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Title: On the front cover: መፅሐፈ መነኮሳት [Mäḍhafä Mänäkosat] f. 3ra, 3-4: ሥርዓተ፡ ሢመተ፡ ምንኵስና፡ [Śərʽatä śimätä mənkwəsənna]
Description: Text 1: ff. 1ra-81ra: The Rule (rite) of monastic ordination
Date Created: [1700-1799?]
Subject: Monastic literature

Title: Front cover: መገፀዊ / ብሩክ; (Mägäḍḍäwi Bəruk) f.1ra,3-6: መገጸዊ፡ ቡሩክ፡ እስትጉቡእ። በእንተ፡ ዘአስተጋብአ፡ ዝንቱ፡ መጽሐፍ። (Mägäṣṣäwi Buruk ᾽əstəgubu᾽. Bä-᾽əntä zä-᾽ästägab᾽ä zəntu mäṣḥäf)
Description: Text 1: ff. 1ra,1-203va,17: Mägäṣṣäwi Buruk ff. 1ra-4va: contents: list of 22 chapters ff. 5ra-203va,17; the main text: questions (of a disciple, ረድእ) and answers (of his teacher, መምህር፡) about salvation; (Inc. f. 5ra-203va,17; the bulk of the text: questions of a disciple (ረድእ) to his teacher (መምህር፡) about salvation; (Inc. በስመ፡ ... ንወጥን፡ … ጽሒፈ፡ ኆልቈ፡ ተስእሎታተ። ዘተስእለ፡ ኪያሆሙ፡ ረድእ፡ ለመምህሩ፡)
Date Created: [1500-1599?]
Subject: Monastic literature

Title: f. Ir: ዮሃንስ፡ ኣፈ-ወርቅ፡ ወኣረጋዊ፡ መንፈሳዊ፡ (Yohannəs Afäwärq wä- ᾽Arägawi Mänfäsawi
Description: Text 1: ff. 1ra,1-2vb,6: Introduction (without title) to the Treatise presenting the author, John Chrysostom, and ff. 2vb,7-3vb,32(end): Life (Zena) of John Chrysostom excerpted from the Chronicle of Giworgis (= Giyorgis) Wäldä Amid; (f. 2vb,10-13); Text 2: translated from Arabic ff. 5r,1-111vc,23(end): John Chrysostom, Commentary or Treatise (Dərsan) on Paul’s Epistle to the Hebrews, (f. 5r12-13; 111vc,4-7) Text 3: ff. 123ra,1-199ra-c,21: “Spiritual Old Man” (= St. Saba; Eth. ᾽Arägawi mänfäsawi), On the divine gifts and contemplation of the grace that God sent for the consolation of the anchorites; Text 4: ff. 199va,1-201rb,end: [Evagrius of Pontus, On the Eight Evil Thoughts] without the author’s name or the title; only seven homilies (ምዕዳን፡) are extant (the one On cowardice is missing)
Date Created: [1700-1799?]
Subject: Ecclesiastical biography, Bible, New Testament, Biblical exegesis, Monastic literature, Moral treatise

Title: On the front board: ማር፡ ይስሃቅ፡ (Mar Yəshaq) f. 2ra,6-7: ማሪ፡ ይስሃቅ፡ (Mari Yəshaq)
Description: Text 1: ff. 2ra,1-53vb,end: Mar Yəshaq
Date Created: [1700-1799?]
Subject: Monastic literature, Ascetic literature

Title: Front board and f. Iv: ዜና / ኣበው (Zena ᾽Abäw) ending, f. 128ra,4-3fb: ዜናሆሙ፡ ለአበው፡ (Zenahomu lä-᾽Äbäw)
Description: Text 1: ff. 1ra,1-128ra,19(end); The Stories of the Fathers
Date Created: [1400-1499?]
Subject: Monastic literature