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Title: On the front leather cover: [1] ገድለ ኣቡነ ኣረጋዊን [sic!]; (Gädlä ᾽Abunä ᾽Arägawin[sic!]) [2] ገድለ ኣቡነ ገ/ክርስቶስ; (Gädlä ᾽Abunä Gä/Krəstos)
Description: Text 1: ff. 1ra-38ra3: Gädlä ᾽Abunä [Zä-Mika᾽el] ᾽Arägawi; (f. 1ra, upper margin: ገድለ፡ አቡነ፡ አረጋዊ፡; f. 1va,2 fb-1vb,8: ንጽሕፍ፡… ዜና፡ ኂሩቱ፡ ለብፁዕ፡ … አቡነ፡ ዘሚካኤል፡ ዘውእቱ፡ አረጋዊ፡ - “Story of… ᾽Abunä Zä-Mika᾽el, who is (also known as) ᾽Arägawi”); Text 2: ff. 38ra,4-38vb,12: Genealogy of the monks, starting with Antony; (f. 38ra4-5: ዝውእቱ፡ ጥንተ፡ ልደቶሙ፡ ለመነኮሳት። እንጦንዮስ፡ … ) Text 3: ff. 42ra-67vb: Gädlä Gäbrä Krəstos; (f. 42ra, upper margin: ገድለ፡ ገብረ፡ ክርስቶስ፡); Gäbrä Krəstos is in other Christian traditions known as St. Alexis
Date Created: [1700-1799?]
Subject: Hagiography

Title: On the front cover: ኢሳያሳ [Isayas; sic!] f. Ir: ኢሳይያሳ፡ ነቢይ፡ ወልደ፡ አሞፅ፡ [Isayəyas näbiy wäldä ᾽Amoḍ] f. 6r,4-7: ቃል፡ ዘኮነ፡ ኀበ፡ ኢሳይያሳ፡ ወልደ፡ አሞጽ፡ [Qal zäkonä ḫabä Isayəyas näbiy wäldä ᾽Amoṣ];
Description: Text 1: f. 1ra-2vb: A fragment (end) of the Book of Funeral (Mäṣḥäfä Gənzät) by ᾽Ǝsṭifanos (f. 1vb3-1fb), with additional instructions; Text 2: f. 4ra-6ra3: A fragment (initial folios missing) of an unidentified text with references to Sodom and Gomorra (Gen 19) Text 3: f. 6ra4-120rb,last: Book of Isaiah
Date Created: [1400-1499?]
Subject: Bible

Title: On the front cover: ፀሎተ፡ እጣን፡ [Ḍälotä ᾽əṭan]; f. 1r: upper margin, written with pencil… ጸሎተ፡ ዕጣን፡ [Ṣälotä ʽəṭan];; ‘… The Prayer of Incense …’
Description: Text 1: 1ra,1-34rb,end: The Prayer of Incense at dawn; without the beginning
Date Created: [1700-1799?]
Subject: Liturgical text

Title: On the front cover: መፅሃፈ ዝክር (Mäḍhafä zəkr)
Description: Text 1: ff. 1-72; Book of Commemorations; i.e., a list of the names of the deceased monks of GG, updated by additions by other hands The names are grouped by 12 (or less), whereupon the fomula comes: ተዘክሮሙ፡ እግዚኦ፡ ለአግብርቲከ። - O Lord, remember your servants!
Date Created: [1500-1599?]

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: On the front cover: ትንቢተ ኤርምያስን ባሮክን [Tənbitä ᾽Erməyasən Barokən]
Description: Text 1: f. 1ra,1-76rb,16: Book of Jeremiah Text 2: f. 77ra,1-84vb,end: Book of Baruch Text 3: f. 85ra,1-150vb,end: Book of Ezechiel Text 4: f. 151ra,1-152ra,3: A note on the life of Prophet Ezechiel
Date Created: [1500-1599?]
Subject: Bible, Old Testament

Title: f. 1r, on lower margin written in large blue letters: ኦሪት፡ (᾽Orit)
Description: Text 1: ff. 1r,1-31rb,end: Book of Exodus f. 31vb,2-1fb, end formula: ተፈጸመ፡ ኦሪት፡ ዘፀአት፡ (Exodus is finished); several folios at the beginning missing; the preserved text begins from Ex 26:2) Text 2: ff. 32ra,1-107vb,end: Book of Numbers; (the text is broken at Num 33,42, the last folios are missing)
Date Created: [1400-1499?]
Subject: Bible, Old Testament

Title: On the front cover: መልእክታተ / ሃዋርያት [Mäl᾽əktatä hāwarəyāt] f. 1r, upper margin: መልእክታተ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ [Mäl᾽əktatä ḥawarəyāt], written with a pencil
Description: Text 1: ff. 1ra,1-10vb,end, and 12ra,1-rb,12: [First Epistle of John] both the beginning and the end lost; the text here begins at 1 John 3:15; Text 2: f. 12ra,1-rb,12: The end of the Epistle of James (5:16-19); Text 3: f. 12rb,4fb-12vb,end: The beginning of the Epistle of Jude (1:1-5); Text 4: ff. 11r-v; and ff. 13ra,1-23vb,end: Acts of the Apostles: (the text here begins at Acts 2:4); ff. 24ra,1-57vb,end: Acts of the Apostles; (the text here begins at Acts 1:1) unfinished; Text 5: ff. 79r,1-81vb,end; Epistle of James; unfinished
Date Created: [1700-1799?]
Subject: Bible, New Testament

Title: Front cover, inner side: ኣርጋኖን፡, ᾽Arganon; written in large black characters; the same on f. 1, lower margin, left, written with pencil f. 1ra,6: አርጋኖነ፡ ውዳሴ፡ (᾽Ärganonä wəddase);
Description: Text 1: ff. 1ra,1 - 90vb,end; The Harp of Praise (᾽Ärganonä wəddase) Hymns to Mary divided into weekday readings: ff. 1r,1-: Monday ff. 15r,8fb-: Tuesday; ff. 29ra,1-: Wednesday; ff. 44ra,1-: Thursday; ff. 60ra,1-: Friday; ff. 75ra,1-: Saturday; ff. 83va,7-90vb,end: Sunday
Date Created: 1700-1799

Title: On the front board: ሕፁፃን፡ (3ተ); ((Ḥəḍuḍan [śalas]tä; sic! for [śalas]tu) f. Ir (written with pencil): ሕፁፃን፡ ፩, ዘሕፁፃን፡ ፪; (Ḥəḍuḍan 1, Zä-Ḥəḍuḍan 2)
Description: Text 1: ff. 1ra,1-32rb,end: ዘኅጹጻን፡ አሓዱ፡ (1st Chronicles); Text 2: ff. 32va,1-88va,11: ሕፁፃን፡ ክልኤቱ። (2nd Chronicles)
Date Created: [1400-1499?]
Subject: Bible, Old Testament

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