{"slug":"LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors","id":"ethiopic:betmas:LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors","title":"Miracle of St Michael: Miracle on the Egyptian sailors","author":"Anonymous","genre":"hagiography","date":"","tradition":"ethiopic","coverage":"unknown","publication":{"status":"machine-draft","reviewed_by":null,"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","generated":"2026-11-15T00:32:12Z","cost_usd":0.002169},"source":{"registry_id":"ethiopic:betmas:LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors","work_id":"LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors","edition":"betmas","language":"","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0 (per file); site footer states NC-SA - treat as NC","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors"},"stats":{"passages":3,"english_words":667,"coptic_letters":0,"commentary_units":17,"commentary_kinds":6,"derived_notes":0,"ambiguities":5,"work_notes":5,"external_links":2,"timeline":3},"summary":{"work":"LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors","abstract":"This anonymous Ethiopic hagiographic work recounts a miracle of St. Michael involving Egyptian sailors. The narrative opens with a doxological invocation of Michael, followed by a first-person declaration to tell the miracle. It describes many people from Egypt going to the seashore, setting the stage for a maritime rescue. Michael is invoked as protector at sea, land, and road, reflecting his role as intercessor. The story concludes with the sailors' rescue and annual commemoration, ending with a doxological prayer for protection. The text is part of a broader dossier of Michael miracles used in liturgical readings for the 12th of each month.","historical_context":"The work survives in a single Geʿez manuscript of unknown date, with no external evidence for a more precise chronology. It belongs to the Ethiopic Christian tradition, where angelic intercession narratives, especially those of St. Michael, were popular. The text is typical of hagiographic miracle stories composed for liturgical use, often read on the 12th of each month in honor of Michael. The manuscript was edited in the betmas edition, which presents the text without critical apparatus or variant readings, limiting knowledge of textual variation. The work is part of a larger dossier of Michael miracles in Ethiopic, reflecting the saint's widespread veneration as a protector in various perils. The lack of dating and single witness caution against precise historical placement.","significance":"This miracle exemplifies the Ethiopic tradition of angelic intercession narratives, highlighting St. Michael's role as protector at sea. It contributes to the dossier of Michael miracles used in liturgical settings, showing the devotional use of such texts for personal protection and prayer. The work's survival in a single manuscript underscores the fragility of the textual tradition and the need for further study of Ethiopic hagiography.","timeline":[{"date":"unknown","event":"Composition of the miracle story, likely within the Ethiopic Christian tradition."},{"date":"undated","event":"Copying of the single known Geʿez manuscript."},{"date":"modern","event":"Edition of the manuscript in the betmas series."}],"relations":[{"work":"Miracle of St Michael: Miracle on the Egyptian sailors","relation":"Part of the same dossier of Michael miracles","key":"betmas:LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael: Miracle on the Egyptian sailors","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors"},{"work":"Ethiopic anonymous brigand hanging","relation":"Similar hagiographic miracle genre","key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-brigand-hanging","label":"gap dossier: Miracle of Mary: The thief (Qirās of Galatia) whom the king's soldiers could not kill by hanging because he prayed to the Virgin Mary","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-brigand-hanging"},{"work":"Ethiopic anonymous deacon breast milk","relation":"Similar hagiographic miracle genre","key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-deacon-breast-milk","label":"gap dossier: Miracle of Mary: The sinful deacon who was healed from his illness by a drop of the Virgin Mary's breast milk","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-deacon-breast-milk"},{"work":"Ethiopic anonymous pilgrim shipwreck","relation":"Maritime miracle motif","key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-pilgrim-shipwreck","label":"gap dossier: Miracle of Mary: the drowned pilgrim resuscitated after a shipwreck on the Red Sea","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-pilgrim-shipwreck"}],"external_links":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors","label":"Edition of the miracle","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors","reason":"Primary source edition"},{"key":"ed:LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors","label":"Edition record","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors","reason":"Bibliographic reference for the edition"}],"cautions":["Date of composition is unknown; the manuscript is undated.","Only a single manuscript witness is known, limiting knowledge of textual variation.","The edition lacks critical apparatus or variant readings.","Attribution to an anonymous author with no external evidence for chronology."],"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","cost_usd":0.00037,"generated":"2026-11-15T00:32:12Z"},"checks":{"work":"LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors","status":"pass","blocking":[],"warnings":[],"stats":{"passages":3,"translated":3,"commentary_passages":3,"commentary_units":17,"english_words":667,"source_letters":1573,"commentary_kinds":6},"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor"},"work_notes":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The work is a hagiographic miracle story centered on St. Michael, typical of the Ethiopic tradition of angelic intercession narratives.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael: Miracle on the Egyptian sailors","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The source edition (betmas) is based on a single Geʿez manuscript; no other witnesses are known, limiting knowledge of textual variation.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael: Miracle on the Egyptian sailors","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The date of composition is unknown; the manuscript is undated. 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For all of us who have believed, he saves us and renews us forever and ever. Amen. I open with a parable of my mouth and I tell a likeness from hidden and secret things, from the beginning I narrate and I recount the miracle and wonder and power which the holy Michael, the chief of angels, performed, whose light of fire is not extinguished, and who continually asks for mercy at all times and intercedes before God on behalf of all the race of the children of the living, and hastens to come down to help them and saves those who call upon him, and hears their prayers and saves those who believe in him and grants their requests, and for those who remember his name in faith, whether on sea or on land or on any road or in all distress and severe afflictions, he saves them. Behold, now we will tell you, who have gathered here, how it happened formerly, on one of the days, many people from the land of Egypt went to the seashore.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage opens with a doxological invocation of Michael, followed by a first-person narrator's declaration to recount a miracle, then a temporal transition to the narrative proper.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael: Miracle on the Egyptian sailors","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ተአምሪሁ","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez term ተአምሪሁ (taʾammərīhu) means 'his miracle' and is the standard opening for miracle stories, establishing the genre as hagiographic narrative.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael: Miracle on the Egyptian sailors","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ሊቀ መላእክት","severity":"info","text":"ሊቀ መላእክት (liqa malaʾəkt) is a fixed epithet for Michael meaning 'chief of angels', common in Ethiopic liturgical and hagiographic texts.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael: Miracle on the Egyptian sailors","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The reference to 'many people from the land of Egypt' going to the seashore sets the stage for a maritime miracle, a common motif in Michael hagiography reflecting his role as protector at sea.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael: Miracle on the Egyptian sailors","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The invocation of Michael as intercessor and protector in various perils (sea, land, road) reflects the widespread devotional use of this text for personal protection and prayer.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael: Miracle on the Egyptian sailors","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ዘኢይትዐጸፍ ብርሃነ እሳት' (whose light of fire is not extinguished) may be a metaphorical description of Michael's eternal radiance or a reference to a specific liturgical image; the text does not clarify."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":2,"ref":"p2","source":"ወሶቤሃ፡ ወረደ፡ እምሰማይ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ወአኀዞ፡ በእደዊሁ፡ ለውእቱ፡ ሐመር፡ ወሰሐቦ፡ ወለእለ፡ ሀለዉ፡ ቦቱ፡ አውፅኦሙ፡ እንተ፡\nየብስ፡ ወዐደዉ፡ ሕያዋኒሆሙ፡ ወኢነከዮሙ፡ ንስቲተ፡ ሕሡም፡ ለግሙራ። ወዜነዉ፡ ዘንተ፡ ተአምረ፡ ለኵሉ፡ ሰብእ፡ ወሰብሕዎ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ዘአደኀኖሙ፡ እሞገደ፡ ባሕር፡ በእዴሁ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት። ወእሉሰ፡ ነበሩ፡ እንዘ፡ ይገብሩ፡ ተዝካሮ፡ ለለ፡ ኵሉ፡ አውራኅ፡ አመ፡ ዐሡሩ፡ ወሰኑዩ፡ እስከ፡ ዕለተ፡ ሞቶሙ። ትንብልናሁ፡ ወአስተብቍዖቱ፡ ለዝንቱ፡ መልአክ፡ ክቡር፡ ዐቢይ፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ሚካኤል፡ ይዕቀበነ፡ ወይትማሕፀነነ፡ ወይሰውረነ፡ እምእደ፡ ጸላኢ፡\nወፀር። ወሊተኒ፡ ይክድነኒ፡ በጽላሎተ፡ ክነፊሁ፡ እምሕማመ፡ ሥጋ፡ ወነፍስ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።","english":"And then Saint Michael, the chief of angels, descended from heaven, and he seized that boat with his hands and pulled it, and he brought out those who were in it from the dry land, and they recovered their lives, and they did not suffer even a slight injury to their bodies. And they recounted this miracle to all people and praised the Lord who had saved them from the waves of the sea by the hand of Saint Michael, the chief of angels. And these men continued to celebrate his commemoration every month on the tenth and the eleventh until the day of their death. The blessing and intercession of this glorious and great angel, the chief of angels, Michael, protect us and shelter us and hide us from the hand of the enemy and the adversary. And may he also cover me with the shadow of his wing from the pain of body and soul forever and ever. Amen.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage concludes the miracle narrative with the sailors' rescue and their subsequent annual commemoration, followed by a doxological prayer for protection.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael: Miracle on the Egyptian sailors","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ሐመር","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez word ሐመር (ḥamar) is translated as 'boat' in the English draft; it can also mean 'ship' or 'vessel' in nautical contexts.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ተዝካሮ","severity":"info","text":"ተዝካሮ (täzkaro) means 'commemoration' or 'memorial', referring to the monthly liturgical observance on the tenth and eleventh days.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The monthly commemoration on the tenth and eleventh reflects the Coptic tradition of Michael's feasts on the 12th of each month, with local variation.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-pilgrim-shipwreck","label":"gap dossier: Miracle of Mary: the drowned pilgrim resuscitated after a shipwreck on the Red Sea","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-pilgrim-shipwreck"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The closing prayer for protection by Michael's wing echoes common Ethiopic liturgical formulas, indicating the text's use in communal worship.","cites":[{"key":"ed:LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors","label":"source edition: Miracle of St Michael: Miracle on the Egyptian sailors","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'from the dry land' (እንተ የብስ) is ambiguous: it may mean the boat was stuck on dry land or that the sailors were rescued from a dry area after the sea receded.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The exact nature of the rescue (from dry land vs. from the sea) is unclear; the text says Michael brought them out from the dry land, which may imply a miraculous receding of water.","The phrase 'they recovered their lives' (ወዐደዉ ሕያዋኒሆሙ) could mean they were revived from near-death or simply that they survived."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":3,"ref":"p3","source":"After\nተአምሪሁ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ክቡር፡ ሊቆሙ፡ ለመላዕክት፡ በረከቱ፡ የሃሉ፡ ምስሌነ፡ ለዓ፡ ዓ፡ እከሰት፡ በምሳሊ፡ አፋየ፡ ወእንግር፡ አምሳለ፡ ዘእምትካት፡ ዘእም፡ ፍጥረተ፡\nዓለም፡ ወእፌክር፡ ለክሙ፡ ውሑደ፡ ኃይሎ፡ ለመልአክ፡ ክቡር፡ ወልዑል፡ ሊቆሙ፡ ለመላእክት፡ ዘይትአጸፍ፡ ብርሃነ፡ ሕይወት፡ ወዘልፈ፡ ይስእሎ፡ ለእግር፡ አብሑር፡ በእንተ፡\nዘመደ፡ እጓለ፡ እመሑያው፡ ወይሠጠዎሙ፡ አስለ፡ ይጼውስዎ፡ ወይድኅኖሙ፡ እምንዳቤሆሙ፡ ነዋ፡ እንከ፡ ንዜንወክሙ፡ ዘኮነ፡ በቀዳሚ፡ ጌሡ፡ ብዙኃን፡ በአኅማር፡ እም፡ ብሔረ፡\nግብጽ፡ በማዕዶተ፡ ተካዚ፡ ወስአል፡ ኃበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አምላክነ፡ በእንቲአነ፡ እስመ፡ ናሁ፡ ርኪናሃ፡\nለሞት፡ ወለኃጕል፡ ወለኃዉ፡ እንዘይብሉ፡ በአቢይ፡ ብካይ፡ መሪር፡ ውስተ፡ ጊዜ፡ ርእዮ፡ አድኖተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወረዶ፡ እምሰማይ፡ ቅዱስ፡\nሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ወለሀበ፡ አሕማሪሆሙ፡ ወአውጽዖሙ፡ እንተ፡ የብስ፡ ወተለአሉ፡ ሕያዋኒሆሙ፡\nወኢነከዮሙ፡ ግምራ፡ ሕሱም፡ ወዚነዉ፡ ዘንተ፡ ተአምረ፡ ለብእ፡ ወነበሩ፡ እንዘ፡ ይባብሩ፡ ተዝካሮ፡ ለመልአክ፡ ክቡር፡ ለለኩሉ፡ አውራኅ፡ አመአ፲ወ፪እስከ፡ እሳተ፡ ሞቶሙ፡\nትንብልናሁ፡ የሃሉ፡ ምስለ፡ አመቱ፡ ለአለመ፡ ዓሜን፡","english":"After his miracle—of Saint Michael, the honorable chief of the angels—may his blessing be with us forever and ever. I shall speak in a parable and relate a likeness from among the creatures of the world, and I shall recount to you a small portion of the power of the honored and exalted angel, the chief of the angels, who is adorned with the light of life and who continually intercedes for the feet of the sea at the request of the children of the Egyptians, and who grants them salvation, lest they perish, and delivers them from their distress. Now then, we shall relate to you what happened in former times: many Egyptians in a boat, on the sea of al-Takazi, and they besought the Lord our God on our behalf, for they had become destined for death, for destruction, and for ruin, while they wept with great and bitter weeping. At the time of seeing the salvation of God, the holy chief of the angels descended from heaven, and he took hold of their boat and brought them out onto dry land, and they recovered their lives. And he did not break for them a single twig. And this miracle was for them, and they continued to celebrate the commemoration of the honored angel every month, from the tenth to the twelfth, until the fire of their death. Its narration is with its completion, for the world, amen.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ተአምሪሁ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ክቡር፡ ሊቆሙ፡ ለመላዕክት፡","severity":"info","text":"The passage opens with a doxological formula ('After his miracle... may his blessing be with us') that frames the narrative as a liturgical commemoration, typical of Ethiopic miracle collections.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael: Miracle on the Egyptian sailors","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7170MiracleMichaelSailors"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"እግር፡ አብሑር፡","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'feet of the sea' (እግር፡ አብሑር፡) is a Geʿazism for the shore or seabed, reflecting a literal rendering of a Coptic or Greek idiom for the sea's edge.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"በማዕዶተ፡ ተካዚ፡","severity":"info","text":"The 'sea of al-Takazi' (ተካዚ፡) likely refers to the Takazē River in Ethiopia, not a sea; the text may conflate a riverine setting with the maritime miracle, a common hagiographic trope.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ወነበሩ፡ እንዘ፡ ይባብሩ፡ ተዝካሮ፡ ለመልአክ፡ ክቡር፡ ለለኩሉ፡ አውራኅ፡ አመአ፲ወ፪እስከ፡ እሳተ፡ ሞቶሙ፡","severity":"info","text":"The sailors' monthly commemoration from the 10th to the 12th until death reflects a liturgical practice, possibly tied to the Coptic calendar's feast of Michael on the 12th of each month.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ወኢነከዮሙ፡ ግምራ፡ ሕሱም፡","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'he did not break for them a single twig' (ግምራ፡ ሕሱም፡) is obscure; it may be a scribal error or a metaphor for complete preservation, but the exact sense is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"external","lemma":"ተአምሪሁ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡","severity":"info","text":"The motif of Michael rescuing sailors from a storm parallels other Ethiopic miracles, such as the 'Miracle of the Pilgrim Shipwreck' (dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-pilgrim-shipwreck), suggesting a common hagiographic template.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-pilgrim-shipwreck","label":"gap dossier: Miracle of Mary: the drowned pilgrim resuscitated after a shipwreck on the Red Sea","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-pilgrim-shipwreck"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'al-Takazi' is ambiguous: it may be a river or a sea, and the text's geography is unclear.","The phrase 'he did not break for them a single twig' is corrupt or metaphorical; its literal meaning is uncertain."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]}]}