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Title: f. 1r, right and lower margin, written with green ink: ድርሳን ዘሊቃውንት / ሃዋርያት (Dərsan zä-Liqawənt / Ḥawaryat) upper margin, written with pencil: Dərsan zä-Liqawənt;
Description: Text 1: ff. 1ra,1-1vb,15: an acephalous unidentified homily; Text 2: ff. 1vb,16-4ra,end: Abba Ya’qob, Homily on the Light; Text 3: ff. 4rb,1-6va,8(end): Abba Ya’qob, Homily on the Shepherd(s); Text 4: ff.7r1-10vb,9: John Chrysostom, Homily on the Nativity of our Lord Text 5: ff. 10vb.12-13ra,12; John Chrysostom, Homily on the Baptism of our Lord Text 6: ff. 13ra,14-16rb,8fb; John Chrysostom, Homily on the Wedding Feast at Kana of Galilee Text 7: ff. 16rb,7fb-19ra,14(end): John Chrysostom, Another Homily on the Baptism of our Lord¸ Text 8: ff. 20ra,1-30ra,end: John Chrysostom, Homily on the Sinful Woman who anointed our Lord Text 9: ff. 30rb,1-35rb,8: Jacob of Serug, Homily on how Simeon the Priest received the Lord: Text 10: ff. 35rb,11fb-37va,end: Ephrem, Homily on Fasting Text 11: ff. 38vb,1-41vb(end): “One of the Holy Fathers”, Homily on the Man Born Blind Text 12: ff. 42ra,1-44vb,end: Ephrem, Homily on the (Lord’s) Entry to Jerusalem Text 13: ff. 45ra,1-49va,end: Ephrem, Another Homily on the Entry to Jerusalem Text 14: ff. 49vb,1-49vb,end: John Chrysostom, Homily on the Entry into Jerusalem; (incomplete) Text 15: ff. 50ra,1-54vb,20(end): John Chrysostom, Homily on the Passion of Christ Text 16: ff. 55ra,1-58vb,end: John Chrysostom, Homily on the Resurrection (Fasika) Text 17: ff. 59ra,1-66va,17(end): John (Chrysostom ?), Homily on the Logos (and the holy Resurrection (Fasika) Text 18: ff. 67ra,1-70ra,end: an acephalous homily Text 19: ff. 70rb,1-74rb,end: Jacob of Serug, Homily on Thomas the Apostle Text 20: ff. 74va,1-76va,11: John Chrysostom, Homily on Eleazar (Lazarus) whom our Lord resuscitated Text 21: ff. 76va,14-80va,end: John Chrysostom, Homily on the Samaritan woman Text 22: ff. 80vb,1-83vb,1: John Chrysostom, Homily on the Farisee and the tax collector Text 23: ff. 83vb,5-87vb,end: The Orthodox (Retu’a Haymanot), Homily on the Spiritual Resurrection Text 24: ff. 88ra,1-90va,4(end): John Chrysostom, Homily on Thomas the Apostle Text 25: ff. 91ra,1-98vb,end: John Chrysostom, Speech on Understanding and Advantage for the People of the Church Text 26: ff. 99ra,1-103vb,20(end): John Chrysostom, Homily on the Ten Virgins Text 27: ff. 104ra,1-110rb,23(end): Anastasius, Abbot of the Monastery Däbrä Sina, Homily on how our Lord was transformed on the Mount Tabor Text 28 f. 111va,1-113va,end: Jacob of Serug, Homily on how the Angel announced to Zacharias about the birth of John the Baptist
Date Created: [1400-1499?]
Subject: Homiletics

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: f. 1r, upper margin: ድርሳነ፡ ፈያ[ታዊ]፡ (Dərsanä Fäya[tawi])
Description: Text 1: ff. 1ra,1-8va,13; a fragment of a homily on the Good Thief (f. 2v, lower margin: ድርሳነ፡ ፈያታይ፡ Dərsanä Fäyatay) by ??; beginning missing; Text 2: ff. 8va,14-17rb,3: Homily on the Resurrection of the Lord by Jacob of Serug; Text 3: ff. 17rb,4-25vb,3: untitled Homily on the Good Thief (?) (f. 18r and 19r, upper margin: Dərsanä Fäyatay) by John Chrysostom; Text 4: ff. 25vb,4-29rb,10fb: Homily on Angels and the (Good) Thief by Jacob of Serug; (f 25vb,7-11: ድርሳን፡ … በእንተ፡ መላእክት፡ ወፈያታዊ፡); ; Text 5: ff. 29rb,9fb-30vb,end: Homily on the Resurrection (?), entitled “The order of the Church” (f. 29rb,5-4: ሥርዐተ፡ ቤተ፡ ክርስቲያን፡) by Gregory of Nyssa; incomplete
Date Created: [1400-1499?]
Subject: Homiletics

Title: f. Ir: ድርሳነ ሚካኤል; (Dərsanä Mika᾽el)
Description: Text 1: ff. 1ra-7rb,end: (Anonymous) Homily on St. Michael (Introd.) Text 2: ff. 7va,1-24vb,13: Homily by Dämatiwos on Archangel Michael, for the 12th of Ḫədar; ff. 24vb,13-28ra,end: Miracles worked by Michael; ff. 28rb,1-30vb,end: Commemoration of Michael Text 3: ff. 31ra,1-40va,10: (Anonymous) Homily on Archangel Michael, for the 12th of Taḫśaś; ff. 40va,11-43vb,3(end): Miracles worked by Michael Text 4: ff. 44ra,1-57va,5: (Anonymous) Homily on Archangel Michael, for (the 12th of) Ṭərr; ff. 57va,6-59rb,5(end): Miracles worked by Michael; Text 5: ff. 59va,1-64va,9: (Anonymous) Homily on Archangel Michael, for (the 12th of) Yäkkatit; ff. 64va,10-67rb,4: Miracles worked by Michael; ff. 67rb,5-68rb,2(end): Commemoration of Michael; Text 6: ff. 68va,1-92va,13: Homily on Archangel Michael, by (Severus) Archbishop of Antioch, for the 12th of Mäggabit; ff. 92va,14-94vb,1(end): Miracles worked by Michael Text 7: ff. 95ra,1-102rb,5: Homily on Archangel Michael, by Rətuʽa Haymanot (The Orthodox), for (the 12th of) Miyazya; ff. 102rb,6-106ra,11(end): Miracles worked by Michael Text 8: ff. 106va,1-109ra,4fb: Homily on Archangel Michael, by Yoḥannəs Bishop of Ethiopia, for the 12th of Gənbot; ff. 109ra,3fb-112rb,3(end): Miracles worked by Michael Text 9: ff. 112va,1-122va,5: Homily on Archangel Michael, by [Yoḥannəs] Bishop of Aksum, for the 12th of Sane; ff. 122va,6-124vb,7: Miracles worked by Michael; ff. 124vb,8-135rb,12(end): Commemoration of Michael; Text 10: ff. 135va,1-142rb,8: Homily on Archangel Michael [by Yoḥannəs the Bishop], for the 12th of Ḥamle; ff. 142rb,9-145rb,end: Miracles worked by Michael Text 11: ff. 145va,1-150va,5: Anonymous Homily on Archangel Michael, for the 12th of Näḥäse: “The Book that came from Jerusalem”; ff. 150va,5-151vb,7fb: Miracles worked by Michael; ff. 151vb,6fb -152rb,end: Commemoration of Michael Text 12: ff. 152va,1-156vb,4fb: Anonymous Homily on Archangel Michael, for the 12th of Mäskäräm; ff. 156vb,3fb -158rb,5: Miracles worked by Michael; ff. 158rb,6 -158vb,11(end): Commemoration of Michael Text 13: ff. 159ra,1-165ra,2fb: Anonymous Homily on Archangel Michael for the 12th of Ṭəqəmt; ff. 165ra,2fb-168vb,3: Miracles worked by Michael; ff. 168vb,4 -170rb,4: Commemoration of Michael
Date Created: 1909
Subject: Homiletics