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14th-century text about the Solomonic dynasty in Ethiopia
The Kebra Nagast (Ge'ez: ክብረ ነገሥት, Kəbrä Nägäśt), or The Glory of the Kings, is a 14th-century national epic of Ethiopia, written in Geʽez by Nebure Id
Kebra_Nagast
Abrahamic tradition of tribal identity
[Egypt], from thy going up towards Arthur [Assyria]." The 14th century Kebra Nagast says "And therefore the children of Ishmael became kings over Tereb,
Ishmaelites
Title of the ruling monarch of Ethiopia from 1270 to 1974/1975
the Kebra Nagast as a "pastiche of legends" created to legitimize Yekuno Amlak's seizure of power. David Northrup notes that the Kebra Nagast's imaginative
Emperor_of_Ethiopia
Jewish national and cultural symbol
Ethiopia's history as recorded and elaborated in a 13th-century treatise, the Kebra Nagast, asserts descent from a retinue of Israelites who returned with Makeda
Lion_of_Judah
Mythical Emperor of Ethiopia from c. 975 to 950 BC
mythology, was the reputed first Emperor of Ethiopia. According to the Kebra Nagast, a 14th-century national epic, in the 10th century BC he is said to have
Menelik_I
Historical figure in the Abrahamic religions
sibyl Sabba. The most extensive version of the legend appears in the Kebra Nagast (Glory of the Kings), the Ethiopian national saga, translated from Arabic
Queen_of_Sheba
Imperial Ethiopian dynasty (1270–1974)
the Kebra Nagast as a "pastiche of legends" created to legitimize Yekuno Amlak's seizure of power. David Northrup notes that the Kebra Nagast's imaginative
Solomonic_dynasty
Biblical figure; wife of the Israelite king Solomon
around it, on which was built the great city of Rome." According to the Kebra Nagast of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Pharaoh's daughter tricked
Pharaoh's daughter (wife of Solomon)
Pharaoh's_daughter_(wife_of_Solomon)
Chest containing the Ten Commandments
popular of these include Saint Mary, Saint George and Saint Michael. The Kebra Nagast is often said to have been composed to legitimise the Solomonic dynasty
Ark_of_the_Covenant
Historical region of Ethiopia
Traditional Ethiopian historiography, supported by accounts in the Kebra Nagast, states that King Anbesa Wudm and his people fled to Shewa to escape
Shewa
Legendary bird in Middle Eastern mythology
Komroff, Contemporaries of Marco Polo 1928:311f. Bezold, Carl. 1905. Kebra Nagast, die Herrlichkeit der Könige: Nach den Handschriften in Berlin, London
Roc_(mythology)
Ethiopian legal code compiled c. 1340
cited the Fetha Negest as an inspiration to the codification commission. Kebra Nagast Tegegne, Habtamu (2017). "The Edict of King Gälawdéwos Against the IllegalSlave
Fetha_Negest
Biblical canon used by Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Churches
Ethiopian Christians Fetha Negest, a legal code used by Ethiopian Christians Kebra Nagast, an Ethiopian national epic Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (2003)
Orthodox Tewahedo biblical canon
Orthodox_Tewahedo_biblical_canon
list; Rastas nonetheless venerate major Hebrew Bible figures (e.g. in Kebra Nagast). Modern figures (Marcus Garvey, Haile Selassie) are in the second table
Table of prophets of Abrahamic religions
Table_of_prophets_of_Abrahamic_religions
History of Ethiopia from 7th to 16th centuries
Amlak, whose successors came to be known as the Solomonic dynasty. The Kebra Nagast, a 14th-century national epic, established the dynasty's claim of direct
Ethiopia_in_the_Middle_Ages
Ethnic group native to Ethiopia
intermarried with Sidama. The earliest surviving mention of Hadiya is in the Kebra Nagast (ch. 94), indicating that the kingdom was in existence by the 13th century
Hadiya_people
constitutions, the concepts of Ethiopian government had been codified in the Kebra Nagast (which presented the concept that the legitimacy of the Emperor of Ethiopia
Constitutions_of_Ethiopia
Staves carried by Moses's brother, Aaron, in the Torah
Annunciation to Mary. In the Ethiopian fourteenth-century text of the Kebra Nagast, Aaron's rod is broken in three and probably a symbol of the Trinity:
Aaron's_rod
Town in Tigray Region, Ethiopia
occasionally discovered bound within manuscript books alongside the Kebra Nagast and other works. This compilation provides numerous insights into the
Axum
Abrahamic new religious movement originating in 1930s Jamaica
Royal Parchment Scroll of Black Supremacy. Many Rastas also treat the Kebra Nagast, a 14th-century Ethiopian text, as a source through which to interpret
Rastafari
Biblical character
which Bruce asserts was revered throughout Abyssinia equally with the Kebra Nagast. Scholars like Johann Michaelis and Rosenmuller have pointed out that
Cush_(Bible)
Synonym for Jerusalem or Land of Israel
their goal is to repatriate to Ethiopia, or to Zion. The Ge'ez-language Kebra Nagast serves as inspiration for the idea that the "Glory of Zion" transferred
Zion
Historiography of Ethiopia
medieval Ethiopian historiography due to works such as the Orthodox Kebra Nagast. This reinforced the genealogical traditions of Ethiopia's Solomonic
Ethiopian_historiography
Medieval kingdom in southwestern Ethiopia
intermarried with Sidama. The earliest surviving mention of Hadiya is in the Kebra Nagast (ch. 94), indicating that the kingdom was in existence by the 13th century
Hadiya_(historical_region)
King of Aksum from 514 to 542
of the Covenant and became leader of the Zar cult. According to the Kebra Nagast Gebre Meskel was the youngest son of Kaleb and succeeded him to the throne
Kaleb_of_Axum
Country in the Horn of Africa (1270–1974)
The canonical form of the claim was set out in legends recorded in the Kebra Nagast, a 14th-century text. According to this, the Queen of Sheba, who supposedly
Ethiopian_Empire
Islamic view of Solomon
(سُلَيْمَان ٱلْحَكِيْم, "Sulayman the Wise"). This story is adapted in the Kebra Nagast, but as a dispute adjudicated by a son of Sulayman. The Quran narrates
Solomon_in_Islam
Ancient South Semitic language
period also marks the beginning of Amharic literature. The 14th century Kebra Nagast or "Glory of the Kings" by the Neburaʼed Yeshaq of Aksum is among the
Geʽez
Title of queenmothers in ancient Nubia
Ethiopian royal titles but appear in later literary traditions, particularly Kebra Nagast (14th century CE) and post-conquest Solomonic texts. There is no archaeological
Kandake
Biblical monarch of ancient Israel
request the queen's visit. An Ethiopian account from the 14th century (Kebra Nagast) maintains that the Queen of Sheba had sexual relations with King Solomon
Solomon
Literature originating from Africa
the fourth century AD; the best-known work in this tradition is the Kebra Nagast, or "Book of Kings." One popular form of traditional African folktale
African_literature
Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974
monarchs must trace their lineage to Menelik I, who is described by the Kebra Nagast (a 14th-century CE national epic) as the son of the tenth-century BCE
Haile_Selassie
King of Aksum from 590 to 600
king as an early example of Judaic influence in Ethiopian culture. The Kebra Nagast and Ethiopian historical tradition states that Kaleb had two sons, Israel
Israel_of_Axum
Ethnic or pan-ethnic identifier used to refer to Ethiopians and Eritreans
Ethiopia, as given in Christian Ethiopian tradition, were written in the Kebra Nagast the Ethiopian chronicle of its early history. The oldest known existing
Habesha_peoples
Texts regarded as part of the Bible
No No No Yes (broader canon) Ethiopic Didescalia (Didesqelya) No No No No No No Yes (broader canon) Kebra Nagast No No No No No No No (elevated status)
Biblical_canon
Royal title of Ethiopia and Eritrea, equivalent to "king"
and draws comparisons to the ethnic slur "nigger". Emperor of Ethiopia Kebra Nagast Najashi English pronunciation: /ˈniːɡəs/ or /nɪˈɡuːs/; Ge'ez: ንጉሥ, romanized: nəguś
Negus
Ancient South Arabian kingdom
spiritual entities. In the medieval Ethiopian cultural work called the Kebra Nagast, Sheba was located in Ethiopia. Some scholars therefore point to a region
Sheba
German orientalist (1859–1922)
Keilschriftforschung und verwandte Gebiete Bezold, Carl. Kebra Nagast: Die Herrlichkeit der Könige (Kebra Nagast: the Glory of the Kings) Abhandlungen der Königlich
Carl_Bezold
Traditional lists of monarchs of Ethiopia and Eritrea
dating to the 16th–19th centuries. These include certain copies of the Kebra Nagast and regnal lists recorded by Pedro Páez, Manuel de Almeida and Mariano
Regnal_lists_of_Ethiopia
Study of the methods used by historians
during the Solomonic dynasty. Though works such as the 13th century Kebra Nagast blended Christian mythology with historical events in its narrative,
Historiography
Genus of flowering plants
to the sap. The poisonous qualities were well known: in the Ethiopian Kebra Nagast, the serpent king Arwe is killed with juice from the Euphorbia. Several
Euphorbia
King of Axum
1922 regnal list gave his regnal dates as 523–537 E.C. According to the Kebra Nagast Gebre Meskel was the youngest son of Kaleb and succeeded him to the throne
Gebre_Meskel
River in Ethiopia
served as an early link between Ethiopia and Egypt; for example, the Kebra Nagast, which received its current form in the 13th century, states that king
Tekezé_River
Pseudohistorical list of Ethiopian monarchs from 4530 BCE to 1779 CE
of Israel. The meeting of Makeda and Solomon is recorded in the text Kebra Nagast. The Biblical events of the flood and the fall of the Tower of Babel
1922_regnal_list_of_Ethiopia
Lineage of the Israelite king David
dynasty, an Ethiopian dynasty claiming descent from David's son Solomon Kebra Nagast Tree of Jesse, a Christian artistic depiction of Jesus' family tree beginning
Davidic_line
London: Camelot Press. p. 271. Archive, Internet Sacred Text. "The Kebra Nagast Index". Internet Sacred Text Archive. Retrieved 12 May 2026. Henry Salt
List_of_rulers_of_Shewa
Serpent-king in medieval Ethiopian mythology
JSTOR 27828841. — (2000), The Queen of Sheba and Her Only Son Menyelek (Kĕbra Nagast) (PDF), Cambridge, Ontario: In Parentheses Publications, archived from
Arwe
American author (born 1945)
1995 Eagle Boy, HarperCollins, 1996 Night Flight, Philomel, 1996 The Kebra Nagast, St. Martin's Press, 1997 The Story of Blue Elk, Clarion, 1998 Doctor
Gerald_Hausman
Historic statue in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Ethiopian Empire Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles Solomonic dynasty Kebra Nagast Rubenson, Sven (1965). "The Lion of the Tribe of Judah Christian Symbol
Monument_to_the_Lion_of_Judah
Lebanese academic, writer, historian and researcher (1929-2011)
Lake, Indiana, US Hubbard, David (1956) The Literary Sources of the Kebra Nagast PhD dissertation., St.Andrews University, Scotland Leslau, Wolf (1991)
Kamal_Salibi
Semitic-speaking ethnic group in Ethiopia
The Rock-Hewn Churches of Tigray. Oxford University Press, 1972. The Kebra Nagast: The Lost Bible of Rastafarian Wisdom and Faith from Ethiopia. Translated
Tigrayans
Deuterocanonical book (200–175 BCE)
"Water extinguishes a burning fire and almsgiving atones for sin." The Kebra Nagast chapter 88 quotes Sirach 15:16–17. Bede quotes Sirach 32:1 in the Lives
Book_of_Sirach
First five books of the Hebrew Bible
International Publishing Group, 2005 Hubbard, David "The Literary Sources of the Kebra Nagast" Ph.D. dissertation St Andrews University, Scotland, 1956 Peterson, Eugene
Torah
Jewish community associated with modern-day Ethiopia
For the burning and destruction of Axum, regarded as a holy city, the Kebra Nagast uses it a pretext as grounds to persecute the Beta Israel. She's also
Beta_Israel
Empire Lianja, a Central African epic Mwindo epic, a Central African epic Kebra Nagast, an Ethiopian epic Emperor Shaka the Great, a Zulu epic Popol Vuh, a
List_of_world_folk-epics
Battle between British Indian Army and Emperor Tewodros II of Ethiopia in 1868
of restitution campaigns. Returned items include: An edition of the Kebra Nagast, along with an icon of a picture of Jesus wearing the crown of thorns
Battle_of_Magdala
Son of Eber in the bible
and it was a fortress to the south of Yemen's Sana'a. Likewise, the Kebra Nagast claims Joktan as the progenitor of not only Saba but the Habesha people
Joktan
Afrocentric ideology
Haile Selassie I Jesus Menen Asfaw Marcus Garvey Key scriptures Bible Kebra Nagast My Life and Ethiopia's Progress The Promised Key Holy Piby Royal Parchment
Rasta_views_on_race
1992 book by Graham Hancock
epic Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival, the Ethiopian national epic Kebra Nagast, the legends of Prester John, and the iconography of Chartres Cathedral
The_Sign_and_the_Seal
Comparison of faiths
hand, looks for biblical interpretation through modern works, such as Kebra Nagast (14th century), which is far more an Orthodox Christian text and not
Judaism_and_Rastafari
Healing in Judaism The Bible (Ethiopian Orthodox canon) the Holy Piby the Kebra Nagast The speeches and writings of Haile Selassie I (including his autobiography
List_of_religious_texts
Italian painter
Budge, in his preface to the second edition of his translation of the Kebra Nagast, claims that Brancaleon was a monk who had come to Ethiopia to convert
Nicolò_Brancaleon
Emperor of Ethiopia from 1314 to 1344
were written during Amda Seyon's reign. Perhaps the best known is the Kebra Nagast, which is said to have been translated from Arabic then. Other works
Amda_Seyon_I
Vātsyāyana Katamari Damacy 塊魂 Japanese Clump Soul video game by Namco Kebra Nagast ክብረ ነገሥት Ge'ez Glory of Kings Ethiopian's national epic Keine Lust German
List of works known in English by a foreign title
List_of_works_known_in_English_by_a_foreign_title
Jamaican Rastafari preacher (1898–1981)
and the Queen of Sheba, in part due to the medieval Ethiopian text Kebra Nagast), was the realization of a prophecy. The grandness of the emperor's ascension
Leonard_Howell
Catholic feast and public holiday in some countries
Immaculate Conception on Nehasie 7 (August 13). The 96th chapter of the Kebra Nagast states: "He cleansed Eve's body and sanctified it and made for it a dwelling
Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Feast_of_the_Immaculate_Conception
1867–1868 war between the British and Ethiopian Empires
treasure has been returned to Ethiopia. For instance, an edition of the Kebra Nagast along with an icon of a picture of Christ wearing the crown of thorns
British expedition to Abyssinia
British_expedition_to_Abyssinia
1314–1344 territorial expansion during Ethiopian Emperor Amda Seyon I
to suppress the Ya'ebika Egzi revolt. The 14th-century national epic Kebra Nagast further elaborated on Amda Seyon's expansions, describing them as quick
Amda_Seyon_I's_expansions
Calendar year
Parable of the Ten Virgins, is first performed. Approximate date – The Kebra Nagast ("The Glory of the Kings") is translated from Arabic to Ge'ez, according
1321
British academic (1857–1934)
Sheba and Her Only Son Menyelek: Being the "Book of the Glory of Kings" (Kebra Nagast). Translated by E. A. Wallis Budge. London: Medici Society, 1922. Cornwall
E._A._Wallis_Budge
Source: Traditional Ethiopian lore surrounding Emperor Menelik I; see the Kebra Nagast Name: Nicaule Source: Josephus Name: Bilqis Source: Islamic traditions
List of names for the biblical nameless
List_of_names_for_the_biblical_nameless
as the Tarikh al-Sudan, the Adalite Futuh al-Habasha, the Abyssinian Kebra Nagast, and various Arabic and Ajam documents African oral tradition Kilwa Chronicle
History of slavery in the Muslim world
History_of_slavery_in_the_Muslim_world
Queen of the Kingdom of Semien in the 10th-11th century
levels, the Judith traditions can be said to mirror the themes of the Kebra Nagast. Both the Queen of Sheba and Judith are depicted as converts to Judaism
Gudit
repatriation with imagery relating to the Queen of Sheba and the Ethiopian Kebra Nagast. A version of the work was later acquired by the Metropolitan Museum
Theo_Eshetu
1206–1209 Opposed by Hirun. Yeshaq c. 1209–1225 An inference from the Kebra Nagast colophon. Giyorgis II c. 1225 St. Tekle Haymanot c. 13th century According
List_of_abunas_of_Ethiopia
History of Africa from 1301 to 1500
The primary literature documenting this newly restored line is the Kebra Nagast. This heritage linked the crown and the church, which both saw growth
14th_&_15th_century_Africa
American scholar and seminary president (1928–1996)
doctoral work, where he wrote a dissertation on The literary sources of the Kebra Nagast. Hubbard taught at Westmont College from 1957 to 1963 and quickly became
David_Allan_Hubbard
Religious term
Apocryphon II, 4. Based on Jewish biblical tradition and Ethiopian legend via Kebra Nagast, Rastas believe that Israel's King Solomon, together with Ethiopian Queen
Chosen_people
survival despite its distance from its patriarch in Alexandria. The Kebra Nagast is considered Holy Scripture in Ethiopia and is available in print. The
Christianity_in_Ethiopia
German-born French orientalist and Arabist (1836-1894)
Tabari (Paris, 1867–1871) CHRONIQUE DE JEAN, EVEQUE DE NIKIOU (ክብረ ነገሥት Kebra Nagast, or "the Glory of the Kings”.),[1] Chronique de Tabari / Abū-Ǧaʿfar Muḥammad
Hermann_Zotenberg
Norwegian linguist (born 1942)
ISBN 82-525-6213-2. (translated from Sumerian into Norwegian) ——— (2008). Kebra Nagast. ISBN 978-82-525-6704-5. (translated from Ge'ez into Norwegian) ——— (2008)
Rolf_Furuli
translation for his Hebrew translation of the Ethiopian national epic, Kebra Nagast. In 2020, HaCohen was awarded the Dutch Foundation for Literature’s Translation
Ran_HaCohen
of the Ethiopian eunuch in the Acts of the Apostles (8. 26–30). The Kebra Nagast also connects the Yemenite Queen of Sheba with the royal line of Axum
Christianity in the Middle East
Christianity_in_the_Middle_East
Sheba and Her Only Son Menyelek: Being the "Book of the Glory of Kings" (Kebra Nagast). Translated by E. A. Wallis Budge. London: Medici Society, 1922. (2nd
E. A. Wallis Budge bibliography
E._A._Wallis_Budge_bibliography
Jamaican roots reggae band
1995) Compilations Straight Outta Trenchtown: 1975-1980 (2002) Makasound Kebra-Nagast (2005), Tamoki-Wambesi-Dove Rasta Don't Take Bribe (2006) Tamoki-Wambesi-Dove
Knowledge_(band)
Literature written by Copts in Arabic
synaxarion Chronicon orientale Kitāb al-īḍāḥ Kitāb al-muʿallim wa-l-tilmīdh Kebra Nagast History of the Churches and Monasteries of Egypt Apocalypse of Pseudo-Athanasius
Copto-Arabic_literature
Classical scholar
Greek Antiquity, 2022. Cambridge University Press. Derbew, Sarah (2025) "Kebra Nagast (ክብረ ነገሥት, "The Glory of the Kings," c. fourteenth century CE)." In Classics
Sarah_Derbew
Emperor of Ethiopia from 1434 to 1468
Amhara people. He was the youngest son of Emperor Dawit I by his wife, Igzi Kebra. His mother Igzi lost her first son, and, having been sick during her second
Zara_Yaqob
Decade
Parable of the Ten Virgins, is first performed. Approximate date – The Kebra Nagast ("The Glory of the Kings") is translated from Arabic to Ge'ez, according
1320s
Aided Áenfir Aífe Irish and English translation Kuno Meyer Dublin 1905 Kebra Nagast Ethiopic and German translation Carl Bezold Munich 1906 Aided Ceit maic
List of editiones principes in languages other than Latin or Greek
List_of_editiones_principes_in_languages_other_than_Latin_or_Greek
ISBN 978-0-8070-9705-2. OCLC 869300549. Fellman, Jack; Brooks, Miguel F. (1999). "Kebra Nagast (The Glory of Kings)". The International Journal of African Historical
Bibliography of Haile Selassie
Bibliography_of_Haile_Selassie
which, calling himself nəgusä nägäst, exacted tribute, when he could, from the other provinces. The title of nəgusä nägäst was to a considerable extent
History_of_Ethiopia
Genealogical claims of Georgian dynasty
experience is that of Ethiopia. The medieval Ethiopian historical work Kebra Nagast claims that the Ethiopian rulers were the direct descendants of the biblical
Claim of the biblical descent of the Bagrationi dynasty
Claim_of_the_biblical_descent_of_the_Bagrationi_dynasty
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KEBRA NAGAST
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Girl/Female
Indian
Dark haired, Dusky, Greek, Noble lady, Noble lady
Boy/Male
Indian
Bright; Smart
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Name of Imam Hussain's Daughter
Girl/Female
Hebrew American
Bee. Deborah was the Biblical prophetess who summoned Barak to battle against an army of...
Girl/Female
Muslim
Female
English
Contracted form of English Deborah, DEBRA means "bee."
Girl/Female
Muslim
Major
Girl/Female
American, British, English, French, Greek, Irish, Jamaican
Black Haired
Girl/Female
Irish American
Feminine of the Irish Gaelic Kieran. Dusky; dark-haired.
Girl/Female
Irish
Dusky; dark.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Keara, KEIRA means "little black one."Â
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Beautiful Tree
Female
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Ciara, KEARA means "little black one."
Girl/Female
Irish
the name of a saint.
Male
African
zebra.
Girl/Female
Indian
Major
Girl/Female
Indian
Great, Senior
Girl/Female
Muslim
Great, Senior
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Very Strong
Girl/Female
Arabic, Indian, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi
Snake Like; Snake; Major
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n.
Either one of two species of South African wild horses remarkable for having the body white or yellowish white, and conspicuously marked with dark brown or brackish bands.
a.
Pertaining to, or resembling, the zebra.
n.
The striped quagga, or Burchell's zebra, of South Africa (Asinus Burchellii); -- called also peechi, or peetsi.
n.
The zebra wolf. See under Wolf.
n.
The zebra.
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