Mazgaba Maṣāḥəft

Titles

• ʾƎm5 la-warḫa Yakkātit la-ʾabawina qǝddusān ʾAtnāsǝyos liqa ṗāṗṗāsāt za-ʾƎlaskǝndǝryā wa-Bāsǝlyos wa-tazkāra qǝddus ʾab ʾabbā ʾAbbǝlo za-yǝmasǝl malāʾǝkt
• History of the hermit ʾAbbǝlo

Description

The narrative recounts, how Athanasius returns to Alexandria after the emperor Jovian (here called ዮንያኖስ) re-established the Christian faith. In Alexandria Athanasius performs a miracle resurrecting a woman named ከስምያና. He meets Basil the Great, with whom he discusses, who is the most perfect monk in the land of Egypt. Archangel Michael appears and decides that it is ʾAbbǝlo. After that, a few anecdotes from the life of ʾAbbǝlo are told. The texts ends with a "testament", in which ʾAbbǝlo gives instructions on monastic life.