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🧵1: 𝗔𝗻 #𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗲: 𝗧𝗮̈𝘀𝗳𝗮 𝗦̣𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 #𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺
This thread is based on the article @delorenzibot and I wrote for @Journal_Iti @CambridgeUP
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2: 𝘢𝘣𝘣𝘢 Täsfa Ṣeyon (ተስፋ ጽዮን, 1510–1553), aka Pietro Abissino and Pietro Indiano, was an Ethiopian monk hailing from #Däbrä Libanos, a leading monastery in #Shäwa. He served at Emperor Lebnä Dengel’s court, possibly as a scribe or historian. Image
3: 𝘢𝘣𝘣𝘢 Täsfa Ṣeyon left Ethiopia during the invasion by the Sultanate of Adal, which devastated Däbrä Libanos and its community. ImageImage
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