The Kebra Nagast, by E.A.W. Budge, [1922]
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| Introduction: I. | The Manuscripts of the Kĕbra Nagast, etc. | xxiii |
| II. | Translation of the Arabic Version | xxxix |
| III. | Legends of the Queen of Sheba in the Ḳur’ân | lvi |
| IV. | Modern Legends of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba | lx |
| V. | Summary of the Contents of the Kĕbra Nagast | lxiv |
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| | The Chapters of the Kĕbra Nagast | |
| 1. | The Glory of Kings | 1 |
| 2. | The Greatness of Kings | 2 |
| 3. | The Kingdom of Adam | 3 |
| 4. | Concerning Envy | 3 |
| 5. | The Kingdom of Seth | 4 |
| 6. | The Sin of Cain | 4 |
| 7. | Noah | 5 |
| 8. | The Flood | 5 |
| 9. | The Covenant of Noah | 6 |
| 10. | Concerning Zion | 7 |
| 11. | Declaration of the Three Hundred and Eighteen Orthodox Fathers | 8 |
| 12. | Canaan | 8 |
| 13. | Abraham | 9 |
| 14. | The Covenant of Abraham | 10 |
| 15. | Isaac and Jacob | 12 |
| 16. | Reuben | 12 |
| 17. | The Glory of Zion | 13 |
| 18. | The Agreement of the Orthodox Fathers and Bishops | 15 |
| 19. | The Discovery of the Book Kĕbra Nagast | 16 |
| 20. | The Division of the Earth | 16 |
| 21. | The Queen of the South | 16 |
| 22. | Tâmrîn, the Merchant | 17 |
| 23. | The Return of Tâmrîn to Ethiopia | 19 |
| 24. | The Queen of Ethiopia prepares for her Journey to Jerusalem | 21 |
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| 25. | The Queen of Ethiopia comes to Solomon the King | 23 |
| 26. | The Conversation of Solomon with the Queen of Ethiopia | 25 |
| 27. | Solomon and the Workman | 26 |
| 28. | Solomon's Instructions to the Queen | 28 |
| 29. | The Three Hundred and Eighteen Patriarchs—Narrative of Solomon and the Queen—continued | 31 |
| 30. | Solomon's Oath to the Queen of Ethiopia | 33 |
| 31. | Solomon's Sign to the Queen of Ethiopia | |
| 32. | The Queen brings forth her son Bayna-Leḥkem | 37 |
| 33. | Bayna-Leḥkem sets out for Jerusalem | 39 |
| 34. | Bayna-Leḥkem arrived in Gâzâ | 41 |
| 35. | Solomon makes Bayna-Leḥkem Captain of his Host | 43 |
| 36. | Solomon's Conversation with Bayna-Leḥkem | 46 |
| 37. | Solomon questions his son Bayna-Leḥkem | 49 |
| 38. | Solomon decides to send Bayna-Leḥkem away with the eldest sons of his nobles | 51 |
| 39. | Bayna-Leḥkem (i.e. Menyelek) is anointed King of Ethiopia, and is called David (II) | 53 |
| 40. | Zadok's Commands to David (II) | 54 |
| 41. | The Blessing of Kings | 56 |
| 42. | The Ten Commandments | 58 |
| 43. | The Priests and Officials of the Court of David (II) in Ethiopia | 61 |
| 44. | The King must not be reviled | 64 |
| 45. | The Sons of the Nobles who are to go to Ethiopia make a plot | 66 |
| 46. | The Plot to steal the Tabernacle of Zion from the Temple in Jerusalem | 68 |
| 47. | The Offering of Azariah and the King | 70 |
| 48. | How they stole the Tabernacle of Zion | 71 |
| 49. | How Solomon blessed his son David (II) | 72 |
| 50. | The Farewell of David (II) to his father, and the grief of the people | 73 |
| 51. | Solomon bids Zadok fetch the covering of the Tabernacle of Zion | 75 |
| 52. | Zadok gives David (II) the covering of the Tabernacle of Zion | 76 |
| 53. | The Gift of the Wagon of Zion to Ethiopia | 78 |
| 54. | How David (II) prophesied and saluted Zion | 80 |
| 55. | How the People of Ethiopia rejoiced | 82 |
| 56. | Zadok the Priest discovers that the Tabernacle of Zion has been stolen | 84 |
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| 57. | The Swooning of Zadok the Priest | 86 |
| 58. | How Solomon rose up to slay them | 86 |
| 59. | Solomon arrives in Egypt and questions the Egyptians | 88 |
| 60. | Solomon's Lament for the Tabernacle of Zion | 89 |
| 61. | Solomon's Return to Jerusalem | 95 |
| 62. | Solomon's Resignation to the Will of God | 99 |
| 63. | The Elders accept Solomon's View and decide to keep the theft of Zion a secret | 100 |
| 64. | Solomon marries an Egyptian Princess | 102 |
| 65. | The Sin of Solomon | 104 |
| 66. | Solomon a prototype of Christ | 105 |
| 67. | The Death Lament of Solomon | 107 |
| 68. | The Virgin Mary, our Lady of Salvation | 110 |
| 69. | The Conversation of Solomon with the Angel concerning Christ | 114 |
| 70. | The Reign of Rehoboam | 117 |
| 71. | The Virgin Mary, the daughter of David | 121 |
| 72. | The King of Rômê (Constantinople) | 121 |
| 73. | ’Adrâmî, the son of Solomon, becomes King of Rômê | 125 |
| 74. | The King of Medyâm, a descendant of Shem | 126 |
| 75. | The King of Babylon, a descendant of Shem | 127 |
| 76. | Nebuchadnezzar, the son of Karmîn, a descendant of Shem | 128 |
| 77. | The King of Persia, a descendant of Tamar | 133 |
| 78. | The King of Moab, a descendant of Lot | 135 |
| 79. | The King of Amalek, a descendant of Lot | 136 |
| 80. | The King of Philistia, a descendant of Samson | 137 |
| 81. | How Akamḥêl, the son of Samson, slew Ṭebrêlês, the son of the King of the Philistines | 139 |
| 82. | Abraham's journey into Egypt | 141 |
| 83. | The King of the Ishmaelites | 144 |
| 84. | How Bayna-Leḥkem (David II) returned to Ethiopia | 144 |
| 85. | How Queen Mâkĕdâ rejoiced at his coming | 145 |
| 86. | How Queen Mâkĕdâ made her son King of Ethiopia | 146 |
| 87. | How the Ethiopian Nobles swore fidelity to him | 147 |
| 88. | Bayna-Leḥkem describes to his Mother his anointing as King | 150 |
| 89. | Queen Mâkĕdâ's Address to the Israelites in Ethiopia | 152 |
| 90. | How Azariah praised the Queen and her Royal City | 155 |
| 91. | Regulations about Meats, clean and unclean | 159 |
| 92. | How the Kingdom of Bayna-Leḥkem (David II) was established in Ethiopia | 162 |
| 93. | How the Men of Rômê (Byzantium) destroyed the Faith | 163 |
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| 94. | The First War of Bayna-Leḥkem (David II) | 165 |
| 95. | How the Authority of Bayna-Leḥkem was universally accepted | 167 |
| 96. | The Prophecies concerning Christ | 170 |
| 97. | The Murmuring of the Israelites against Moses and Aaron | 174 |
| 98. | The Rod of Moses and the Rod of Aaron | 177 |
| 99. | Parable of the Two Slaves, i.e. the Devil and Adam | 183 |
| 100. | How the Angels rebelled against God when He created Adam | 184 |
| 101. | Concerning Him that existeth in everything | 190 |
| 102. | The Beginning | 191 |
| 103. | The Horns of the Altar and their Significance | 195 |
| 104. | The Ark of Noah and the Talk of the Wicked | 196 |
| 105. | The Belief of Abraham | 200 |
| 106. | Prophecies concerning the Coming of Christ | 201 |
| 107. | Christ's Glorious Entrance into Jerusalem | 209 |
| 108. | The Wickedness of the Jews | 211 |
| 109. | The Crucifixion | 213 |
| 110. | The Resurrection | 215 |
| 111. | The Ascension of Christ and His Second Coming | 216 |
| 112. | The Prophets as prototypes of Christ | 218 |
| 113. | The Chariot and the Vanquisher of the Enemy | 221 |
| 114. | The Return of Zion | 223 |
| 115. | The Judgement of Israel | 224 |
| 116. | The Chariot of Ethiopia | 225 |
| 117. | The King of Rômê and the King of Ethiopia | 225 |
| | Colophon | 228 |
| | Index | 230 |
| | List of Passages quoted from the Old and New Testaments | 240 |