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• LJefafa S' edek

  Contents: A LJfafii S'adak', similar to Or. 587. The same fourteen prayers as in Or. 754, with slight variations; the prayer occurring in fourth position in Or. 754 and 755 is here placed ninth. The openings and Maryam in red. At the top is a cross, and at the foot are symbols of the Crucifixion, both crudely drawn in red and black.
• LJefafa S' edek

  The same fourteen prayers as in Or. 754, with slight variations. The openings and Maryam in red. At the top, and again below the ninth prayer, are three crosses; at the foot are symbols of the Crucifixion: all crudely drawn in red and black.
• LJefafa S' edek

  Contents: A Lefafii S'adak', similar to Or. 587. Fourteen prayers. The openings and Maryam in red. At the top is a cross, and at the foot are symbols of the Crucifixion, both crudely drawn in red and black.
• LJefafa S' edek

  Contents: A Lefafii S'athk', similar to Or. 587. Ten prayers. The openings, Maryam, and (in the third prayer) Mika'el in red
• LJefafa S' edek

  Magical writings: Contents: A Lefafii S' athk', a charm buried with the corpse, exactly equal to it in length, to ensure the entry of the defunct into heaven. Eleven prayers, two occupying one side, nine shorter ones on the reverse. The openings and Maryam in red.
• Me' dan ("Exhortations")
• Discourse on the Passion
• Nagara Maryam and Ra' ya Maryam.

  Contents: This extremely badly written Amharic MS. is divided into two parts: (a) An Amharicized form of the Niigiirii Maryam (whose text differs considerably from the G~\iz form-e.g. Wright (B.M.), ccxrr): ff. 3-31a. Name of scribe partly left blank: Walda ... ; name of owner: Gabra Maryam (£ 31a); (b) an Amharic version of the Vision of Mary (Ra' yii Maryam) which tallies very largely with Strelcyn, 620, 1. F£ 33-59a
• Homilies for festivals of St Michael, etc

  hymn, homilies, miracles, prayer
• Mazgabii K'alat

  Contents: An apologetic-homiletic discussion allegedly written by Alak' a Tayya, an early 20th-cent. Ethiopian scholar. The only indication as to A.T.'s possible authorship is a note on the front fly-leaf (written in Italian in an Ethiopian hand). The same fly-leaf also contains a fragmentary list of contents in Italian. Writings on religion rather than religious writings... Maybe not such a good fit...
• Sana Fat' rat
• Sana Fat' rat according to the Hexaemeron.

  Sana Fat' rat, an Amharic commentary on the first chapters of Genesis.
• K'alä Haymanot

  A codex containing K'alä Haymanot and A'madä Məst'ir. The work is in Amharic with introductory formulae in Ge'ez. 3r-53v
• Arganona Wəddase (incomplete)

  Contains a portion of the Arganona Wəddase.
• Arganona Wəddase (incomplete)

  An Ethiopian hymn book and an incomplete version of The Arganona Wəddase
• Prayer of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Golgotha

  The ms includes the Prayer of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Golgotha and three pictures: 1) f. 1v A saint with rosary and priest's crutch in red and black; f. 2r A processional cross, white on black; f. 32r: Virgin and Child, red and black. The name Walättä Giyorgis is found on f. 3r; the name Waldä Maryam is found on f. 31v, written over an erasure. 1r-34v
• Psalter & Ethiopian canticles

  A codex containing a Psalter, Canticles, the Song of Songs, and Ethiopian hymns.
• Psalter & Ethiopian canticles

  A codex containing a Psalter, Canticles, the Song of Songs, and Ethiopian hymns. A note of the owner is on f. 2v, over an erasure. 1v-2r
• Psalter & Ethiopian canticles

  A codex containing a Psalter, Canticles, and the Song of Songs. Psalm 150 is followed by doxology with musical notation. 1r
• Psalter & Ethiopian canticles

  A codex containing a Psalter, Canticles, and Ethiopian hymns, with an unfinished drawing of King David and a cross design. 5r-139r
• The Pauline Epistles

  The Pauline Epistles and the Acts of the Apostles, with Introductions.
• The Pauline Epistles

  The codex includes the Pauline Epistles, Acts, Revelation, and the Apostolic Epistles. Modern paper fly-leaves were added at the beginning and end of the codex. The codex is probably comprised of four manuscripts of different dates bound together. 3r-76v
• Gospels

  The codex contains the four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The codex begins with, a) ff. 3r-5r Prefatory matter to the Gospels, and b) f. 5v An Introduction Concerning the Concordance of the Four Gospels, f. 5v The Epistle of Eusebius to Carpianus, f. 6r a paragraph about the four evangelists, especially Matthew, f. 6r titles of the chapters in Matthew, and f. 6v-8v Eusebian canons. Folios 1r-2v are blank. 3r-8v.
• The Gospel of John.

  The Gospel of John. The name of the scribe ሲሎንዲስ occurs on ff. 129v and 131r. A prayer for the scribe is included at the end of the manuscript on f. 129r. On f. 129v another scribe Akliä Giyorgis, added the benediction, "Simeon, by name Papas but not in practice." 1r-131r
• (I) Old Testament

  The codex contains the books of Proverbs, Ecclesiates, and The Wisdom of Solomon. Folio 50r contains scribal notes, including the names of two scribes that ordered the book. The first name is illegible, the second name is Fəsḥa S'əyyon. 1r-25r