Universität Hamburg, Hiob Ludolf Centre for Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies
Erscheinungsjahr:
2016
Medientyp:
Text
Schlagworte:
Jesuits
Geez
inscription
Susenyos
architecture
Catholic
ddc:930
ddc:960
Beschreibung:
In the 2014 excavations at the Jesuit church of Gorgora Iyäsus on the northern shore of Lake Ṭana a remarkable relief in stone was unearthed. The relief was originally part of the church’s façade. It represents the biblical heroine Judith over a dragon and it contains two inscriptions in Gǝʿǝz from the Book of Judith and Genesis. This piece represents one of the few recorded inscriptions on stone from the end of the Aksumite period to the present time. The article focuses on the historical context that witnessed the production of this relief and provides an interpretation of its iconography.
Lizenzen:
Copyright (c) 2016 Víctor M. Fernández, Jorge de Torres, Andreu Martinez d'Alòs-Moner, Carlos Cañete, Alessandro Bausi, Gashaw Belay
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
Quellsystem:
Aethiopica - International Journal of Ethiopian and Eritrean Studies