ኩሎ። ለዘኢያፈቅረኪ፡ እግዚትየ፡ ማርያም፡ ውኩፈ፡ ኢይኩን፡ ጽሎቱ፣ ይትገዘም፡ ኑኀ፡\nዓመቱ ወይጥፋእ፡ በከንቱ፣ በአፈ፡ መላእክት፡ ወሰብእ፡ ይትረገም፡ ለለሰዓቱ፣ ዘአስተማሰሎ በተውኔት፡ ለማኅሌተ፡ ንግሥኪ፡ ዝንቱ፣\nጌጋዩ፡ ወኃጢአቱ፡ ኢይትኃደግ፡ ሎቱ። ኦ፡ እግዝእትየ፡ ማርያም፡ ዕቀብኒ፡ ወአድኅንኒ፡ እመከራ፡ ሥጋ፡ ወነፍስ፡\nሊተ፡ ለገበርኪ፣ ሊተ ለአመትኪ። ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምኪ፡ ሐዋዝ።\n\nሰላም፡ ሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምኪ፡ ሐዋዝ፡","english":"Praise to you, Mary, on my knees, all my hair; praise to you, Mary, on my knees, all my bones; praise to you, Mary, on my knees, all that is seen; praise to you, my queen, on my knees, all that is unseen. Praise of your virginity my mouth proclaims continually. The Lord sent his word to you, Gabriel bearing it, Mary, God whom you bore in virginity. \"Peace, peace, and peace,\" I say, to your image, all of it finished. For him who loves you, my Lady Mary, may his prayer not be in vain; may the number of his years be prolonged, and may he not perish in vain; by the mouth of angels and men, may he be blessed every hour. He who composed this hymn of your queenship in verse, his error and his sin shall not be forgiven him. O my Lady Mary, guard me and save me from the affliction of body and soul, for me, your servant, for me, your handmaid. Peace to the remembrance of your name, sweet.\n\nPeace, peace to the remembrance of your name, sweet.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from a series of bodily prostration formulas (hair, bones, seen, unseen) to a direct address of the Annunciation, then to a petition for the devotee and a self-referential comment on the hymn's composition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ሥዕርትየ","severity":"info","text":"Geʿez ሥዕርትየ (śəʿrətya) 'my hair' is part of a series listing body parts offered in prostration, a motif found in Ethiopic praise poetry.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ገብርኤልሃ አስተማሲሎ","severity":"info","text":"The reference to Gabriel bearing the Lord's word to Mary echoes the Annunciation narrative (Luke 1:26–38).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"በተውኔት","severity":"info","text":"Geʿez በተውኔት (bätäwənet) 'in verse' indicates the hymn is self-consciously a poetic composition, a feature of Ethiopic liturgical poetry.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ጌጋዩ ወኃጢአቱ ኢይትኃደግ ሎቱ","severity":"caution","text":"The line 'his error and his sin shall not be forgiven him' is ambiguous: it may be a scribal curse on the composer or a conventional humility topos. The English draft takes it as a curse.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ሰላም ሰላም ወሰላም","severity":"info","text":"The triple 'Peace, peace, and peace' echoes the angelic salutation in Ethiopic liturgical tradition, paralleling the Trisagion.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'his error and his sin shall not be forgiven him' could be a scribal curse or a conventional humility topos; the English draft takes it as a curse.","The final line 'Peace, peace to the remembrance of your name, sweet' may be a refrain or a scribal addition."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":12,"ref":"p12","source":"ሰላም፡ ካልእ፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምኪ፡ ሐዋዝ፡","english":"Salutation, second, to the remembrance of your name, the strong one.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ሰላም፡ ካልእ፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምኪ፡ ሐዋዝ፡","severity":"info","text":"This line opens a new strophe in the poem, marked by the formulaic 'Salutation, second,' which is a common structural device in Ethiopic hymns to Mary, indicating a new section or stanza.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2891RepCh172","label":"betmas: Image of Mary","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2891RepCh172"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ሐዋዝ","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez term 'ḥawāz' (ሐዋዝ) means 'strong, mighty, powerful.' Here it likely modifies 'remembrance of your name,' emphasizing the enduring or potent nature of Mary's name in the liturgical context.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'remembrance of your name' (ዝክረ፡ ስምኪ) reflects a common devotional practice in Ethiopian Christianity, where the invocation of Mary's name is believed to have protective and intercessory power.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-nun-hail-mary","label":"gap dossier: Miracle of Mary: The nun whom the Virgin Mary asked to recite the Hail Mary more slowly because she enjoyed hearing it","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-nun-hail-mary"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ሰላም፡ ካልእ፡","severity":"info","text":"The opening 'Salutation, second' parallels the structure of the 'Salutation to Mary' (ሰላም ለማርያም) found in the Ethiopian Orthodox liturgy, where multiple salutations are addressed to Mary in a series.","cites":[{"key":"ed:LIT2891RepCh172","label":"source edition: Image of Mary","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2891RepCh172"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'to the remembrance of your name, the strong one' could be interpreted as either 'the strong remembrance of your name' or 'the remembrance of your strong name'; the Geʿez syntax allows both readings."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]}]}