By Stuart Munro-Hay No Aksumite painting, beyond that on pottery, has survived, and much of the decorative material which has been found is of uncertain provenance. Some of it may have originated in Egypt or Syria, or even South Arabia. Surviving metal-work objects, such as small images of an ibex, the Three Graces, and a […]
A curious and interesting legend of the way in which King SOLSolomoncame the father of MENYELEK is found in a number of slightly varying versions among many of the tribes of Northern ABYSSINIA. According to this the mother of MENYELEK was a Tigrê girl called ĔTĔYÊ AZÊB (i.e. Queen of the South), and her people worshipped a dragon or serpent, to which each man, […]
BY STUART MUNRO-HAY The period from the seventh to the twelfth century, though recognized here as postAksumite in the sense that Aksum was no longer the political center of the kingdom, has generally been included by previous writers on Ethiopian history as Aksumite; accordingly, a brief sketch of the few known events occurring during this time […]
by E.A. Wallis Budge, [1932] The King held converse with the Queen The Queen MÂKĔDÂ spake unto King Solomon, saying, “Blessed art thou, my lord, in that such wisdom and understanding have been given unto thee. For myself, I only wish that I could be as one of the least of thine handmaidens so that I could wash […]
All activities and life of each and every member of the Oromo was guided by an egalitarian socio-economic and political structure of the society called the Gada system. The Gada system is a class system that succeeds each other every eight years in assuming political-military administration, economic management, and other social activities. It was the central institution of […]
By Stuart Munro-Hay Aksum had diplomatic and commercial relations with many foreign countries, increasing as the kingdom’s own importance developed. There are several accounts of ambassadors and messengers sent to or from distant or neighboring powers, and even, occasionally, some clues as to the purpose of their missions. In addition, a number of archaeological or chance […]
Asia is a continent in which republics were unusual in early ages. Here history reveals monarchies under despotic rulers, who were worshipped as though the subjects were mere slaves. India until late ages were under a very different form of government. In early Buddhist times, we find the land full of aristocratic republics. This was […]
India with its deeply religious people has given two great religions to the world. Buddhism and Brahminism are typical of the intermingled races from which they have come. Buddhism arose from the more ancient civilization. The older temples, of India, are to Buddha. His worship was anterior to that of Brahma. In the Ramayana, they […]
A very large number of stone tools are noted by various excavators at Aksum and other sites. They generally seem to be smallish scrapers, made of such materials as agate, chalcedony, and obsidian (Munro-Hay 1989; Anfray 1963: pl. CXIb). Probably they were used to treat some other material, such as skins, wood, or ivory. Paribeni […]
The object of the author, or compiler, and the later editors of the KEBRA NAGAST (no matter what its original form may have been), was to glorify ETHIOPIA by narrating the history of the coming of the “spiritual and heavenly ZION“, the Tabernacle of the Law of the God of Israel, of her own free will from JERUSALEM to ETHIOPIA, and to make it […]
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