{"slug":"LIT2897RepCh178","id":"ethiopic:betmas:LIT2897RepCh178","title":"Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Anne","author":"Anonymous","genre":"hagiography","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":"2026-11-15T04:53:03Z","cost_usd":0.002969},"source":{"registry_id":"ethiopic:betmas:LIT2897RepCh178","work_id":"LIT2897RepCh178","edition":"betmas","language":"","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0 (per file); site footer states NC-SA - treat as NC","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2897RepCh178"},"stats":{"passages":5,"english_words":936,"coptic_letters":0,"commentary_units":26,"commentary_kinds":7,"derived_notes":0,"ambiguities":9,"work_notes":5,"external_links":2,"timeline":3},"summary":{"work":"LIT2897RepCh178","abstract":"The Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Anne is an anonymous Geʿez poetic work in the malkǝʾ genre, which praises a saint by enumerating body parts and virtues. It is addressed to St Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary, and survives in a single manuscript witness (Rep. Ch. 178). The text lacks internal dating and is placed broadly in the later Solomonic period based on manuscript context. Anne’s cult in Ethiopia is secondary to Mary’s, and the hymn likely served in monastic or private devotion rather than standard liturgy. The edition presents only the Geʿez text without critical apparatus or translation, limiting accessibility.","historical_context":"The hymn is composed in Geʿez, the classical liturgical language of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. It survives in a single manuscript (Rep. Ch. 178), which provides no colophon or explicit date; scholars assign it to the later Solomonic period (roughly 13th–18th centuries) based on paleographic and codicological context. The malkǝʾ genre flourished in Ethiopian hagiography, with hymns to Mary, Jesus, and various saints. St Anne’s cult, though present, is less prominent than that of Mary, and this hymn likely originated in a monastic or private devotional setting. The text’s transmission is limited to this single witness, suggesting a narrow circulation. The lack of a critical edition or translation hinders broader study.","significance":"This hymn is a rare witness to the veneration of St Anne in Ethiopian Orthodox tradition, supplementing the more common Marian devotion. It exemplifies the malkǝʾ genre’s structure and theological use of biblical typology (e.g., Noah as a type of salvation). Its survival in a single manuscript highlights the fragility of Ethiopic hagiographic literature and the need for further textual and historical study.","timeline":[{"date":"13th–18th c.","event":"Probable composition during the later Solomonic period, based on manuscript context."},{"date":"Unknown","event":"Manuscript Rep. Ch. 178 copied; no colophon or precise date."},{"date":"20th–21st c.","event":"Edition prepared from Rep. Ch. 178, without critical apparatus or translation."}],"relations":[{"work":"Malkǝʾ-hymn to Mary","relation":"Similar genre and structure; both praise a saint via body parts and virtues.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Malkǝʾ-hymn to Jesus","relation":"Parallels in salutation pattern and petitionary elements.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Ethiopic hagiographic corpus","relation":"Part of broader tradition of saint veneration in Ethiopian Orthodox literature.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Genesis 6-9 (Noah narrative)","relation":"Biblical typology used in the hymn to evoke salvation through St Anne.","key":"","label":null,"url":null}],"external_links":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2897RepCh178","label":"Manuscript Rep. Ch. 178","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2897RepCh178","reason":"Primary witness for the hymn."},{"key":"ed:LIT2897RepCh178","label":"Edition of the hymn","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2897RepCh178","reason":"Published edition of the Geʿez text."}],"cautions":["The date of composition is uncertain; only a broad later Solomonic period is inferred from manuscript context.","The work is anonymous, with no internal or external attribution.","The text survives in a single manuscript witness, limiting textual criticism and historical certainty.","The edition lacks a critical apparatus and translation, restricting access for non-specialists."],"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","cost_usd":0.000439,"generated":"2026-11-15T00:40:40Z"},"checks":{"work":"LIT2897RepCh178","status":"pass","blocking":[],"warnings":[],"stats":{"passages":5,"translated":5,"commentary_passages":5,"commentary_units":26,"english_words":936,"source_letters":2138,"commentary_kinds":7},"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor"},"work_notes":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The hymn is a malkǝʾ, a Geʿez poetic form praising a saint’s bodily parts and virtues, here addressed to St Anne, mother of Mary.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2897RepCh178","label":"betmas: Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Anne","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2897RepCh178"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The text survives in a single manuscript witness, Rep. 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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. The commentary is model-written and cites only keys the pipeline could resolve."},{"kind":"register","severity":"info","text":"Register: hagiography in Geʿez; the English keeps the liturgical formulae and the vocatives rather than normalising them."},{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","text":"Passages: 5 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":5},"term_index":[],"citations":{"betmas:LIT2897RepCh178":{"label":"betmas: Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Anne","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2897RepCh178"},"ed:LIT2897RepCh178":{"label":"source edition: Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Anne","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2897RepCh178"}},"segments":[{"i":1,"ref":"p1","source":"from\n\nሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምኪ፡ እምዝክረ፡ ማሕሌት፡ አዳም፨ ለሥዕርተ፡ ርእስኪ፡ ሰላም፡ ዘሕበሪሁ፡ ጸሊም፨ እመ፡ ማርያም፡ ሐና፡ ሕይወተ፡ ኵሉ፡ ዓለም፨ ብኪ፡ ተሣረሩ፡ እለ፡ ዘሥጋ፡ ወደም፨ ወመላእክት፡ ዘልዑል፡ አርያም፨\n\nሰላም፡ ለርእስኪ፡ ወለገጽኪ፡ ጎህ፨ ለቀራንብትኪ፡ ሰላም፡ ወለአዕይንትኪ፡ ብሩህ፨ አድኅንኒ፡ ሐና፡ እምኀዘነ፡ ወወይሌ፡ ወላህ፨ ከመ፡ ድኀነ፡ በእንቲአኪ፡ እምሰርመ፡ አበሳ፡ ወአይኀ፨ ምእመን፡ ምስለ፡ ደቂቁ፡ ወጻድቅ፡ ኖኅ፨\n\nሰላም ለአእዛንኪ፡ ወለመላትሕኪ፡ በአምኆ፨ ለአእናፍኪ፡ ሰላም፡ ወለከናፍርኪ፡ በስብሖ፨ እመ፡ ማርያም፡ ሐና፡ ኢይምጽአኒ፡ ሰይፈ አይኆ፨ ፀርየሰ፡ ለእመ፡ ሐነፀ፡ በሰማይ፡ ጽርሖ፨ በህየ፡ ፍጡነ፡ ሰይፈ፡ ሞት፡ ይንጽሖ፨\n\nሰላም፡ ለአፉኪ፡ ወለአስናንኪ፡ ዕብነ፡ በረድ፨ ለልሳንኪ፡ ሰላም፡ ወለቃልኪ፡ መርዕድ፨ ለእስትንፋስኪ፡ ወለጕርዔኪ፡ ወለዘዚአኪ ከሣድ፨ ከመ፡ ታርእዪኒ፡ ሐና፡ ኀልፈተ፡ ፀርየ፡ አብድ፨ ናሁ፡ እፀንሐኪ፡ በዝንቱ፡ ዓፀድ፨","english":"Salutation to the memory of your name from the memory of Adam’s song. Salutation to the hair of your head, whose locks are black. Mother Mary’s Hanna, life of the whole world; through you are healed those of flesh and blood, and the angels of the high firmament.\n\nSalutation to your head and to your bright face. Salutation to your eyebrows and to your shining eyes. Save me, Hanna, from sorrow and woe and distress, as Noah the faithful with his children and the righteous was saved through you from the poison of sin and guilt.\n\nSalutation to your ears and to your temples in trust. Salutation to your nose and to your lips in praise. Mother Mary’s Hanna, may the sword of guilt not reach me; for my enemy has sharpened a sword in the sky’s vault; there the swift sword of death awaits.\n\nSalutation to your mouth and to your teeth like hailstone. Salutation to your tongue and to your speech like medicine. For your breath, your throat, and what is yours of the neck, that you may show me, Hanna, the passing of my enemy to destruction. Behold, I implore you in this land.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ሰላም፡ ለ...","severity":"info","text":"The passage follows the standard Malkǝʾ-hymn structure, with each stanza beginning with ሰላም፡ (salutation) to a body part, moving from head to neck.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2897RepCh178","label":"betmas: Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Anne","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2897RepCh178"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"እመ፡ ማርያም፡ ሐና፡","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'Mother Mary’s Hanna' identifies St. Anne as the mother of the Virgin Mary, a key figure in Ethiopian Orthodox tradition, though not canonical in all Christian traditions.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2897RepCh178","label":"betmas: Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Anne","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2897RepCh178"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ኖኅ","severity":"info","text":"The reference to Noah (ኖኅ) as 'faithful with his children and the righteous' echoes Genesis 6-9, where Noah is saved from the flood, here used as a type of salvation through St. Anne.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ሰላም፡","severity":"info","text":"ሰላም፡ (salutation) is the standard opening of each stanza in Malkǝʾ-hymns, a genre of Geʿez poetry praising saints, often with bodily focus.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2897RepCh178","label":"betmas: Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Anne","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2897RepCh178"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ኢይምጽአኒ፡ ሰይፈ አይኆ፡","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'may the sword of guilt not reach me' is ambiguous: አይኆ (guilt) could also be read as 'eye' (አይን), but context favors guilt as a moral threat.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ሰላም፡ ለርእስኪ፡ ወለገጽኪ፡ ጎህ፨","severity":"info","text":"The salutation to head and face parallels similar bodily enumerations in other Malkǝʾ-hymns, such as those to Mary or Jesus, emphasizing the saint's physical sanctity.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2897RepCh178","label":"betmas: Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Anne","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2897RepCh178"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ሰይፈ አይኆ' could be interpreted as 'sword of guilt' or 'sword of the eye' (i.e., the evil eye), but the context of sin and salvation supports 'guilt'.","The identity of 'my enemy' (ፀርየ) is unspecified; it may refer to a personal adversary or a spiritual force like Satan."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":2,"ref":"p2","source":"ሰላም፡ ለመታክፍትኪ፡ መንጦላዕተ፡ ዘባን፡ ዘተዋሐዳ፨ ለእንግድዓኪ፡ ረቅ፡ ወለሕጽንኪ፡ ሰሌዳ፨ መጽሐፈ፡ ሕይወት፡ ሐና፡ ወእመ፡ ማርያም፡ ሳይዳ፨ ይደምሰሱ፡ ፀረ፡ ዚአየ፡ ወኢይትርፉ ለፍዳ፨ ከመ፡ ተደምስሰ፡ ወልዳ፡ ኃጕል፡ ይሁዳ፨\n\nሰላም፡ ለአእዳውኪ፡ ዘምስለ፡ መዘርእ፡ ወኵርናዕ፨ ለእመታትኪ፡ ሰላም፡ ወለእራኃትኪ፡ አርባዕ፨ እመ፡ ማርያም፡ ሐና፡ ወእምሔውተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ እግዚእ፨ ይሀኃጐሉ፡ ፀረ፡ ዚአየ፡ በናተ፡ አምላክ፡ ኅቡእ፨ በከመ፡ ተኃጕለ፡ ቅድመ፡ ኤግሎም፡ ረሲዕ፨\n\nሰላም፡ ለአፃብዕኪ፡ ፅዕዳዌ፡ አጽፋር፡ ዘገልበቦ፨ ለአጥባትኪ፡ ሰላም፡ ወለዘዚአኪ፡ ገቦ፨ ዕበያትኪ፡ ሐና፡ ዕፁብ፡ ለተናብቦ፨ መቅሠፍተ፡ ምንዳቤ፡ ይንሣእ፡ ፀረ፡ ዚአየ፡ አስቦ፨ ለአርዌ፡ ርጉም፡ ይትበሀል፡ ዘነቦ፨\n\nሰላም፡ ለከርሥኪ፡ ወለልብኪ ይደሉ፨ ለአማዑትኪ፡ ሰላም፡ ወለንዋየ ውስጥኪ፡ ኵሉ፨ ለህሊናኪ፡ ሐና፡ ዘኢይትረከብ አምሳሉ፨ ብኪ፡ ይትሜክሑ፡ ወብኪ፡ ያጸሉ፨ ፍጥረታት፡ ዘታሕቱ፡ ወፍጥረታት፡ ዘላዕሉ፨","english":"Salutation to your temples, the temples of the face that was united. To your neck, the neck, and to your bosom, the tablet. The book of life, Hanna, and mother of Maryam, the lady; may my enemies be blotted out and not remain for ransom, as the son of the wicked Judah was blotted out.\n\nSalutation to your hands, which are like the seed and the forearm. Salutation to your right hand and to your left hand, the four. Mother of Maryam, Hanna, and from the death of Christ the Lord; may my enemies be humbled by the hidden power of God, as the wicked one was humbled before the Greeks.\n\nSalutation to your fingers, the tips of the nails that are curved. Salutation to your thumbs and to what is yours, the palm. Your greatness, Hanna, is wondrous for contemplation; may the punishment of affliction take away my enemies, as it was said to the accursed serpent.\n\nSalutation to your belly and to your heart, which are slender. Salutation to your entrails and to all the interior of your body. To your mind, Hanna, of which there is no equal; in you are they increased and in you they are perfected, the creatures below and the creatures above.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage continues the salutation pattern of the malkǝʾ-hymn, addressing body parts from temples to interior organs, with a recurring petition against enemies.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2897RepCh178","label":"betmas: Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Anne","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2897RepCh178"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"መንጦላዕተ (mänṭʷalāʿtä)","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez term መንጦላዕተ (mänṭʷalāʿtä) is a plural form meaning 'temples' (of the head), derived from the root for 'side' or 'flank'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ወልዳ ኃጕል ይሁዳ (waldā ḫāgʷəl yəhuda)","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'son of the wicked Judah' likely alludes to Judas Iscariot, whose blotting out is invoked as a parallel for the destruction of enemies.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The reference to 'the Greeks' (ኤግሎም) in the second stanza may reflect the historical context of the Greek presence in Ethiopia or the broader Christian tradition of Greek martyrs.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The malkǝʾ-hymn to St Anne is part of the Ethiopic liturgical tradition, used in devotional contexts to invoke her intercession against enemies and for healing.","cites":[{"key":"ed:LIT2897RepCh178","label":"source edition: Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Anne","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2897RepCh178"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the wicked one' in the second stanza is ambiguous; it may refer to a specific figure from Greek history or a generic enemy.","The phrase 'son of the wicked Judah' could also be interpreted as a reference to a biblical or apocryphal figure other than Judas Iscariot."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":3,"ref":"p3","source":"ሰላም፡ ለኀንብርትኪ፡ ወለማኀፀንኪ፡ ቡሩክ፨ ለአቍያጽኪ፡ ሰላም፡ ዘምስለ፡ አብራክ፨ እመ፡ ማርያም፡ ሐና፡ ወእምሔውተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ አምላክ፨ ለእመ፡ ይፀብዑኒ፡ በጽባሕ፡ ወሠርክ፨ ፍኖተ፡ ዐርየ፡ ዕዕዊ፡ በሦክ፨\n\nሰላም፡ ለአእጋርኪ፡ ወለሰከናኪ፡ ወትረ፨ ለመከየድኪ፡ ሰላም፡ ወለአፃብዕኪ፡ ዘተሠርገዋ፡ አጽፋረ፨ እመ፡ ማርያም፡ ሐና፡ እስእለኪ፡ ነገረ፨ እስከ፡ ማእዜኑ፡ እግዚእትየ፡ እሄሉ፡ ኀቡረ፨ ምስለ፡ እለ፡ ይጸልዑ፡ ሰብእ፡ ሰላም፡ ወፍቅረ፨\n\nሰላም፡ ለቆምኪ እንበለ፡ ሕፀዕ፡ ወንትጋ፨ ለመልክእኪ፡ ሰላም፡ ወለፀአተ፡ ነፍስኪ፡ ምስለ፡ በድነ፡ ሥጋ፨ እመ፡ ማርያም፡ ሐና፡ ወእምሔውተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ቀዳሜ፡ ጸጋ፨ ይትዐሠር፡ ልሳነ፡ ፀርየ፡ ዘከመነ፡ መንሱት፡ ወጹጋ፨ በሰናስል፡ ጽኑዕ፡ ወበድሩክ፡ ጋጋ፨\n\nሰላም፡ ለግንዘተ ሥጋኪ፡ በአልባስ፡ ሜላት፡ ኢማሳኒ፨ ለመቃብርኪ፡ ሰላም፡ ውስተ፡ ርስተ፡ አቡኪ፡ ምድረ፡ ዮፎኒ፨ እመ፡ ማርያም፡ ሐና፡ ወእምሔውተ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ መድኃኒ፨ ባሕቱ፡ ለንስሐ፡ ንስቲተ፡ አጽንሕኒ፨","english":"Salutation to your loins and to your bosom, blessed. To your shoulders, salutation, and to your knees. Mother of Maryam, Hanna, and from the gift of Christ, the Lord. May my enemies be blotted out in the morning and evening; the path of the wood I cut with a thorn.\n\nSalutation to your legs and to your shins continually. To your elbows, salutation, and to your fingers that were adorned with nails. Mother of Maryam, Hanna, I ask you a matter: until when, my lady, shall I be in union with those who pray, people of salutation and love?\n\nSalutation to your stature without defect or blemish. To your form, salutation, and to the departure of your soul with your body of flesh. Mother of Maryam, Hanna, and from the gift of Christ, the first of grace. May the tongue of my enemy be cut off like a rope and a cord, with strong chains and with firm fetters.\n\nSalutation to the burial of your body in vestments of fine linen and wrappings. To your tomb, salutation, within the inheritance of your father, the land of Yofoni. Mother of Maryam, Hanna, and from the gift of Christ, the Savior. Only for repentance, grant me a little strength.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage continues the salutation pattern of the hymn, addressing body parts (loins, bosom, shoulders, knees, legs, shins, elbows, fingers, stature, form) and concluding with burial and tomb.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2897RepCh178","label":"betmas: Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Anne","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2897RepCh178"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ሐና (Hanna)","severity":"info","text":"Hanna is the Geʿez form of Anne, mother of Mary and grandmother of Jesus, venerated in Ethiopian tradition as a saint.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"ዮፎኒ (Yofoni)","severity":"info","text":"Yofoni is traditionally identified as the land or region associated with Anne's father, possibly a place in Galilee or a legendary locale in hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"እምሔውተ ክርስቶስ (from the gift of Christ)","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'from the gift of Christ' echoes New Testament themes of grace and Christ as source of blessings, though not a direct quotation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ፍኖተ ዐርየ ዕዕዊ በሦክ (the path of the wood I cut with a thorn)","severity":"caution","text":"This line is obscure; it may be a metaphor for overcoming obstacles or a reference to a lost apocryphal story about Anne.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'path of the wood I cut with a thorn' is unclear; it may be a proverbial expression or a textual corruption.","The identity of 'Yofoni' as Anne's father's land is not attested in canonical sources."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":4,"ref":"p4","source":"አኮ፡ አኮ፡ በአብዝኆ፡ ነገር፡ ወተርጕሞ፡\nአላ፡ ኀዳጠ፡ ወደስኩኪ፡ በኢያርምሞ፨ ሐና፡ ግበሪ፡ ለልብየ፡ ዘይኤድሞ፨ እመ፡ ሰፍሐ፡ አዕፁቂሁ፡ ወለእመ፡ አንኅ፡ ቆሞ፨ ለጕንደ፡ ፀርየ፡ ሰይፈ፡ ሞት፡ ይግዝሞ፨\n\nስብሐት፡ ይደሉ፡ ለማርያም፡ በሰጊድ፡ ወዝማሬ፨ ዘምስለ፡ ፪ሆን፡ በኁባሬ፨ እመ፡ ማርያም፡ ሐና፡ ዕንቈ፡ ሶም፡ ወወራውሬ፨ ይደምሰሱ፡ ፀረ፡ ዚአየ፡ ወኢይትርፉ፡ ለፍሬ፨ ከመ፡ ተደምሰሱ፡ ደቂቁ፡ ለቆሬ፨\n\nሰላም፡ ለኪ፡ ጥዕምተ፡ ስም፡ ወዝክር፡ በፄወ፡ መለኮት፡ ቅሱም፨ ሐና፡ ቅድስት፡ እመ፡ ማርያም፨ ዘነገሥኪ፡ በአርያም፨\n\nሰላም፡ ለኪ፡ ሐና፡ ጽባሕ፡ ወማርያም፡ ሰማይ፨ እንተ፡ ወለደቶ፡ ለክርስቶስ፡ ፀሓይ፨ ዘያውዒ፡ ሦከ፡ ጌጋይ፨\n\nሰላም፡ ለኪ፡ ዘኪልቂዶን፡ ሐና፡ ወዘባሕርይ፡ ጽዱል፨ እንተ፡ እምኔኪ፡ ወፅአት፡ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፨ ዘጾረቶ፡ ለነበልባል፨\n\nሰላም፡ ለኪ፡ ከመ፡ ዳሲለደስ፡ ሰማዕት፡ ወገላውዴዎስ፡ ካልኡ፨ ሕዝብኪ፡ ሐና፡ ፍሬ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ይንሥኡ፨ በስምኪ፡ እለ፡ ተጋብኡ፨","english":"Ako, Ako, by abundant speech and translation, I have not neglected you, and I have praised you with a hymn. Hanna, act for my heart what is fitting. Mother of the expanse, spread out her eyes, and to the mother of the sigh, standing. For the neck of my enemy, the sword of death will cut.\n\nPraise is due to Maryam in prostration and hymns, who is with the two in the choir. Mother of Maryam, Hanna, precious stone of planting and flowering. May my enemies be blotted out, and may they not remain for fruit, as the small ones of the potter are blotted out.\n\nSalutation to you, Hanna, for the taste of name and memory in the pure holiness of the kingdom. Holy Hanna, mother of Maryam, who reigned in the heights.\n\nSalutation to you, Hanna, dawn, and Maryam, heaven, who bore Christ, the sun, which dispels the darkness of error.\n\nSalutation to you, Hanna, of Chalcedon, and of the pure sea, from whom came forth Maryam, the virgin, who restrained the flame.\n\nSalutation to you, Hanna, as to Dassiledes, the martyr, and Claudius, the second. Your people, Hanna, will raise the fruit of righteousness, those who are gathered in your name.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"አኮ","severity":"info","text":"The repeated 'Ako' (አኮ) is a Coptic-derived exclamation or liturgical cry, often used in Ethiopic hymns to invoke attention or express praise. Its precise meaning is debated, but it functions as a rhythmic and devotional opening.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2897RepCh178","label":"betmas: Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Anne","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2897RepCh178"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ዘኪልቂዶን","severity":"info","text":"The reference to 'Chalcedon' (ዘኪልቂዶን) connects St. Anne to the Council of Chalcedon (451 CE), a key Christological council. This may reflect later Ethiopian theological affirmations of the two natures of Christ, though the Geʿez tradition is Miaphysite.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2897RepCh178","label":"betmas: Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Anne","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2897RepCh178"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ዳሲለደስ፡ ሰማዕት፡ ወገላውዴዎስ፡ ካልኡ","severity":"info","text":"The pairing of 'Dassiledes' and 'Claudius the second' likely refers to two martyrs venerated in the Coptic and Ethiopian traditions. Dassiledes may be a variant of Dasius or a local saint; Claudius is possibly the Roman martyr Claudius of Rome or a later Ethiopian figure.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2897RepCh178","label":"betmas: Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Anne","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2897RepCh178"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ሰላም፡ ለኪ፡","severity":"info","text":"The repeated phrase 'Salutation to you' (ሰላም፡ ለኪ፡) marks a standard structural unit in Malkǝʾ hymns, where each stanza addresses a different aspect or title of the saint. Here, it introduces four distinct salutations to St. Anne.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2897RepCh178","label":"betmas: Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Anne","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2897RepCh178"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ሐና፡ ቅድስት፡ እመ፡ ማርያም","severity":"info","text":"The title 'Holy Hanna, mother of Maryam' reflects the veneration of St. Anne in Ethiopian Christianity, where she is honored as the mother of the Virgin Mary. This devotion is especially prominent in the Malkǝʾ genre, which praises saints through bodily and spiritual attributes.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2897RepCh178","label":"betmas: Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Anne","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2897RepCh178"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'Dassiledes' is uncertain; it may be a corruption or variant of a known martyr's name. The phrase 'the two in the choir' (በኁባሬ) is ambiguous, possibly referring to Mary and Anne or to two liturgical groups."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":5,"ref":"p5","source":"ሰላም፡ ለኪ፡ ሶበ፡ ሰማዕኩ፡ በዜና፡ ለጥበበ፡ ሰማይ፡ መጠና፨ ኅሊናየ፡ ትቤ፡ ሀለወት፡ ሐና፨ ለነፍስየ፡ ዘታድኅና፨\n\nሰላም፡ ለኪ፡ የዋሂት፡ ሐና፡ ወመንፈሳዊት፡ ርግብ፨ እንተ፡ እምኔኪ፡ ወፅአት፡ ማርያም፡ ጠባብ፨ ዘጾረቶ፡ ለቃለ፡ አብ፨\n\nሰላም፡ ለኪ፡ ሐና፡ ንጽሕት፡ ወማርያም፡ ጳጦስ፨ እንተ፡ ወለደቶ፡ ለክርስቶስ፡ ንጉሥ፨ ኀጢአተ፡ ዘይደመስስ፨\n\nሰላም፡ ለኪ፡ አመኒ፡ መጽአኒ፡ መልአከ፡ ሞት፡ መስጢ፨ እምኔየ፡ ሐና፡ ኢትትፈለጢ፨ መጽሐፈ፡ ዕዳየ፡ እንዘ፡ ትሠጥጢ፨ ወላህየ፡ በሐሤት፡ ወልጢ፨ The text edition follows .\n\nሰላም፡ ለዝክረ፡ ስምኪ፡ እምዝክረ፡ ማኅሌት፡ አዳም።","english":"Salutation to you, when I heard in the news of the wisdom of heaven, the measure. My mind said, \"Hanna exists,\" for my soul, which she saves.\n\nSalutation to you, O unique Hanna, and spiritual dove, from whom Mary the pure came forth, who wove the Word of the Father.\n\nSalutation to you, Hanna the pure, and Mary the queen, who bore Christ the king, who blots out sins.\n\nSalutation to you, when the angel of death, the deceiver, came to me, from me, Hanna, turn him away, while you tear up the book of my debt, and clothe me in joy and gladness.\n\nSalutation to the memory of your name, from the memory of the hymn of Adam.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is the fifth and final unit of the Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Anne, marked by a series of salutations (ሰላም) that shift from praise of Anne to a petition for intercession against death.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2897RepCh178","label":"betmas: Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Anne","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2897RepCh178"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ሰላም","severity":"info","text":"ሰላም (salutation) is the standard opening of each stanza in a Malkǝʾ-hymn, a genre of praise poetry. It is not a greeting but a formal liturgical acclamation.","cites":[{"key":"ed:LIT2897RepCh178","label":"source edition: Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Anne","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2897RepCh178"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The reference to 'the memory of the hymn of Adam' in the final line alludes to the Ethiopic tradition that Adam composed a hymn of praise, linking Anne's commemoration to primordial worship.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT2897RepCh178","label":"betmas: Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Anne","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2897RepCh178"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"መልአከ ሞት","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'angel of death' (መልአከ ሞት) echoes biblical imagery of a destroying angel, as in Exodus 12:23 or 2 Samuel 24:16, though not a direct quotation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ኢትትፈለጢ","severity":"caution","text":"The Geʿez word ኢትትፈለጢ (turn him away) is a hapax legomenon in this hymn; its exact form and meaning are uncertain, though context suggests a petition for protection.","cites":[{"key":"ed:LIT2897RepCh178","label":"source edition: Malkǝʾ-hymn to St Anne","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT2897RepCh178"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the two in the choir' from the previous passage is unclear; it may refer to Anne and Mary or to two other figures.","The phrase 'the memory of the hymn of Adam' could be a reference to a lost apocryphal tradition or a liturgical formula."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]}]}