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Title: On the front cover: Ṭəre / Zəmmare (ጥሬ / ዝማሬ); f. 1v, upper margin: Zəmmare (ዝማሬ፡); f. 2r, lower margin: Zəmmare Ṭəre (ዝማሬ፡ ጥሬ፡) (it is visible on the photo of f. 1r, because the lower margin of f. 1 is ripped off)
Description: Text 1: ff. 1r,1-135r,3(end): A collection of hymns called Zəmmare, in the mood gəʽəz, or ᾽əzəl, wazema, etc.; the hymns are written in scriptio contnua, but are often separeted by added dotted lines
Date Created: [1400-1499?]
Subject: Religious poetry

Title: Front cover: ሆኆተ፡ [sic! for ኆኅተ፡] ብርሃን፡ (Hoḫotä [for Ḫoḫətä] bərhan)
Description: Text 1: ff. 1r,1-57r,8(end): Gate of Light; (starting with the prayer Wəddase wä-gənay); Text 2: ff. 57v,1- 102r,7: Prayer: In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, I shall be watchful, in the name … I shall be raised, … in the Holy Trinity …; Text 3: ff. 102v,1-103,r,end: repetition of the beginning of the Gate of Light (=f. 1r-v)
Date Created: [1700-1799?]
Subject: Religious poetry

Title: f. Ir: in large green letters: ጥረ ዝማሬ (Ṭərä / Zəmmare); and written with pencil (?) ጥሬ፡ ዝማሬ፡ (Ṭəre Zəmmare); The title at the beginning of the text f.1ra, 2-4, is erased
Description: Text 1: ff. 1r,1-167rb,2(end): Zəmmare (a collection of hymns called Zəmmare (in the moods gəʽəz or ᾽əzəl), wazema, etc.) Text 2: ff. 167va-b: a hymn to Mary
Date Created: [1600-1699?]
Subject: Religious poetry

Title: On the front cover: ገድለ፡ ኣቡነ፡ ኣቢብ፡ [Gädlä ᾽Abunä ᾽Abib] f. 2v,1-3: ዜና፡ ለአብ፡ ክቡር፡ ወትሩፈ፡ ትጋህ፡ አባ፡ ቡለ፡ ዘውእቱ፡ አቢብ፡; [Zena lä-᾽Äb kəbur wä-tərufä təgah ᾽Äbba Bulä zä-wə᾽ətu ᾽Äbib] ///OR/// On front cover: ገድለ ኣቡነ፡ ኣቢብ [Gädlä ˒Abunä ˒Abib]; F. 2v,1-3: ዜና፡ ለአብ፡ ክቡር፡ ወትሩፈ፡ ትጋህ፡ አባ፡ ቡለ[sic!]፡ ዘውእቱ፡ አቢብ፡; [Zena lä-˒Ab kəbur wä-tərufä təgah ˒Abba Bulä[sic!] zä-wə˒ətu ˒Abib]
Description: Text 1: ff. 1r,1-43r,5: The Life of our Father Abib also known as Bula; Text 2: ff. 43r,5fb-47v,5(end); Prayer of Mary to Jesus ንግረኒ፡ ስምከ፡ “Tell me Thy name”; Text 3: ff. 48r-v; Praises of Mary (ውዳሴሃ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ Wəddaseha lä-᾽Ǝgzə᾽ətnä Maryam; (only 1 fol.)
Date Created: [1600-1799]
Subject: Hagiography, Religious poetry

Title: f. Ir: ውዳሴ፡ ኣምላክ (Wəddase ᾽amlak) written in large blue letters; also on f. 120rb,11fb
Description: Text 1: ff. 1ra-120rb,end: Praise of God; (f. Ir: ውዳሴ / ኣምላክ); divided into weekday readings (unfinished) ff. 1ra,1- [Monday] ff. 15v,1-: Tuesday ff. 38va,1-: Wednesday ff. 56va,1-: Thursday ff. 79rb,1-: Friday ff. 95va,1-: Saturday ff. 107vb-120rb,end: Sunday; Text 2: f. 121r-v: a fragment of an unidentified text; no beginning, no end Text 3: ff. 122ra,1-127: The 1st [sic!] Epistle of Paul to Romans; not complete (up to the beginning of ch. 6)
Date Created: [1700-1799?]
Subject: Religious poetry, New Testament

Title: f. 1r: መልክኣ ጉባኤ (Mälkə᾽a guba᾽e)
Description: Text 1: ff. 2ra-124r: Mälkə᾽a guba᾽e; below only a few “images” and other texts are singled out: ff. 2ra1-3rb,6: the contents of the collection ff. 5ra,1-6v,11(end): Homily “The Praise of Mary” by Bahrəyä Dəngəl; ff. 15vc,6-18ra,3: Mystagogia (Təmhərtä ḫəbu᾽ät (sic!)) ff. 18ra,5-19rb.10: God of the Lights (᾽Ǝgzi’äbəher zä-bərhanat); ff. 66ra-73va: The Wisest of the Wise (’O ’Ǝgzi’äbəher Ṭäbibä Ṭäbiban kähali) ff. 74ra-79va: The Lament of the soul (Säqoqawä näfs); ff. 114ra,1-116vc,end: ’Akkonu bə’əsi (with a sälam); ff. 117ra,1-121rb,6: The Lament of the Virgin (Säqoqawä Dəngəl); ff. 121rb,8-: Mälkə’ä Qwəsqwam ff. 123ra,1-134vc,end: Maḥəletä Ṣəge; ff. 138rc,7-137vc,10: ’Ǝsäggəd läki; ff. 140rb,1-142rb,17: Lahä Maryam; ff. 142rc,1-143rb.end: Mälkə’ä ’änqäsä bərhan; ff. 146ra,9-rc,5: ’Ǝsäggəd läki (another); ff. 153vc,9-189rb,10: Mälkə’at of the archangels; ff. 206ra,1-211rb,end: Mälkə’ä ’Abunä ’Ewosṭaṭewos
Date Created: [1700]
Subject: Religious poetry

Title: On the front cover: መልክኣ[ተ] / ቅዱሳን / ዘደብረ / ገሪዛን [Mälkə᾽a[tä] qəddusan zä-Däbrä Gärizan] - Mälkə᾽at (= poems) on the saints of Däbrä Gärizan f. IVr: Mälkə᾽ä guba᾽e - Collection of mälkə᾽;
Description: Mälkə᾽at for abbots of Gundä Gunde: f. 1ra,1-: ᾽Ǝsṭifanos f. 9rb,3-: Abäkəräzun f. 15va,5-18vb,end: Yəsḥaq f. 20ra,1-: Gäbrä Mäsiḥ; f. 26rb,2-: ʽƎzra; f. 30ra,7: Habtä Śəllase; f. 33ra,7-: Täklä Näbiyat; f. 36va,1-: ᾽Isayəyas; f. 43va,1-: Yəsḥaq and ᾽Iyosab; f. 49ra,1-: Samuel of Käswa; f. 56va,1-: Yonas; f. 62ra,1-: Mäzgäbä Śəllase; f. 71ra,1-: ᾽Ewosṭaṭewos; f. 85vb,1-: Abraham, Isaac and Jacob; f. 95ra,1-: Habtä Śəllase (II?); f. 104vb,1-109v: Yəsḥaq; f. 112ra,1-: ʽƎzra; f. 118ra,1-119ra,2: ʽƎzra (another) f. 120ra,10-125rb,11(end): Christ
Date Created: [1700-1799?]
Subject: Religious poetry

Title: Front cover: መልክዕ ጉባኤ [Mälkəʽ Guba᾽e]; f. 7ra,4-8: መጽሐፈ፡ መልክዕ፡ ዘመላእክት፡ ወዘነቢያት፡ ወሐዋርያት፡ ዘጻድቃን፡ ወሰማዕታት። - The Book of Mälke’ on the Angels, Prophets, Apostles, the Righteous and the Martyrs
Description: Text 1: ff. 7ra,1-261: Collection of mälke’ poems (sälams) in honour of various saints, including Stephanite abbots
Date Created: [1700-1799?]
Subject: Religious poetry, Eulogia

Title: On the front board and on f. IIv: ኣርኬ፡ (᾽Arke)
Description: Text 1: ff. 1r,1-174vb,end: Arke Hymns; Divided into monthly readings, month names appear often on upper margin and in the ending formulas; Text 2: Three Miracles of Mary; 1. ff. 175ra,1- 177vb,3fb; 2. ff. 177vb,2fb-179rb,2; 3. ff. 179rb,3-179vb,end; Text 3: ff. 180ra,1-187ra,end: Arke: additions to the month of Mäskäräm
Date Created: [1800-1899?]
Subject: Religious poetry

Title: On the front board: ኣርኬ / ነግስ (᾽Arke / Nägs) f. Ir: ነግሥ (Nägś), written twice: in upper and lower part; f.1r,1-3: The Lord Reigns (Inc. እግዚአብሔር፡ ነግሠ፡ እምዓመት። እስከ፡ ዓመት። ᾽Ǝgzi᾽abəḥer nägśä ᾽əm-ʽamät ᾽əskä ʽamät)
Description: Text 1: f. 1r,1-121r,11(end): Arke Hymns (in honour of saints on specific days); starting with the hymn The Lord Reigns
Date Created: [1800-1899?]
Subject: Religious poetry