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| Title: | A sixth century Kebra Nagast? |
| Author: | Munro-Hay, Stuart |
| Year: | 2001 |
| Periodical: | Annales d'Éthiopie |
| Volume: | 17 |
| Pages: | 43-58 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic term: | Ethiopia |
| Subjects: | Ethiopian Church Church history historical sources epics (form) |
| Abstract: | This article examines historical events in Ethiopia as they are evoked in the 14th-century epic 'Kebra Nagast' and some sources which were used by its compiler(s). It is also a refutation of some theses that trace the original composition of this book, as well as the story of Salomon and Sheba which is a part of it, back to the VIe-VIIe century. Notes, ref., sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract] |