{"slug":"LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew","id":"ethiopic:betmas:LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew","title":"Miracle of St Michael on the healing of the leprous Jew (Sane)","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":"2026-11-15T00:28:12Z","cost_usd":0.00227},"source":{"registry_id":"ethiopic:betmas:LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew","work_id":"LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew","edition":"betmas","language":"","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0 (per file); site footer states NC-SA - treat as NC","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew"},"stats":{"passages":3,"english_words":582,"coptic_letters":0,"commentary_units":18,"commentary_kinds":6,"derived_notes":0,"ambiguities":5,"work_notes":4,"external_links":3,"timeline":3},"summary":{"work":"LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew","abstract":"This anonymous Ethiopic hagiographic miracle recounts the healing of a leprous Jew named Sane through the intercession of the Archangel Michael. The narrative follows a bipartite structure: an opening hymn praising Michael, followed by the story proper. Set on Cyprus at the church of Michael in Chytri, the miracle culminates in the Jew's physical healing and conversion to Christianity. The work survives in the manuscript tradition of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, likely as part of a larger compilation of Michaelite miracles. Its date of composition is uncertain, but it probably originates from the later medieval period.","historical_context":"The work is preserved in Ethiopic (Ge'ez) within the manuscript tradition of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, likely as part of a larger collection of miracles of the Archangel Michael. The source edition (betmas) provides no explicit date or manuscript context, making the date of composition uncertain; it probably belongs to the later medieval period, but this remains speculative. The setting on Cyprus links the miracle to the well-known cult of Michael at the church in Chytri (modern Kythrea), a major pilgrimage site. The narrative reflects common hagiographic motifs: saintly intercession, healing, and conversion. The bipartite structure—hymn followed by story—is typical of Ethiopic miracle collections. The text's transmission is limited by the lack of a critical apparatus or textual variants in the source edition.","significance":"The miracle exemplifies the role of Archangel Michael as a healer and converter in Ethiopian Orthodox tradition, and it illustrates the integration of local cult sites (Cyprus) into Ethiopic hagiography. It also contributes to the study of medieval Christian-Jewish relations and conversion narratives. The work relates to other Ethiopic miracle collections and to broader Michaelite literature.","timeline":[{"date":"Later medieval period (speculative)","event":"Probable composition of the miracle story."},{"date":"Undated","event":"Transmission in Ethiopian Orthodox manuscript tradition."},{"date":"Modern","event":"Edition published in betmas source."}],"relations":[{"work":"Miracle of St Michael on the healing of the leprous Jew (Sane)","relation":"Source edition","key":"betmas:LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the healing of the leprous Jew (Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew"},{"work":"Miracle of St Michael on the brigand hanging","relation":"Similar genre and collection","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 the breast milk","relation":"Similar genre and collection","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 and the Hail Mary","relation":"Similar genre and collection","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"},{"work":"Miracle of St Michael on the pilgrim shipwreck","relation":"Similar genre and collection","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":"wikipedia:Michael (archangel)","label":"Wikipedia article on Archangel Michael","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_%28archangel%29","reason":"Provides background on the central figure of the miracle."},{"key":"wikipedia:Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church","label":"Wikipedia article on the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian_Orthodox_Tewahedo_Church","reason":"Context for the religious community preserving the text."},{"key":"wikipedia:Chytri","label":"Wikipedia article on Chytri (Cyprus)","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chytri","reason":"Setting of the miracle and cult site of Michael."}],"cautions":["The date of composition is unknown; the later medieval period is speculative.","The source edition lacks a critical apparatus, limiting assessment of textual variants and scribal interventions.","The terms for leprosy and scab (ዘትካት, ሜጦ) are ambiguous and may not denote specific diseases.","The exact manuscript context within the larger Michaelite compilation is not specified."],"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","cost_usd":0.000435,"generated":"2026-11-15T00:28:11Z"},"checks":{"work":"LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew","status":"pass","blocking":[],"warnings":[],"stats":{"passages":3,"translated":3,"commentary_passages":3,"commentary_units":18,"english_words":582,"source_letters":1421,"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 healing a leprous Jew, typical of Ethiopic miracle collections that emphasize saintly intercession and conversion.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the healing of the leprous Jew (Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"Preserved in the manuscript tradition of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, likely as part of a larger compilation of Michaelite miracles, though the exact manuscript context is not specified in the source edition.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the healing of the leprous Jew (Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The date of composition is uncertain; the source edition provides no explicit dating. The work likely originates from the later medieval period, but this remains speculative without further manuscript or historical evidence.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the healing of the leprous Jew (Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The source edition (betmas) does not include a critical apparatus or textual variants, limiting the ability to assess scribal interventions or the work's relationship to other known miracle collections.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the healing of the leprous Jew (Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"derived_work_notes":[{"kind":"limit","severity":"caution","text":"The English is a machine draft produced passage by passage from the transcribed Coptic; no human has verified it. The commentary is model-written and cites only keys the pipeline could resolve."},{"kind":"register","severity":"info","text":"Register: 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:LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew":{"label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the healing of the leprous Jew (Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew"}},"segments":[{"i":1,"ref":"p1","source":"after\n\nተአምሪሁ፡ ለመልአክ፡ ክቡር፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ መዐርዒረ፡ ዜማ፡ ጥዑም፡ ዖፈ፡ አርያም፡ ዘይሰርር፡ እምጽንፍ፡ እስከ፡ አጽናፈ፡ ዓለም። ኀይለ፡ ጸሎቱ፡ ያድኅኖ፡ እምዘሲኦል፡ አሥራም፡ በዝየኒ፡ ወበዘይመጽእ፡ ዓለም፡ ወያንግፎ፡ እምአፈ፡ ተኵላ፡ ርጉም፡ ወእመሥገርተ፡ ሰይጣን፡ ሕሡም፡\nለፍቁሩ፡ ዕገሌ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን። ተብህለ፡ ከመ፡ ሀሎ፡ አሐዱ፡ ብእሲ፡ ክርስቲያናዊ፡ ዘይፈርሆ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ወይትአመን፡ በጸሎቱ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ውስተ፡ ደሴተ፡\nቆጵሮስ።\n\nወከማሁ፡ ለዝንቱኒ፡ አይሁዳዊ፡ ዘነበረ፡ ውስተ፡ ጽልመት፡ እንዘ፡ ይሣቅዮ፡ ጋኔነ፡ ጽልመት፡ ወያደውዮ፡ ደዌ፡ ኃጢአት፡ በርሀ፡ ሎቱ፡ ብርሃነ፡ ክርስቶስ፡\nማሕየዊ፡ ወፈወሶ፡ እምሕማሙ፡ ዘትካት፡ ወሜጦ፡ እምዕልወት፡ ኀበ፡ ርትዕት፡ ሃይማኖት፡ በትንብልናሁ፡ ለመልአክ፡ ክቡር፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ መልአከ፡ ሣህል፡\nወምሕረት፡ ዘከሠተ፡ ሎቱ፡ አዕይንተ፡ ልቡ፡ እምዑረት፡ ውስተ፡ አሚነ፡ ሥላሴ፡ ርትዕት።","english":"The miracle of the honored angel Michael, chief of the angels, a sweet melody, a lofty bird that flies from one end to the ends of the world; the power of his prayer saves from the hell of perdition, in this world and in the world to come, and rescues from the mouth of the accursed wolf and from the snares of the enemy Satan, for his beloved forever and ever, amen. It is told that there was a certain Christian man who feared God and believed in the prayer of Saint Michael, chief of the angels, on the island of Cyprus.\n\nAnd likewise for this Jew who was in darkness, while the demon of darkness mocked him and the disease of sin afflicted him, the saving light of Christ shone for him and healed him from his pain of leprosy and scab, and raised him from baseness to true faith, through the humility of the honored angel Michael, chief of the angels, angel of mercy and compassion, who opened the eyes of his heart from blindness to the true faith in the Trinity.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"after","severity":"info","text":"The passage opens with a poetic encomium to Michael (lines 1–5) before shifting to the narrative proper with ተብህለ (it is told). This bipartite structure—hymn followed by story—is typical of Ethiopic miracle collections.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the healing of the leprous Jew (Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"መዐርዒረ ዜማ ጥዑም ዖፈ አርያም","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'sweet melody, a lofty bird' is a conventional epithet for Michael, drawing on the angel's role as a celestial singer and swift messenger. It is not a literal zoological reference.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ውስተ ደሴተ ቆጵሮስ","severity":"info","text":"The setting on Cyprus links this miracle to the well-known cult of Michael at the church of Archangel Michael in the village of Chytri (modern Kythrea), a major pilgrimage site.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"እምአፈ ተኵላ ርጉም","severity":"info","text":"The image of rescue 'from the mouth of the accursed wolf' echoes Psalm 22:13 (LXX) and is a common metaphor in Ethiopic prayers for deliverance from Satan or death.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ዘከሠተ ሎቱ አዕይንተ ልቡ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'opened the eyes of his heart' is a standard conversion motif in Ethiopic hagiography, indicating spiritual enlightenment. The Jew's healing from leprosy and conversion to Christianity are presented as simultaneous miracles.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ዘትካት ወሜጦ","severity":"caution","text":"The terms ዘትካት (leprosy) and ሜጦ (scab) are ambiguous; they may denote specific skin diseases or be used generically for impurity. The translation 'leprosy and scab' follows the edition but is not certain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Geʿez ዘትካት ወሜጦ could refer to leprosy and scab, but the precise medical identification is uncertain.","The phrase 'እምዑረት ውስተ አሚነ ሥላሴ ርትዕት' (from blindness to true faith in the Trinity) is a conversion formula; the exact nature of the Jew's prior belief is not specified."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":2,"ref":"p2","source":"ወለነኒ፡ ውሉደ፡ ጥምቀት፡ ይትኖልወነ፡ በስእለቱ፡ ወበአስተብቍዖቱ፡ ወያድኅነነ፡ ለሰይጣን፡ እመሥገርቱ፡ ከመ፡ ኢንጥፋእ፡ በከንቱ፡ ወይመግበነ፡\nለለ፡ ዕለቱ፡ ምስለ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ ሠራዊቱ፡ ኢይርሐቅ፡ እምኔነ፡ ሰይፈ፡ ረድኤቱ፡ ከመ፡ ይጕየዩ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ ሠራዊተ፡ ሳጥናኤል፡ ሰብአ፡ እለ፡ ያስሕቱ፡ ምሉዓነ፡ እከይ፡ ወትዕግልት፡\nወላድያነ፡ ሐሰት፡ ዘኢይቀብል፡ ቅልየቱ፡ ባሕረ፡ ፁግ፡ ወዕመቀ፡ ቀላይ፡ እሙንቱ፡ በጽላሎተ፡ ክነፊሁ፡ ይኅብአነ፡ ከመ፡ ኢያሥግሩነ፡ እሎንቱ፡ ለሐውጾትነ፡ ይምጻእ፡ ከመ፡\nይክድነነ፡ በመንጦላዕተ፡ ምሕረቱ፡ እስመ፡ ሰአሌ፡ ምሕረት፡ ውእቱ፡ እምትካት፡ ቂም፡ ዘአልቦቱ። በትንብልናሁ፡ ይዕቀቦ፡ ለፍቁሩ፡ ዕገሌ፡ ወያድኅኖ፡ ኀይለ፡ ጸሎቱ፡ ለዓለመ፡ ዓለም፡ አሜን።","english":"And for us, the children of baptism, may we live by his prayer and by his intercession, and may he save us from Satan and from his snares, lest we be destroyed in vain. And may he nourish us day by day with all his hosts. And may the sword of his help not be far from us, so that all the hosts of Sataniel, the men who are full of evil and wickedness, and the parents of falsehood whose deceit does not accept a price, the sea of bitterness and the deep pit—may he hide us under the shadow of his wing, so that they may not harm us. For our salvation, may he come to cover us with the cloak of his mercy, for he is the one who asks for mercy from the dust of the grave, which has no end. In his majesty, may he protect his beloved, the leprous one, and may the power of his prayer save him forever and ever. Amen.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ሰይጣን","severity":"info","text":"The Geʿez term ሰይጣን (śayṭān) is a loan from Aramaic via Syriac, used generically for 'Satan' or 'adversary' in Ethiopic Christian literature.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ሳጥናኤል","severity":"info","text":"ሳጥናኤል (Sāṭnāʾel) is a variant of the name Sataniel, a figure in apocryphal traditions often identified with the fallen angel or a demonic host.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ውሉደ ጥምቀት","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'children of baptism' (ውሉደ ጥምቀት) echoes New Testament language of spiritual rebirth (e.g., John 3:5, Titus 3:5), common in Ethiopic liturgical texts.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"በጽላሎተ ክነፊሁ","severity":"info","text":"The image of being hidden 'under the shadow of his wing' (በጽላሎተ ክነፊሁ) is a standard trope in Ethiopic angelology, evoking Michael's protective role as a celestial guardian.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage forms a prayer-like interlude within the narrative, shifting from third-person account to first-person plural petition, a common hagiographic device to engage the audience.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The closing reference to 'his beloved, the leprous one' (ለፍቁሩ ዕገሌ) directly ties this prayer to the miracle's protagonist, a leprous Jew, linking the general invocation to the specific narrative.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'from the dust of the grave, which has no end' (እምትካት ቂም ዘአልቦቱ) is ambiguous: it may refer to the grave's eternal nature or to the hopelessness of the leprous condition.","The identity of 'his beloved' (ለፍቁሩ) is not explicit in the Geʿez but is clarified by the narrative context as the leprous Jew."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":3,"ref":"p3","source":"after\nተአምሪሁ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላአክት፡ የሀሉ፡ ምስለ፡ ገብሩ፡ ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡\nክርስቲያናዊ፡ ዘይፈርሆ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ወይትአምን፡ በጸሎቱ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእት፡ ወሀለየ፡ ከመ፡ ይሕንጽ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲነ፡ ውስተ፡ ደሴተ፡\nቆጵሮስ፡ በስሙ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ወሀነጸ፡ ወፈጸማ፡ ወአሰርገዋ፡ በኩሉ፡ ሠርጕ፡\nሠናይ፡ ወሶበ፡ ፈጸመመ፡ ሊኦከ፡ ኃበ፡ ኢጲስ፡ ቆጶስ፡ ወሀበ፡ ካህናት፡ ከመ፡ ይምምጽዑ፡ ለቅዳሴ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ ዘቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ወገብረ፡ መቅድሃ፡ ለቤተ፡\nክርስቲያን፡ ወነበረ፡ በርትእት፡ ሃይማኖት፡ እንዘ፡ ይትለአክ፡ በቤተ፡ ክርስቲያኑ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መበኩሉ፡ መዋዕለ፡ ሕይወቱ፡ ወነበረ፡\nእንዘ፡ ይዚኑ፡ መንክራቲሁ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ ወበርሃ፡ ጽልመተ፡ ዑረቱ፡ ዘነበረ፡ ቀዲሙ፡ በከመ፡ ይቤ፡ ነቢይ፡ ሕዝብ፡ ዘይንብር፡ ውስተ፡ ጽልመት፡ ወጽላሎተ፡\nሞት፡ ሠረቀ፡ ሎሙ፡ ብርሃነ፡ ንቢየ፡ ትኅብልናሁ፡ የሃሉ፡ ምስ፡ ገብሩ፡ ። Incipit in\nተአምሪሁ፡ ለቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ በረከቱ፡ ወሀሎ፡ ፩ብእሲ፡ ክርስቲያናዊ፡\nዘአስተሐመመ፡ ሐኒፀ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡ በስመ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ሚካኤል፡ ሊቀ፡ መላእክት፡ በደሴተ፡ ቆጵሮስ።","english":"After his miracles, of Saint Michael, chief of the angels, he is with his servant, and there was a certain man, a Christian, who feared God and believed in the prayer of Saint Michael, chief of the angels. And he desired to build a church on the island of Cyprus in the name of Saint Michael, chief of the angels. And he built and completed it and adorned it with all good adornment. And when he had finished, he went to the bishop of Cyprus and gave (instructions) to the priests so that they might come for the liturgy of the church of Saint Michael, chief of the angels. And he made the sanctuary of the church and remained in true faith, serving in the church of Saint Michael, chief of the angels, all the days of his life. And he remained while recounting the wonders of Saint Michael, chief of the angels. And the darkness of his former error, which existed before, as the prophet says: \"The people who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, the light of prophecy dawned for them.\" It is with his servant. Incipit of the miracles of Saint Michael, chief of the angels. His blessing. And there was a certain Christian man who had built a church in the name of Saint Michael, chief of the angels, on the island of Cyprus.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ተአምሪሁ ለቅዱስ ሚካኤል ሊቀ መላአክት የሀሉ ምስለ ገብሩ","severity":"info","text":"The passage opens with a formulaic transition ('After his miracles... he is with his servant') that signals a new narrative episode within the hagiographic cycle, typical of Geʿez miracle collections.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the healing of the leprous Jew (Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ደሴተ ቆጵሮስ","severity":"info","text":"The setting on the island of Cyprus (ደሴተ ቆጵሮስ) reflects the broader Mediterranean geography of the Michael cycle, which often locates miracles in Cyprus, a major center of Michael cult.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the healing of the leprous Jew (Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ከመ ይቤ ነቢይ ሕዝብ ዘይንብር ውስተ ጽልመት ወጽላሎተ ሞት ሠረቀ ሎሙ ብርሃነ ንቢየ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'the people who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death, the light of prophecy dawned for them' echoes Isaiah 9:2 (LXX) and is a common Geʿez citation formula for prophetic fulfillment.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the healing of the leprous Jew (Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ኢጲስ ቆጶስ","severity":"info","text":"The term ኢጲስ ቆጶስ (episkopos, 'bishop') is a Greek loanword in Geʿez, here referring to the bishop of Cyprus, indicating the ecclesiastical hierarchy in the narrative.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the healing of the leprous Jew (Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ተአምሪሁ ለቅዱስ ሚካኤል ሊቀ መላእክት በረከቱ","severity":"info","text":"The closing formula 'Incipit of the miracles of Saint Michael... His blessing' is a scribal marker that frames the text as a liturgical reading, common in Ethiopic hagiographic manuscripts.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the healing of the leprous Jew (Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ወሀሎ ፩ብእሲ ክርስቲያናዊ ዘአስተሐመመ ሐኒፀ ቤተ ክርስቲያን","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'a certain Christian man who had built a church' repeats the earlier narrative (lines 1-2), suggesting a possible textual duplication or scribal insertion at the incipit boundary.","cites":[{"key":"betmas:LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew","label":"betmas: Miracle of St Michael on the healing of the leprous Jew (Sane)","url":"https://betamasaheft.eu/LIT7180MiracleMichaelJew"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'ወሀሎ ፩ብእሲ ክርስቲያናዊ' at the end may be a scribal repetition or a new incipit; the text does not clarify whether this is a separate miracle or a continuation."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]}]}