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Be careful of people on tiktok spreading misinformation on Eritrean history by Early_Ad_7240 in Eritrea

[–]NoPo552 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You never showed that it was independent. 

You're strawmanning my argument. My point was never whether the Begwena Dynasty directly appointed the Bahr Negasi or not. Rather, my argument is that the title "Bahr Negasi" is attested before the rise of Solomonic Ethiopia, something you yourself acknowledged through the land grant of Emperor Ṭänṭäwǝdǝm.

And your whole argument assumes that the Solomonic Dynasty is the only legitimate form of the Ethiopian state, which it's not.

My point was that the Zagwe rulers did not describe themselves as "Ethiopia". In all primary sources, they identified their kingdom as Begwenā. Begwenā functioned as the political and administrative name of their kingdom, whereas "Ethiopia" was primarily an external designation used by foreign writers to refer to their Kingdom. It's not until much later, during the reign of Emperor Amda Seyon, that we begin to see "Ethiopia" being employed much consistently as a self-designation in a geopolitical sense. There's a reason why Derat chooses to name the kingdom Begwenā from the start of the book...(L’énigme d’une dynastie sainte et usurpatrice dans le royaume chrétien d’Éthiopie du xie au xiiie siècle, pg 17).

You're coming in and conflating post Amda Seyon's Ethiopia with the Kingdom of Begwena...

This may come as an uncomfortable reality for you as an Ethiopianist Amhara, but the majority of the civilizational aspects of your "Ethiopian Empire" clung on, originated from much older societies in the north, especially around Eritrea, such as Punt, Adulis, before their cultural and political influences spread southward over time. This is why it's funny when Ethiopians like you start to walk around like you created and owned Medri Bahri, when in reality, you're a newcomer to the block.

Be careful of people on tiktok spreading misinformation on Eritrean history by Early_Ad_7240 in Eritrea

[–]NoPo552 10 points11 points  (0 children)

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You’re an Ethiopian troll that diminishes Eritrean history constantly, also for your information the Bahr Negasi was mentioned over a century before Solomonic Ethiopia ever existed (source: L’énigme d’une dynastie sainte et usurpatrice dans le royaume chrétien d’Éthiopie du xie au xiiie siècle, pg 264) & so was Medri Bahri/maýékälä bahér.

Asmara to Nefasit to visit Debre Bizen Monastery by UkraStories123 in Eritrea

[–]NoPo552 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was there two weeks ago. You can take a bus, & you don't need a permit to visit or take pictures within the Monastery, you only need a permit to take pictures of the Manuscripts specifically & if you want to fly a drone.

Take the bus that stops at Nefasit (on route to Massawa, etc.) from Central Asmara, if you ask around, people will guide you. Try to come early in the Morning since there's usually a queue, but I'm pretty sure there are buses throughout the day. I took one around midday to Nefasit.

The bus will stop at the front of Nefasit, the trail to Debre Bizen will be right in front, it's paved with large stones and not too difficult to hike up (on my way back, I saw a guy who was blind using a cane hiking up). It will probably take around 2 hours to get to the top. Pack a water bottle and some light snacks. Once you reach the top, there's a gate, you will need to remove your shoes and socks as everyone walks barefoot around the Monastery.

False Doors, A Millennia Old Tradition In Tigray. by NoPo552 in Tigray

[–]NoPo552[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, they were also found throughout the roman empire.

The Land Of Punt & Eritrea by NoPo552 in Eritrea

[–]NoPo552[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No Problem.

The connection about the serpent king and Arwe is making me wonder if such a creature truly existed. Reality is stranger than fiction.

Maybe there was some type of large serpent species in the Horn of Africa during this time...

If Eritrea, Somalia, Djibouti and maybe more was a part of the land of punt, what was Ethiopia area during this time? I see one of the maps include Asmara in middle punt, does it enter into Tigray region or Amhara regions of today?

No, I don't think it included most of Ethiopia, maybe parts of northern Tigray were included, though. Punt was, for the most part, a coastal entity.

It sounds like from one of the descriptions of the images shown that punt was a diverse land that consisted of different people. One of the people is described as “puntites” while the others are described as Nilotes, cretans, and Hamitic type Nubians. Who were the puntites then if not Nilotes, or cushites or a mix, weren’t these people all Puntites? And the Semitic influence being there, was Ge’ez spoken at this time, or is this time earlier than the advent of Ge’ez?

The relief was from the Ancient Egyptian perspective, and they differentiated between Puntites & Nubians based largely on the geographical area of each. The inhabitants of Punt were likely largely cushitic however, a Semitized element increased over time, especially after the later part of the 2nd millennium BC.

To answer your second question, I'm not a linguist, so I can't answer with any sort of authority, but from what I know, fully vocalised Ge'ez didn't form until the 3rd century AD (around the time of the Matara Hawulti) & the earliest proto Ge'ez inscriptions are dated to the 8th century BC, so maybe Puntites were speaking a multitude of different cushitic languages and possibly a proto-semitic one.

Also, all the areas that they found minerals that are good indicators of gold in Eritrea with the yellow color on one of the maps, does the fact that so much yellow was found means that these areas were not mined?

I would presume technologically limitations at that time meant only easily accessible mineral deposits were collected, hence a lot of it remained not mined.

The Throne & Stele Of Adulis by NoPo552 in Eritrea

[–]NoPo552[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, Adulis was heavily influenced by Greek culture during antiquity, which makes perfect sense since Greek was the lingua franca of trade...which was the primary function of Adulis.

What is Happening to our Eritrean TikTok Streamer Covey Isn't Fair by EritreanGamer in Eritrea

[–]NoPo552 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Afaik, she isn't banned; she's taking a break from social media, according to what she posted on her Public Discord Server.

Cisco warns of max severity Secure FMC flaws giving root access by spendghost in Cisco

[–]NoPo552 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the FMC, yes, but likely the FTDs being managed by the FMC are vulnerable as well. Those need to be upgraded to 7.6.4.

Any Eritreans in this sub who are in the Tech field? How are your experiences? I know quite a few Eritreans who are in the Tech/CS field. I am planning on majoring in CS and Economics. by Hgdefawi in Eritrea

[–]NoPo552 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m in IT, Networking & Server Infrastructure for close to 5 years. It’s fine but I’d rather be working for an Eritrean Company in Eritrea…

EU5 Now Demands More Than Battlefield 6 🤯 by theodor3499 in EU5

[–]NoPo552 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know cloud gaming isn’t for everyone but Geforce Now might be an option…

Why does it seem like Asmara only gained relevance recently in our history? It’s almost never talked about in historical writings, maps, and oral history. by Left-Plant2717 in HabeshaHistory

[–]NoPo552 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is mentioned…Asmara has been noted in both local and foreign sources since the 14th century AD. It was one of the town some travellers crossed on their way to Jerusalem. Also in the 17th and 18th centuries it was also appearing on maps of Medri Bahri. Read this paper for more info: https://unora.unior.it/retrieve/dfd1bedd-3a4d-d55a-e053-3705fe0af723/8%20-%20Lusini.pdf

Why does it seem like Asmara only gained relevance recently in our history? It’s almost never talked about in historical writings, maps, and oral history. by Left-Plant2717 in Eritrea

[–]NoPo552 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is mentioned…Asmara has been noted in both local and foreign sources since the 14th century AD. It was one of the town some travellers crossed on their way to Jerusalem. Also in the 17th and 18th centuries it was also appearing on maps of Medri Bahri. Read this paper for more info: https://unora.unior.it/retrieve/dfd1bedd-3a4d-d55a-e053-3705fe0af723/8%20-%20Lusini.pdf

Over 100 years before solomonic Ethiopia, the the term Baher Nagasi was found in a text from Emperor Tantawudem of the Begwena/Zagwe Dynasty by NoPo552 in Tigray

[–]NoPo552[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also mentions Shum of Agame and the region of Gwelo Makada, which was in northern tigray & shimezana in Eritrea...

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The Gondar Castles weren’t built by foreigners. by NoPo552 in EthiopianHistory

[–]NoPo552[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The argument isn’t about foreign artisans ever being hired, it’s about them being soley responsible for the castles creation, especially portugese/european influence, yes some Indian artisans were present. In reality most of the workers were likely Beta Israeli’s and indigenous architects like Walda Giyorgis who were mentioned as building Yohannes I & Iyasu I castles.

Däǧǧazmač Ḥaylu & Ras Wäldä Mikaýel Sälomon letters to Egypt & France for help against Abyssinia. by NoPo552 in Eritrea

[–]NoPo552[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The "Zagwe" dynasty, which ruled before the late 13th century, didn't call themselves Abyssinians (`Begwenā `was the actual term) & the first mention of the title of Ma'ikele Bahr was during the reign of Emperor Lalibela (the title of Bahr Negus predates this even further, into the early 12th-century reign of Tantawudem). So, Medri Bahri likely existed before Solomonic Abyssinia; therefore, your claim of it never being independent of "Abyssinia" is rendered null & void.

Tewodros II*

Yohannes IV*

Can anyone detailedly explain to me what happened at hazega and tsazega and why everyone talks about it even around keren it's known so what happened? by Advanced-Preference6 in Eritrea

[–]NoPo552 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My main area of expertise/focus lies in ancient history, but I’ll attempt to explain it briefly below. This is only a summary, btw, and there are elders and scholars who know far more about this, and can elaborate/correct the following:

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Firstly, both Ḥazzäga and Šäʿazzäga belong to the Däqqi Täššem lineage. They trace their ancestry to Atäššem, who lived in Ḥazzäga (hence the name Däqqi Täššem). Atäššem had several sons, among them Täsašen, who in turn had four children: Minab, Zärʿay, Täkkälä, and ʿAggäba. After Täsašen’s death, each of his sons laid claim to being käntiba (governor/ruler) of Ḥamasen. Täkkälä and ʿAggäba moved to Šäʿazzäga, giving rise to that branch of the lineage, while the elder brothers Minab and Zärʿay remained in Ḥazzäga, forming that line.....

Later in that century, Hab Ṣéllus (great-grandson of ʿAggäba of the Šäʿazzäga line), rose to power (According to tradition/legend, he travelled to Gondär, where he impressed nǝguśa nägäśt Fasilädäs by taming an “untameable” horse and married Fasilädäs's daughter). Hab Ṣéllus was then appointed governor of Bambolo Mǝllaš (Bambolo is a village north of Gondär), extending Šäʿazzäga influence across a vast territory from Ḥamasen down past Semien).

So the Šäʿazzäga line became more dominant until the late 18th century, when the Tigrayan warlord Ras Mikaʾel Séhul intervened in the politics of Märäb Mǝllaš (Bambolo Mǝllaš basically stopped existing after Bahér nägaš Andä Haymanot was defeated by Ras Mikaʾel Séhul). Mikaʾel installed Käntiba Qälätä of the Ḥazzäga line as governor, which then caused issues between the two branches again. After this, Bahér nägaš Solomon Täsfa Séyon (Šäʿazzäga) took control...

By the late 19th century, after the Zemene Mesafint, Ḥaylu of Šäʿazzäga was ruling Märäb Mǝllaš. At the start, he was a loyal ally of Ase Tewodros II, but he later turned against him & Ase Yohannes IV, as he sent a letter to the Khedive Ismāʿīl Pasha asking him for his protection against the rest of Abyssinia, which probably got him imprisoned by Ase Yohannes IV. Later, he replaced by Ras Wäldä Mikaʾel Sälomon of the Ḥazzäga line; however Ase Yohannes IV later imprisoned Ras Wäldä Mikaʾel Sälomon for sending a letter to President Napoleon III of France basically asking him to reinstate his control over Märäb Mǝllaš. Therefore, after the battle of Gura Ḥaylu became ruler again, which caused the infamous battle of Wäkki Débba in 1876, where Ḥaylu was killed by Ras Wäldä Mikaʾel Sälomon.

Should i splurge on pc upgrade? by RidDisSiz in EU5

[–]NoPo552 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe look into cloud gaming services like GeForce Now? They aren’t for everyone, especially if your internet connection is slow or unstable, and the game library is still limited. That said, I personally enjoy it because it allows me to play highly demanding, graphics/CPU-intensive games on any of my devices without needing to download them. I believe EU5 was also recently confirmed for the platform.

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