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The monk surrounded by the other monks, who are attacking him — ESP (UH) DD-001, fol. 82r

University of Hamburg · DD-001 · 82r

17th centuryManuscript paintingsPrinceton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

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Scene identification transcribed from the scene-summary field of the PEMM painting record.

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The monk surrounded by the other monks, who are attacking him

Original catalogue wording

1. The monk surrounded by the other monks, who are attacking him | 2. The other monks preventing him for eating | 3. The monk standing praying in a church before the icon of the Virgin and Child with his skull-cap fallen to the ground

Scene identification transcribed from the scene-summary field of the PEMM painting record.

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    1. The monk surrounded by the other monks, who are attacking himPosition recorded by PEMM: top-left

    How the monks beat and kicked Abba Śalusi

  2. 02
    2. The other monks preventing him for eatingPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left

    How the monks prevented Abba Śalusi from eating beans/lupine seeds; Abba Śalusi

  3. 03
    3. The monk standing praying in a church before the icon of the Virgin and Child with his skull-cap fallen to the groundPosition recorded by PEMM: right

    How Abba Śalusi prayed

Source date
1632-1667
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from king's name”.
Holding institution
University of Hamburg
Shelfmark
DD-001
Folio
82r
Recorded provenance
Dabra Dāmmo ʾAbuna ʾAragāwi
Place evidence
Provenance wording supplied by the source catalogue.
Catalogue source
Princeton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project
Source record
paintings.csv, Painting ID 1445 (3 episode rows)