Oriental leather binding over wooden boards; one column (ff. 1r–189v); two columns (ff. 190r–209r). 20 lines per page.

Contains an English translation of Psalm 151 in the flyleaf. Some tears and holes in MS stitched together. Some later scribal alterations.

F. ii v, note of provenance: "This Psalter was one of the books found in Magdala when that place was taken by Sir Robert Napier, afterwards Lord Napier of Magdala, in 1868. The collection had been formed by [King] Theodore with the intention of founding a large Library. These books were carried off by our people, and partly given to Abyssinian churches on the march back to Zayla [?], and a number were brought back to England for our own and for foreign libraries. When nearing Zoula on the return march, M. Munzinger, who had charge of the books, found that he had a few to spare, and among them was this Psalter, which he gave to me. -- William Simpson, 2nd April, 1881."; F. 1r: note in the upper margin: ዳዊት ዘ ቅዱስ መድኃኔ ዓለም (this is the statement that the Psalter belonged to the Great Library to be formed at Magdala by Theodore -- W. Simpson); Fine cloth is visible between the paste downs of the front and back cover; The Qalu counting employs the number 9, and does not include the strophes of the Virgin Mary; Blank: ff. iii r, 209v.

In Geʼez.

Manuscript in a hand of the 17th century, in red and black, containing a psalter of the Saint Mary, Blessed Virgin, with Psalms, Biblical canticles, Song of Songs, praises of Mary, and Gate of Light.

Ff. 1r–209r: Psalter of the Virgin, ዳዊት፡ ምስለ፡ መዝሙረ፡ ድንግል።; Ff. 1r–160v Psalms (the word for God is not rubricated, the midpoint of the Psalms [f. 80r] is not marked, the spiritual meaning of the Hebrew letters in Psalm 118 employs the formulae from the expanded common new system, Psalm 151 is the short version); Ff. 161r–179r: The Biblical Canticles (the fourth canticle is described as Prayer of Hana, mother of Samuel, Prophet); Ff. 179r–189v: Song of Songs, Scholars’ (or Hebraic) edition; Ff. 190r–204r: Praises of Mary, beginning with Monday; Ff. 204r–209r: Gate of Light.

Ff. i v(erso)–ii r(ecto): Story of the Death of Moses, Incipit: ነገር ዘከመ መጽአ መልአከ ሞት ኀበ ሙሴ ነቢይ.