![]() Christian texts were translated from Greek into the local language, Ge'ez. By around AD 350, the Archbishop of Alexandria had appointed a Syrian called Frumentius as bishop of Aksum. The Kingdom of Aksum was therefore one of the world's earliest Christian states. Most of the population of Aksum became Christian after the Ethiopian King Ezana converted to this new religion in the mid-4th century AD, but locals claim that Christianity was first introduced here by an Ethiopian eunuch who was baptized by Saint Philip the Evangelist (Acts 8:26-40). If you can't speak Ge'ez you should be able to hire a merchant who speaks Ancient Greek as a translator and guide. It is written from left to right like Greek and Latin, but it uses symbols that may stand for a syllable or a consonant. Most people in Aksum speak a Semitic language called Ge'ez. Most people travel on foot in Aksum, but you could hire a donkey or a camel, or pay someone to carry your baggage. You can purchase souvenirs such as textiles or a lamp from most of the towns you will pass along the way, or get yourself a tattoo to remember your trip by!Ī baggage train as depicted in a 15th- or early 16th-century Ethiopian manuscript. On your way down the Nile you could visit the Nubian kingdoms of Nobatia, Makuria and Alodia. From here we'd recommend you hire a camel to continue your journey. Make sure that you disembark after the city of Swenett (also known as Syene) and before the First Cataract (an area of rapids) as your boat might not be able to sail successfully through it. By riverĪlternatively, you may also choose to travel from Lower (northern) Egypt, by gently sailing up the Nile River. While in Adulis, don't forget to visit the local churches and look at the ancient stele erected by the Egyptian king Ptolemy III to commemorate his campaigns in the region over 800 years ago. Walking will take you at least five days but you can always hire a donkey. You should disembark at Adulis and then travel inland. You can reach Aksum by boat along the coast of the Red Sea. Hand-coloured aquatint, 1809.īefore travelling to Aksum, please make sure your kingdom or empire has a commercial or political treaty in place with the Aksumite king because the Aksumites have a record of enslaving those who cross their territory without authorisation. From Twenty-four views taken in St Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia & Egypt. Daniel Havell (1786–1826 fl.), after Henry Salt.
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