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The two others standing on a rock above the water — EMML (HMML) 76, fol. 21v

Hill Museum and Manuscript Library · 76 · 21v

19th–20th centuriesManuscript paintingsPrinceton Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Egyptian Miracles of Mary (PEMM) project

The source records this manuscript art; no substitute image is shown.

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

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The two others standing on a rock above the water

Original catalogue wording

3. The two others standing on a rock above the water | 2. One man being eaten by a crocodile | 7. The men in a boat | 4. One man riding a camel to the monastery | 5. The other man bringing his sheep's wool to the monastery

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

Scenes and visual evidence

  1. 01
    3. The two others standing on a rock above the waterPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-left
  2. 02
    2. One man being eaten by a crocodilePosition recorded by PEMM: center-left

    How the crocodile swallowed the evil man.

  3. 03
    7. The men in a boatPosition recorded by PEMM: center
  4. 04
    4. One man riding a camel to the monasteryPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-center
  5. 05
    5. The other man bringing his sheep's wool to the monasteryPosition recorded by PEMM: bottom-right

    Caption is partially illegible: How the Arab brought sheep's wool to be garments for the monks.

Source date
late 19th/early 20th
Date evidence
The PEMM project records its date evidence as “Date from JRB and SGD”.
Holding institution
Hill Museum and Manuscript Library
Shelfmark
76
Folio
21v
Recorded provenance
St. Ragu'el Church
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 1750 (5 episode rows)