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Title: On the front cover: ወንጌል 4ቱ [4 Gospels] with European 4 and phonetic complement ቱ [-tu] of the numeral አርባዕቱ፡ (᾽ärbaʽətu - ‘four’)
Description: Text 1: f. 1ra1-6vb,6(end): Introduction to the Four Gospels (f. 1ra5-6: መቅድመ፡ ፬ ወንጌላት፡) Text 2: f. 7ra,4-7va-b,4(end): Introd. to the Epistle of Eusebius to Carpianos (“Concerning the accord of the words of the four Gospels, demonstration of the disposition” (በእንተ፡ ኅብረተ፡ ቃላት፡ ዘርባዕቱ፡ ወንጌላት፡ ግጻዌ፡ ሥርዐት።) Text 3: f. 8ra,4-8va-b,13: Epistle of Eusebius to Carpianos; (f. 8ra,4: አውሴብስ፡ ለቀርጲያኖስ፡ …) Text 4: f. 9r-12v: Eusebian canon tables Text 5: The Gospels (each preceded by a list of chapters, አርእስት፡); Matthew 18ra-82rb; Marc 85ra-53vb; Luke 118ra-76vb; John: 17ra-218rb
Date Created: [1450-1499]
Subject: Gospels

Title: f. Ir: ነገረ ማርያም (Nägärä Maryam)
Description: Text 1: ff. 1ra-81va: The Story of Mary; divided into monthly readings marked on upper margin
Date Created: [1700-1799?]
Subject: New Testament apocrypha

Title: Front cover: መፅሃፈ / ሚስጥር (Mäḍhafä Misṭər; sic !) f. Vv: መ ምስጢር (Mä Məsṭir) f. 1ra,14: መጽሐፈ፡ ምስጢር፡ (Mäṣhafä Məsṭir)
Description: Text 1: ff. 1ra,1-46ra-b,12 (end); The Book of Mystery
Date Created: [1600-1699?]
Subject: Theology, Heresiology

Title: Front board: ትንቢተ / ዳንኤል [Tənbitä Danə᾽el] - The Prophecy of Daniel f. 1,10-12: …ትንቢተ፡ ዳንአ[for ኤ]ል, ነቢይ፡ ወትርጓሜሁ፡ … The Prophecy of Daniel, the Prophet and a commentary on it
Description: ff. 1ra,1-183vb,end; Commentary on the Book of Daniel
Date Created: [1600-1699?]
Subject: Biblical exegesis

Title: front cover: መልክኣ ጨርቆስ (Mälkə᾽a Č̣ärqos); f. 1r upper margin: መልክዓ ቂርቆስ (Mälkəʽa Qirqos)
Description: Text 1: ff. 1ra,1-18vb,end: “Image” of St. Qirqos (Kyriakos); not complete
Date Created: [1700-1799?]
Subject: Hagiography

Title: Front board: ኣንቀፅ / ቅዳሴ (᾽Anqäḍ / Qəddase) = The Gate; The Mass
Description: Text 1: ff. 7ra-21v,9: The Egyptian Order [of services] (Śərʽatä Gəbṣ; Text 2: ff. 23r,1-37v,7: Zä-Wätr wä-bä’alat… - (Readings) for everyday and festivals; text with musical notation; Text 3: ff. 37v,8-49r,2: Litany for Monday (Liṭon zä-sänuy); Text 4: ff. 49r,3- 56r,2: Yared’s Prayer “The One Who Reigns” (Zä-yənäggəś zä-Yared); Text 5: ff. 56r,3-66r,6: Anaphora of the Apostles; Text 6: ff. 66r,7-74,6(end): Anaphora of Jesus; Text 7: ff. 75v,4-107r,1: Anaphora of Mary by Cyriacus of Behensa; preceded by an untitled Hymn to the Lord (f. 75r,1-v,3); Text 8: ff. 108r,6-130v,end: Anaphora of Basil; preceded by an untitled hymn (f. 107r,2-108r,5)
Date Created: [1800-1899?]
Subject: Liturgical books

Title: On the front cover: ስንክሳር /(መጋቢት) [Sənkəssar (Mäggabit)]
Description: Text 1: ff. 1ra--188vb: Synaxary for the second half-year: 1. ff. 1ra-31rc: Synaxary for the month of Mäggabit; (March 7-April 5); 2. ff. 32ra-55vc,end; Synaxary for the month of Miyazya; (April 6-May 5) 3. ff. 56ra-83vb; Synaxary for the month of Gənbot; (May 6-June 4); 4. ff. 84ra-123va; Synaxary for the month of Säne; (June 5-July 4); [f. 108v some additions, check later]; 5. ff. 114ra-152rc; Synaxary for the month of Ḥamle; (July 5-August 3) 6. ff. 153ra-188vb; Synaxary for the month of Näḥasse; (Aug. 4-Sept. 2); Text 2: ff. 190ra,1-193rc,end: Life of Habtä Śəllase (abbot of Gundä Gunde)
Date Created: 1700-1799
Subject: Hagiography

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: 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: ዮሃንስ ኣፈወርቅ [Yohannəs ᾽Afäwärq]
Description: Text 1: f. 1ra,1-3rb,3; Anonymous, The Story of John Chrysostom (f.1ra4-6: ዜናሁ፡ ለአብ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ዮሐንስ፡ አፈ፡ ወርቅ፡ ሊቀ፡ ጳጳሳት፡ ዘቍስጥንጥንያ፡ …) Text 2: f. 3rb,5-107vb,end: John Chrysostom, Commentary on Paul’s Epistle to the Hebrews; (f. 3rb,5fb-4vb,19(end): Index of chapters; f. 5ra,1-7va,14(end): An introduction; f. 8ra,1-107vb(end): The Commentary) (According to a note on f. 107vb,10-7fb, the Commentary was translated from Arabic into Ethiopic by ᾽Ǝnbaqom (c. 1470 - c. 1560) and Mika᾽el, in the year 7011 AM (= 1519 AD)
Date Created: [1525-1575]
Subject: Biblical exegesis

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