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Bruce vol III[modifier]
& Tögray who is called nebrit or keeper of the sacred books of Axum & has before him a gold cup on a cushion. 19. the Acab saat chief ecclesiastical officer of the king's household 20 first master of the household 924 21 betwudet or ras.
cris 925[modifier]
the Abyssines have a habit of bawling before the houses of the great in order not to leave them lonely. (273)
esther 926[modifier]
esther means nothing in Hebrew. does it in Abyssine? (281)
gush[modifier]
the vill. of Geesh has about 18 houses.
superstit.[modifier]
the Abyssines break or purify any vessel used by a stranger (292)
928[modifier]
the men neither buy nor sell (?) 293)
brondo[modifier]
Levitius XVII [symbole?] prohibits eating live flesh (300)
tables[modifier]
the portuguese introduced tables & benches (301)
armée 931[modifier]
B. does not think that any king commanded 40000 effective men at any time.
id 932[modifier]
30 officers command 500 men and over these is the shalaka, the whole regiment being called bet as bearing the name of one of the king's houses.
saints 933[modifier]
there are S.t Pontius Pilate & his wife, S.t balaam etc (316)
clergé 934[modifier]
the head of the monks of Eustathios is superior of the couvent of Mahebar Selassé near Kuara towards Sennār & the river dender. (319)
a*t*ege 935[modifier]
the itchegué is ordained by five priest : in troublesome times he is of much more importance than the Abuna.
prêtres 936[modifier]
in the wine used for communion I often thought I tasted a flavor not natural to the grape itself.
falacha 937[modifier]
the falasha use circumcision & excision. for that purpose they keep the nails of their little fingers very long. it is done on the 8.th day.
Agaw 938[modifier]
the tcheratz Agows are not circumcised, nor the 916 Damot Agows nor the Gafats nor the Amhara before A.D. 900 nor the shangalla.
calendrier 939[modifier]
Kamar means a cycle of years. matqué is the golden number. abacté is the epoch (352)
palais 940[modifier]
ashoa means the [hargat?] court or outer space surrounding the king's house (369
gondar[modifier]
Gondar has 10000 families. the palace was built by facilidas. lat. 12° 34' 30 long. 37° 33'
ŧana 942[modifier]
the greatest breadth of the tzana is from dingleber to lamgué 35 miles. at each end it is often not