#Ethiopia

[sitting-on-me-bum]

A Rare Sight

An Ethiopian wolf sits among purple flowers in Ethiopia’s Bale Mountains National Park.

by Axel Gomille

Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award

[friendswithclay]

“13 year old girl carrying water in clay pot on her head Lake Langano Ethiopia” c.2007

Ph by: David Keith Jones

[bibyebae]

[elbiotipo]

Many books of the Bible that didn't make it to the official canon(s) and other incredibly important pieces of scripture and literature are only known today because they were preserved in the Ge'ez script in Ethiopia. It is very likely that there are lots of other texts dating to the earliest days of Christianity that are still to be "found", only because there aren't enough international scholars who know the Ge'ez script or work in Ethiopia. There are many, but not as much as it deserves. (Important note is that Ge'ez is both a liturgical language, like Latin, and also is a script, much like Latin or Chinese characters, used by many Ethiopian languages, but others can be written and indeed are written in Ge'ez script, this is why it has preserved such a range of literature)

Ge'ez looks like this:

ሀሎ! ይህ በአማርኛ ቋንቋ እና በግእዝ ፊደል የተጻፈ ነው! ለእርስዎ እና ለቤተሰብዎ በረከቶች!

There was briefly a very bad taste meme calling it a "demon language", with people even copypasting random religious literature in Ge'ez thus making it seem more "sinister". I won't comment on how ignorant and offensive that is.

Ge'ez is an important script and language, much like Greek or Latin, because of its connection to major religions like Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Ethiopia is a wonderful country with a deep, rich history, and is an example of how Africa has always been part of world history. But like all languages, it's also a cultural heritage on its own, worth cherising, preserving, and learning about, regardless of its importance to the rest of the world. Instead of being ignorant for a racist joke, we could always take our time and learn and appreciate such things.

[inatungulates]

Somali Sömmerring's gazelle Nanger soemmerringii berberana

Observed by miwi, CC BY-NC

[thrdnarrative]

Skating through Harar, Ethiopia

Courtesy of @ethiopian_girl_skaters

[forafricans]

Seen in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by murllss + matchaarchives for ethiopian_girl_skaters (via IG)

[blondebrainpowered]

Omo Valley, Ethiopia — The many tribes living along the Omo River are renowned for their unique, ecstatic ritual decoration. Their customs and awe inspiring appearance have been the subject of decades of research.

Children of the Kwegu people, known for their intricate flower headdresses and face paint.

Photographer: Hans Sylvester

[ditzybat]

bruce: i just want to make sure you’re safe

tim: you microchipped me like a dog!

bruce, showing affection the only way he knows how to by planting a tracker in tim’s neck: exactly, safe.

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Aerial view of a volcanic crater. Danakil Depression, Ethiopia Photo credit: Chris John

[friendswithclay]

Young girl carrying clay water pot on her back Lake Langano Ethiopia; c.2007

Ph by: David Keith Jones

[upennmanuscripts]

This is LJS 102, which was made in Ethiopia in the early 20th century. It contains an account of Creation by the Trinity (Zena nagaromu), followed by hymns and including 4 illustrations: Virgin and Child with archangels Michael and Gabriel, Crucifixion with Mary and John, Saint George and the dragon, and Christ and the Virgin in majesty.

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[geologyin-blog]

Unbelievable rough opal

Photo: @marukkodqx

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Nafisa 🌻

[afriblaq]

Hidden History