Gädlä Täklä Haymanot ""The Acts of Täklä Haymanot"" [20th century]
Scope & Content:
The collection of hagiographic works is devoted to Täklä Haymanot, a 13th-14th-century Ethiopian saint (Encyclopaedia Aethiopica IV, 831-34). The Vita, Miracles etc. are read at three church feasts of Täklä Haymanot. Donated by Abreha Gäbrä Iyäsus (folio 115v). Scribe: Mähari Enneyäw (folio 115v).
Gebrä Hemamat ""The Rite of the Passion Week"" [1697 AD, during the reign of King Iyasu I Adyam Sägäd (1682-1706)]
Scope & Content:
The Mäshafä Gebrä Hemamat is used for the church services during the days of the Holy Week. It is considered to have been compiled at least in the 15th century (Encyclopaedia Aethiopica II, 725-28). The manuscript contains the Mäshafä Gebrä Hemamat and a colophon with precise dates in folio 201v....
Gädlä Zä-Mika'el Arägawi ""The Acts of Zä-Mika'el Arägawi"" [20th century]
Scope & Content:
The Vita of Zä-Mika'el Arägawi, one of the so-called "Nine Saints", is read upon the church commemoration of the Saint. The Vita was probably written in late 15th century, and it is one of the most popular hagiographic works in the region. The manuscript contains the Vita, several miracles of M...
Nägärä Maryam ""The Story of Mary"" [20th century]
Scope & Content:
The apocryphal work Nägärä Maryam is attested since ca. early 18th century. The manuscript contains the Story of Mary and two marginal notes. The manuscripts was commissioned and donated by wäyzaro (Mrs) Wälättä Sellase (folios 72r, 80v). Scribe: Gäbrä Tensa'e.
Tä'amrä Maryam ""Miracles of Mary"" [19th century]
Scope & Content:
The manuscript contains a short collection of Miracles and three miniatures (probably painted later). The lacunas in the supplication formulas, meant for the name of the commissioner/donor, remained unfilled; later, the name Gäbrä Sadeqan was written, in pen, by secondary hand.