{"slug":"LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure","id":"ethiopic:betmas:LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure","title":"Miracle of St Michael on the poor peasant who found a treasure in a fish","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":"2026-11-15T00:27:09Z","cost_usd":0.002057},"source":{"registry_id":"ethiopic:betmas:LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure","work_id":"LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure","edition":"betmas","language":"","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0 (per file); site footer states NC-SA - treat as NC","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure"},"stats":{"passages":3,"english_words":564,"coptic_letters":0,"commentary_units":15,"commentary_kinds":7,"derived_notes":0,"ambiguities":4,"work_notes":4,"external_links":3,"timeline":3},"summary":{"work":"LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure","abstract":"This anonymous Geʿez miracle recounts how Saint Michael intervenes to help a poor peasant who discovers a treasure inside a fish. The peasant, exhausted and near death from hunger, is revived and enriched through Michael's intercession. The narrative emphasizes Michael's role as a protector of the poor and includes a liturgical prescription for his monthly feasts. Preserved in a single manuscript (Betre Mariyam 1) from the 18th–19th century, the text belongs to the larger cycle of Michael miracles popular in Ethiopian Orthodox tradition, often read on the 12th of each month. No critical edition or modern translation exists; this edition is based solely on the Geʿez manuscript.","historical_context":"The work is part of the extensive Ethiopian Orthodox hagiographical tradition centered on the archangel Michael, whose cult was especially vibrant in Ethiopia from at least the 14th century onward. The single known manuscript, Betre Mariyam 1 (betmas), dates to the 18th–19th centuries, but the composition may be earlier, possibly medieval. The text is anonymous and undated, reflecting the common practice of oral and scribal transmission of miracle stories. The miracle's setting—a poor peasant finding treasure in a fish—draws on folk motifs and underscores Michael's accessibility to the humble. The liturgical note about Michael's feasts on the 10th and 21st of each month aligns with Ethiopian Orthodox practice, where Michael is venerated monthly. The Geʿez language, the classical liturgical tongue of Ethiopia, situates the work within the monastic and ecclesiastical circles that produced and copied such collections for devotional reading.","significance":"This miracle exemplifies the Ethiopian Orthodox emphasis on Saint Michael as a patron of the poor and a miracle-worker who intervenes in daily life. It contributes to the rich corpus of Michael hagiography, which remains understudied in Western scholarship. The text's survival in a single manuscript highlights the fragility of Ethiopian manuscript traditions and the need for further preservation and study. Its folkloric elements and liturgical prescriptions offer insights into popular piety and the intersection of oral narrative and formal religious practice.","timeline":[{"date":"14th–15th c.","event":"Probable period of composition for many Geʿez Michael miracle cycles, though this text may be later."},{"date":"18th–19th c.","event":"Earliest extant manuscript (Betre Mariyam 1) copied, preserving the miracle."},{"date":"20th–21st c.","event":"Manuscript cataloged and digitized; no critical edition or translation produced."}],"relations":[{"work":"Other Michael miracles in Betre Mariyam 1","relation":"Part of the same manuscript collection","key":"betmas:LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the poor peasant who found a treasure in a fish","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure"},{"work":"Ethiopian Synaxarion (Senkessar)","relation":"Shares liturgical context for Michael feasts","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Miracle of St Michael on the brigand hanging","relation":"Similar genre and hagiographic cycle","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":"Miracle of St Michael on the deacon and breast milk","relation":"Another Michael miracle from Ethiopian tradition","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":"Miracle of St Michael on the nun in prison","relation":"Parallel narrative of Michael's intercession","key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-nun-prison","label":"gap dossier: Miracle of Mary: A nun (ʾArsimā) imprisoned for her faith prays for two young virgin women who come to visit her","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-nun-prison"}],"external_links":[{"key":"hollis:alma990019134800203941","label":"Betre Mariyam 1 manuscript record","url":"https://hollis.harvard.edu/permalink/f/1s5nto6/990019134800203941","reason":"Primary manuscript containing the miracle"},{"key":"hollis:alma990028311540203941","label":"Related Ethiopian manuscript collection","url":"https://hollis.harvard.edu/permalink/f/1s5nto6/990028311540203941","reason":"Context for manuscript transmission"},{"key":"hollis:alma990090411020203941","label":"Ethiopian hagiography resources","url":"https://hollis.harvard.edu/permalink/f/1s5nto6/990090411020203941","reason":"Broader scholarly context"}],"cautions":["The date of composition is unknown; the manuscript is 18th–19th century but the text may be older.","The work is anonymous and no authorial attribution is possible.","The text survives in a single manuscript, limiting textual criticism and verification.","The liturgical prescription may reflect later practice rather than the original narrative context."],"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","cost_usd":0.000475,"generated":"2026-11-15T00:27:08Z"},"checks":{"work":"LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure","status":"pass","blocking":[],"warnings":[],"stats":{"passages":3,"translated":3,"commentary_passages":3,"commentary_units":15,"english_words":564,"source_letters":1404,"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 known manuscript, Betre Mariyam 1 (betmas), which also contains other miracles of St Michael.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the poor peasant who found a treasure in a fish","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This miracle is part of the larger cycle of Michael miracles popular in Ethiopian Orthodox tradition, often read on the 12th of each month.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-faws-manfasawi","label":"gap dossier: The Book of Spiritual Medicine (anonymous penitential manual, distinct from the compilation of Michael of ʾAṯrīb)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-faws-manfasawi"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The work is anonymous and undated; 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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: 3 narrative."},{"kind":"source","severity":"info","text":"Source edition: betmas — CC BY-SA 4.0 (per file); site footer states NC-SA - treat as NC"}],"derived_structure":{"narrative":3},"term_index":[],"citations":{"betmas:LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure":{"label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the poor peasant who found a treasure in a fish","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure"},"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-faws-manfasawi":{"label":"gap dossier: The Book of Spiritual Medicine (anonymous penitential manual, distinct from the compilation of Michael of ʾAṯrīb)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-faws-manfasawi"},"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"},"ed:LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure":{"label":"source edition: Miracle of St Michael on the poor peasant who found a treasure in a fish","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure"}},"segments":[{"i":1,"ref":"p1","source":"After\n\nተአምሪሁ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ መልአከ፡ ኪዳኑ፡ ለክርስቶስ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ስብሐት፡ ትንብልና፡ ስእለቱ፡ ወአስተብቍዖቱ፡ ያድኅነነ፡ እምዕለት፡ እኪት፡\nወእምሰዓታተ፡ መንሱት፡ እምሐጽ፡ ዘይሰርር፡ በመዓልት፡ ወእምግብር፡ ዘየሐውር፡ በጽልመት፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ አሐዱ፡ ብእሲ፡ በውስተ፡ አሐቲ፡ ሀገር፡ መሀይምን፡ ወጻድቅ፡ ዘይፈርሆ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ወይገብር፡ ምሕረተ፡ ለነዳያን፡ ወለምስኪናን፡\nወይሴፎ፡ ትንብልሁ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ወይገብር፡ ተዝካሮ፡ አመ፡ ዐሡሩ፡ ወሰኑዩ፡ ለለ፡ ወርኁ፡ ወዝኩ፡ ብእሲ፡ ኮነ፡ ይትጌበር፡ ግብረ፡ ማሕረስ። ወእምድኅረ፡ ዝንቱ፡ ነገር፡ በአሐቲ፡ ዓመት፡ ሐጸ፡ ወጠፍአ፡ ፍሬ፡ ምድሩ፡ ለውእቱ፡ ብሔር፡ ዘሀለወ፡ ቦቱ፡ ወውእቱ፡ ብእሲ፡ ፈራሄ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ኀለየ፡\nወይቤ፡ ምንተ፡ እገብር፡ ተዝካሮ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት። ወኮነ፡ ነዳየ፡ ወምስኪነ፡ ወጽኑሰ፡ ወኢተርፈ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤቱ፡ ምንትኒ፡ ወለብሰ፡ ጸርቀ፡ ወፈድፈደ፡ ላዕሌሁ፡ ዐቢይ፡ ተጽናስ፡ ወኃጥአ፡ ዘይበልዕ፡ ወይሰቲ፡\nወይለብስ፡ ወኮነ፡ ኅጡአ፡ እምሲሳየ፡ ዕለት፡ ወአኀዞ፡ ረኃብ፡ ወጽምዕ፡ ወንዴት፡ ወረከቦ፡ ዐቢይ፡ ኀዘን፡ ወደክመ፡ ኀይሉ፡ ወለስሐ፡ ጽንዑ፡ ወኮነ፡ ከመ፡ ዘአንኮለሎ፡ ስካረ፡ ወይን፡\nወስእነ፡ ተንሥኦ፡ እምስካቡ፡ ወእምን፡ ባሩ፡ ወእምብዝኀ፡ ረኃቡ፡ ኃዚኖ፡ ኖመ፡ ወኮነ፡ ከመ፡ ምዉት።","english":"The miracle of Saint Michael, the angel of the covenant of Christ, the king of glory, his greatness and his prayer and his intercession shall save us from an evil day and from the hours of forgetfulness, from a sin that is committed by day and from a deed that goes about in darkness, for ever and ever. Amen. It is told that there was a certain man in a certain city, faithful and righteous, who feared God and did mercy for the poor and the needy, and who hoped in the greatness of Saint Michael, the chief of angels, and made his commemoration on the tenth and the second of every month. And that man was a farmer who performed the work of ploughing. And after this, in one year, the fruit of the land of that region where he was dried up and withered. And that God-fearing man remained. And he said, \"What shall I do for the commemoration of Saint Michael, the chief of angels?\" And he was poor and needy and destitute, and there was nothing left in his house, and his clothes were torn and ragged. Upon him came great affliction and lack of food and drink and clothing. And he was hungrier than the daily meal, and hunger and thirst and nakedness seized him, and great sorrow found him, and his strength weakened and his firmness melted, and he became like one intoxicated with strong drink and wine. And he asked to rise from his bed, but from the abundance of his hunger, sorrowing, he slept, and he became like a dead man.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ተአምሪሁ ለቅዱስ ሚካኤል","severity":"info","text":"The opening formula 'The miracle of Saint Michael' marks the start of a narrative unit, typical of Geʿez miracle collections.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the poor peasant who found a treasure in a fish","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ሊቀ መላእክት","severity":"info","text":"The title 'chief of angels' for Michael is standard in Geʿez hagiography, emphasizing his role as archangel.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the poor peasant who found a treasure in a fish","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ዐሡሩ ወሰኑዩ","severity":"info","text":"The tenth and second of each month are traditional days for Michael's commemoration in Ethiopian Christianity, reflecting a fixed liturgical calendar.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the poor peasant who found a treasure in a fish","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ከመ ዘአንኮለሎ ስካረ ወይን","severity":"info","text":"The simile 'like one intoxicated with strong drink and wine' emphasizes the peasant's extreme physical weakness, not moral failing.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the poor peasant who found a treasure in a fish","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ከመ ምዉት","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'like a dead man' may be hyperbolic or literal; the narrative leaves ambiguous whether the peasant is near death or merely unconscious.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the poor peasant who found a treasure in a fish","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The peasant's exact condition at the end of the passage is ambiguous: 'like a dead man' could indicate death, coma, or deep sleep.","The phrase 'from the abundance of his hunger' may imply that hunger itself caused his collapse, but the syntax is compressed."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":2,"ref":"p2","source":"ወእምድኅሬሁ፡ ሰብሕዎ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ እንዘ፡ ይብሉ፡ ይባርክዎ፡ ኵሉ፡ ግብረ፡ እግዚእ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ስቡሕኒ፡ ውእቱ፡ ወልዑልኒ፡ ውእቱ፡\nለዓለም። ዘንተኒ፡ ተነበዩ፡ ሠላሳ፡ ወዘሠለስተ፡ ጊዜያተ፡ ከመ፡ እምድኅረ፡ ተወልደ፡ ክርስቶስ፡ ይነብር፡ ውስተ፡ ዓለም፡ ሠላሳ፡ ወሠለስተ፡ ዓመተ። ወበእንተ፡ ዝ፡ ሠርዑ፡ አበዊነ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ከመ፡ ንግበር፡ በዓሎ፡ ለመልአክ፡ ክቡር፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ አመ፡ ዐሠሩ፡ ወሰኑዩ፡ ለለ፡ ወርኁ። ትንብልናሁ፡ ወአስተ፡ ብቍዖቱ፡ ወረድኤተ፡ ጸሎቱ፡ የሀሉ፡ ምስሌነ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።","english":"And after that, they praised God, saying, \"Blessed be He.\" Every work of the Lord is for God; He is glorious and He is exalted. For the world, they prophesied this: thirty-three times, after the birth of Christ, He will dwell in the world for thirty-three years. And because of this, our fathers the apostles established that we should celebrate the feast of the glorious angel Michael, the chief of angels, on the tenth and on the twenty-first of each month. His greatness and His intercession and the help of His prayer shall be with us forever and ever. Amen.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage shifts from the preceding narrative to a liturgical prescription, establishing the monthly feasts of Michael on the 10th and 21st.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the poor peasant who found a treasure in a fish","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ሠላሳ ወሠለስተ ዓመተ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'thirty-three years' likely alludes to the traditional age of Christ at his ascension, here linked to Michael's dwelling in the world.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ዐሠሩ ወሰኑዩ","severity":"info","text":"The 10th and 21st of each month are standard feast days for Michael in Ethiopian Orthodox tradition, reflecting his role as intercessor and chief of angels.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-faws-manfasawi","label":"gap dossier: The Book of Spiritual Medicine (anonymous penitential manual, distinct from the compilation of Michael of ʾAṯrīb)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-faws-manfasawi"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The closing formula echoes liturgical usage, suggesting this text was read during Michael's feasts, reinforcing communal devotion.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the poor peasant who found a treasure in a fish","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'thirty-three times' (ሠላሳ ወዘሠለስተ ጊዜያተ) is ambiguous: it may mean 'thirty-three times' or 'thirty-three years' as rendered; the latter is preferred given the parallel with Christ's age."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":3,"ref":"p3","source":"After\nተአምሪሁ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ትንብልሁ፡ የሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ገብሩ፡ ለዓ፡ ወሀሎ፡\n፩ብእሲ፡ መሐይምን፡ ዘይሴፎ፡ ምሕረቶ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ወትንብልናሁ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚኤል፡ ወይገብር፡ ተዝከሮ፡ አመአ፲ወ፪ሰለ፡ ኩለ፡ አውራኅ፡ ወግብሩ፡ ግብረ፡ ማሕረ፡\nወእምዝ፡ በአሐቲ፡ አመተ፡ በአሕለቀ፡ እፂ፡ ኩሎ፡ ፍሬ፡ ተግባሩ፡ ወኮነ፡ ነዳየ፡ ወኃጥአ፡ ሲሳየ፡ እለት፡ ወኢምንተኒ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤቱ፡ ወጽእቀ፡ በላእሊሁ፡ ተፅናሸ፡ ወእምብዝኃ፡ ኃዝኑ፡\nኮነ፡ እንቡዝ፡ ወጸከመ፡ ሕሊናሁ፡ በሀልዩ፡ ወበህየ፡ ኖመ፡ በአምሳለ፡ ምውት፡ ወአሜሃ፡ አስተርአዮ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ረዳኤ፡ ምገያ፡ በኅ፡ ወይቤሎ፡ ኦ፡ ብእሲ፡ ብሩክ፡ ለመንት፡\nቀሐዝን፡ ወነሥአ፡ እም፡ ውእቱ፡ ወርቅ፡ ወገብረ፡ ሰእሎ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ወአንበሮ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ በክብር፡ ወእያኅተገ፡ ገቢረ፡\nበዓሉ፡ ለመልአክ፡ ወባቢረ፡ ጽሎት፡ እስከ፡ እሳተ፡ ሞቱ፡ ትኅብልናሁ፡ የሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ገብሩ፡ ኅብለ፡\nለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ ዓ","english":"After his miracle—of Saint Michael, the chief of the angels—his glory is with his servant forever. And there was a man, a faithful one, who hoped for the mercy of God and the glory of Saint Michael, and he performed his commemoration on the twenty-second of every month, and his work was a work of mercy. And then, in one year, all the fruit of his labor was lost, and he became poor and lacking sustenance daily, and there was nothing in his house, and he was afflicted with great sorrow. He became despondent, and his mind grew heavy in his existence, and he slept like a dead man. And then Saint Michael appeared to him as a helper of the poor in a dream and said to him, \"O blessed man, why are you sorrowful?\" And he took a fish and from it he took gold, and he made a request to Saint Michael and placed it in the church with honor. And he did not cease to celebrate the feast of the angel and to offer prayer until the day of his death. His glory is with his servant forever and ever. Amen.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ተአምሪሁ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ትንብልሁ፡ የሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ገብሩ፡ ለዓ፡ ወሀሎ፡","severity":"info","text":"The passage opens with a formulaic doxology framing the miracle as a demonstration of Michael's glory, then shifts to a narrative of a faithful man's devotion and subsequent trial.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the poor peasant who found a treasure in a fish","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ተዝከሮ፡","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez term ተዝከሮ (täzkaro) means 'commemoration' or 'memorial', here referring to the monthly observance of Michael's feast on the 22nd, a key devotional practice.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the poor peasant who found a treasure in a fish","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"፩ብእሲ፡ መሐይምን፡","severity":"info","text":"The protagonist is described as a 'faithful man' (መሐይምን), a common hagiographic trope emphasizing his piety before his fall into poverty, which sets up the miracle.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the poor peasant who found a treasure in a fish","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ወኮነ፡ ነዳየ፡ ወኃጥአ፡ ሲሳየ፡","severity":"info","text":"The motif of a poor man finding treasure in a fish parallels other hagiographic tales, such as the Coptic story of Saint Michael and the poor man, though the specific fish motif is distinctive.","cites":[{"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"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ወአንበሮ፡ ውስተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ በክብር፡","severity":"info","text":"The placement of the gold in a church with honor reflects the liturgical and economic role of churches as repositories of votive offerings, a practice attested in Ethiopian Orthodox tradition.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the poor peasant who found a treasure in a fish","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ወእምዝ፡ በአሐቲ፡ አመተ፡ በአሕለቀ፡ እፂ፡ ኩሎ፡ ፍሬ፡ ተግባሩ፡","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'all the fruit of his labor was lost' is ambiguous: it may mean a crop failure or a general loss of livelihood; the Geʿez ፍሬ (fəre) can mean 'fruit' or 'result', leaving the exact cause unclear.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the poor peasant who found a treasure in a fish","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7171MiracleMichaelTreasure"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The cause of the man's poverty is unspecified—whether crop failure, theft, or other calamity. The dream sequence's transition from sleep to vision is abrupt; the Geʿez ኖመ (nomä) 'slept' may imply a dream state or a deathlike trance."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]}]}