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to his son, while another states that Menelik and his Israelite companions took the Ark with them; and Solomon attempted to regain the ark but was unable to, due to its supernatural properties aiding Menelik. Upon the death of his mother, or upon her abdication in his favor, Menelik was crowned King
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to meet his father for the first time when he was in his twenties. While his father begged Menelik to stay and rule over Israel, Menelik told him that he wanted to return home. Thus, Solomon sent many Israelites with him, to aid him in ruling according to biblical standards; which were aggrieved at
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and no one is allowed to enter the shrine it is held in except for one monk who is assigned to look after it for life and is not allowed to leave the courtyard of the church. During the persecution of
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Anonymous. 1932. The Queen of Sheba and Her Only son Menyelek ... A Complete Translation of the Kebra Nagast. Translated by E. A. Wallis Budge. 2nd ed. London: Oxford University Press.
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Bezold, Carl. 1905. Kibra negest , die Kerrlichkeit der Könige: Nach den Handschriften in Berlin, London, Oxford und Paris. München: K.B. Akademie der Wissenschaften.
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of Ethiopia that ruled Ethiopia with few interruptions for close to three thousand years. This ended 225 generations later, with the deposition of Emperor
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Marrassini, Paolo. 2007. "Kəbrä Nägäśt." In Encyclopaedia Aethiopica: He-N: Vol. 3, edited by Siegbert Uhlig, 364-368. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.
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in 1974. Historical records show that the Solomonic dynasty was restored, based on the traditional narrative, in 1262 AD, when
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According to one Ethiopian tradition, Menelik was born at Mai-Bela near the village of Addi-Shmagle, located north west of
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Biasio, Elisabeth (2009). "Contemporary Ethiopian Painting in Traditional Style: From Church-Based to Tourist Art".
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Hubbard, David Allan. 1957. "The Literary Sources of the Kebra Nagast."PhD diss, University of St. Andrews.
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Much tourist art in Ethiopia depicts the narrative about Menelik I in a series of
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being exiled forever. One recount is that King Solomon gave the
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The dates included on Tafari Makannon's king list follow the
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of Ethiopia, so named because Menelik I was the son of the
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A History of Ethiopia: Nubia and Abyssinia (Volume 1)
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spoken in Ethiopia) in origin, and has two meanings:
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Emperor Menelik I Bringing the Zion Tabot to Axum.
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Index

Menelik I of Ethiopia

church
Axum
Emperor of Ethiopia
E.C.
G.C.
Tafari Makannon
King List
E. A. Wallis Budge
Makeda
king list
Dynasty
House of Solomon
King Solomon
Queen of Sheba
Ge'ez
Emperor of Ethiopia
Kebra Nagast
10th century BC
Solomonic dynasty
biblical
King Solomon
ancient Israel
Makeda
Queen of Sheba
Kebra Nagast
Geʽez
1321 CE
Arabic

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