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Title: On the front cover: ድርሳነ፡ ቴዎፍሎስ፡ (Dərsanä Tewofəlos)
Description: Text 1: ff. 1ra,1 - 29ra,4 and rb,6: Homily of Theophilus, a.k.a. Vision of Theophilus (on the Holy Family’s flight to Egypt due to Herod’s persecution); Text 2: ff. 29ra,5-52va,7: Homily on Gabriel’s Annunciation to Mary Text 3: ff. 52vb,1-83rb,9: Book of the Dormition of Mary Text 4: ff. 84ra,1-124rb,3: Book of the Departure of Mary
Date Created: [1600-1699?]
Subject: New Testament apocrypha, Marian literature

Title: On the front cover: ድርሳነ፡ እማ፡ / ነገረ ማርያም (Dərsanä ᾽əmma (sic!); Nägärä Maryam (the latter is a false identification)
Description: Text 1: ff. 1ra-10va3: “Homily on our Lady Mary, the birth of the holy Virgin Mary, how she entered the Temple, and how she was committed to Joseph’s care“ Text 2: ff. 10va,4-30ra: Homily on our Lady Mary by Abba Yoḥannəs, Metropolitan of Ethiopia; Text 3: ff. 30rb,1-64r (but fol. 63v-64r not filmed): The Book of Mary’s Birth (= Protevangelium of James); Text 4: ff. 64va,1- 68vb: A story of constructing churches devoted to Mary (f. 64a, upper margin: ዘሕንጸተ፡ ቤታ፡); (= extract from the Synaxary, on the 21 of Sane) Text 5: ff. 69ra,1- 83ra-b,8: (f. 69ra, upper margin: ዘቅዳሴ፡ ቤታ፡); Homily of Basil bishop of Caesarea on the construction of the church devoted to Mary Text 6: ff. 83ra,9-103v (unfinished): Homily of Minas bishop of Aksum on Mary; f. 83ra, on the upper margin: Kidanä Məḥrät (ኪዳነ፡ ምሕረት፡)
Date Created: [1600-1699?]
Subject: Marian literature, Apocrypha, Homiletics

Title: Front cover: ለሃ፡ (sic! for ላሐ፡) ማርያም፡ - Läha (sic!) Maryam
Description: Text 1: ff. 1ra,1-26vb,end: Lament of Mary (on account of the crucifixion of Her Son): Homily by Cyriacus, bishop of Behensa Text 2: ff. 27va,1-47rb,end: Covenant (Kidan) of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
Date Created: [1700-1799?]
Subject: Marian literature, Poetry

Title: f. Ir: ተኣምረ፡ ማርያም፡ - Tä᾽ammərä Maryam (short title) f. 1ra,5-7: መጽሐፈ፡ ተአምሪሃ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ቅድስት፡ ድንግል፡ በ፪ማርያም፡ The Book of the Miracles of our Lady holy virgin in two ways Mary (full title)
Description: Text 1: ff. 1r-67v: Miracles of Mary, the canonical collection; illuminated Text 2: Non-canonical miracles: ff. 68r-76v: Mary saves a church in Athribis from the destruction by an order of a Caliph (Budge, pp. 113-128); ff. 77r-79ra: Mary and the Syrian potter singing praises to her (i.e. Wəddase Maryam) (Budge, pp. 129-133); ff. 79ra-79va4: Miracles: the man washing his clothes and the miracle of water running uphills (Budge, p. 134); ff. 79va5-80rb11: Miracles: the monk Timothy saved from a lion (Budge, pp. 135-137); ff. 80rb12-81rb2: Miracles: the Persian soldier Nicodemus who became a monk (Budge, pp. 138-140); ff. 81rb3-82va3fb: Miracles: Mary makes a sackcloth for Bishop Philotheos in Upper Egypt (Budge, pp. 143-144); ff. 82va2fb-83rb12: Miracles: Mary and Jesus the Child come to a place in Egypt and Jesus makes a water gush out (Budge, pp. 145-146); ff. 83rb13-84rb10: Miracles: Mary appears to John Kama and tells him that a church devoted to her should be built in that place (and kleaves three coins with crosses on them (Budge, pp. 147-148); ff. 83rb13-84rb10: Miracles: Mary appears to John Kama and tells him that a church devoted to her should be built in that place, and leaves three coins with crosses on them (Budge, pp. 147-148); Text 3; ff. 84rb11-86vb: “The Covenant of Mercy”; Text 4: ff. 92ra-95rb2: Miracle of Mary, but in fact it is a story of Zion, i.e. the Ark, from the 10 commandements given from Moses to Menelik who brought it to Aksum; ff. 95rb3-98ra,end: Miracle of Mary, but in fact some sort of a story that includes Messianic Old Testament prophecies, the story of Abba Sälama (Frumentius) sent to Ethiopia by patriarch of Alexandria (96va), the Nine Saints (97rb,si) and the genealogies of monks up to Iyäsus Mo’a, Täklä Haymanot and ’Ewostatewos; [ ff. 98rb1-98vb: Miracle of Mary, a story of the Ark in the hand of the Philistines and its return to Israel; Text 5: The third ms unit: ff. 1ra-1vb: Her (i.e., Mary’s) Miracle, to be read on 17th of Nähase, being an appeal of Jesus to Mary to depart to Heavenly Jerusalem; f. 2ra-2vb7fb: Her (i.e., Mary’s) Miracle, being an account of Mary’s funeral and her ascension; ff. 2vb6fb-4rb11: Her (i.e., Mary’s) Miracle, another account of Mary’s ascension; Jesus commands the Apostles to spread the celebration of Mary’s ascension over the world; he promises remission of sins to those who take communion on that day; ff. 4rb12-5rb4: Her (i.e., Mary’s) Miracle, Jesus brings back the body of Mary and the Apostles bury her; angels take her body to heaven; apostles see her grave empty
Date Created: [1750-1799]
Subject: Marian literature, Christian legends

Title: On the inner side of the front board: ተኣምረ / ማርያም (Tä᾽ammərä / Maryam); f. 1ra,5-7: መጽሐፈ፡ ተአምሪሃ፡ ለእግዝእትነ፡ ቅድስት፡ ድንግል፡ በ፪ማርያም፡ (introd. to the Mir. of Mary); and in the proper text, f. 11ra,4-6
Description: Text 1: ff. 3ra,1-6ra,9: Introductory prayers (sälam, an halleluyatic hymn, etc.); Text 2: ff. 6ra,11-132rc,4: Miracles of Mary; (131 episodes)
Date Created: 1632-1667
Subject: Marian literature

Title: f. Ir: ውዳሴ፡ ማርያም፡ (Wəddase Maryam)
Description: Text 1: ff. 1ra,1-103vb,end; Praises of our Lady Mary, f. 1ra,1-2: ውዳሴ፡ ዘእግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም; (Wəddase zä-᾽əgzə᾽ətnä Maryam); f. 1ra-13vb,end: For Monday; f. 14ra,1-35va,1: For Tuesday; f. 35va,3-49ra,10: For Wednesday; f. 49ra,12-62rb,9: For Thursday; f. 62rb,11-72vb,9: For Friday; f. 72vb,12-88vb,3: For Saturday; f. 88vb,4-103vb,end: For Sunday; Text 2: ff. 104ra,1-110va,7; Praises and Thanksgivings (to our Lady Mary); 104ra,1: ውዳሴ፡ ወግናይ፡ (Wəddase wä-gənay); Text 3: ff. 110va,8-112rb,10: The Angels praise Mary inside the chamber; f. 110ra,8-10: ይዌድስዋ፡ መላእክት፡ ለማርያም፡ በውስተ፡ ውሣጤ፡ መንጦላዕት፡ Yəweddəsəwwa mäla᾽əkt lä-Maryam bäwəstä wəśaṭe mänṭolaʽət); Text 4: ff. 112rb,6fb-112vb,11(end): Prayer of Mary (Magnificat) Text 5: ff. 113ra,1-113vb,end: Prayer “I bow down to you … O my Lady, Mary”, እሰግድ፡ ለኪ፡ … (᾽Ǝsäggəd läki…) Text 6: ff. 114ra,1-119vb: Three Miracle of Mary; Text 7: ff. 120ra,1-124rb,2: Beginning of the Gospel of John; Text 8: ff. 120ra,1-128vb,2: Beginning of the Teaching of mysteries (Mystagogia); ትምህርተ፡ ኅቡአት፡ (Təmhərtä ḫəbu᾽at)
Date Created: [1700-1799?]
Subject: Marian literature