For example, the King ʿAmdä Ṣəyon I (1314–1344), among others, had an official name Gäbrä Mäsqäl (i.e “The Slave of the Cross”). Such a sobriquet was normally considered as the King’s second throne name. It consisted of one or several words, which emphasized the King’s personal qualities as a ruler, his piety and his standing towards the God and the Church. Usually, in addition to the Christian name received at the time of Baptism and the so-called “throne” names, 4 an Ethiopian King had also a kind of a “personal name” in the form of a sobriquet. Millenarian ideas as expressed in prophecies, which describe how the people expect the Last Days, were reflected in various cultural phenomena, including the Royal names. 3 Then the anonymous author describes the reign of the Three Kings, etc. Upon him, I shall bestow My blessing and My mercy”. The Churches now destroyed will be rebuilt as the result. Among them will come a Metropolitan who will bless the Universe. He will bring with him those whom I take pity upon because they obey My orders. The author brings forward the reasons for the God’s dissatisfaction with the people and continues by describing the punishments that will follow inevitably.Īfter the detailed description of the punishments, which the sinners should expect for their depravity, the author continues by quoting the Divine Word: “I shall send a King called Tewodros (Theodore) from the Orient. The actual narration about Jesus commences with the episode of the Last Supper (Mt 26.17–30).
Its main idea is that the God will destroy the mankind in the future as a punishment for disobedience to His command. 2 The whole work is of a modest length and rather crudely written. The text written in Gəʿəz deals with the last days of the World. 1 Additional evidence is found in Ethiopia’s literary heritage, especially in the treatise called Fəkkare Iyäsus (The Explication of Jesus). Even before the coming of Christianity to the Horn of Africa some beliefs probably connected with an eschatological role of the Aksumite monarch can be detected there. the belief in a coming transformation of society, after which “all things will be changed”) also found many followers among the members of the Ethiopian Church in the Middle Ages. The Christian influential religious doctrine, of millenarianism, (i.e. Since naming a child requires a lot of thought and confusion.Keywords: Royal onomastics name symbolism Millenarianism Ethiopian clergy Medieval Ethiopian Kingdom Ethiopian royal chronicles King Täklä Giyorgis I Kings Tewodros (Theodore) I and II Which makes the task a lot easier and quicker? Because all you need to do is decide the meaning or theme and search for names. We would suggest you look for names after deciding on the meaning. But if you are one of those guardians who has a thing for meaningful names. If the meaning doesn’t mean much to you, that’s fine. Even the most beautiful sounding names can have strange, bizarre and absolutely unpleasant meanings. You enter the name and you also see this meaning. The chosen name fits well with your last name and also honors your heritage. You have found the perfect Medieval Names for Girls child.
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