EthiopicManuscriptArt
@ArtEthiopic
Followers
6,691
Following
427
Media
1,303
Statuses
3,393
Lover of birds and beards || መፍቀሬ ሥዕላት || Ground Hornbill Artist fan || descriptions are sometimes silly || no politics, just love "ሠዐሉ፡ ለነ፡ ቅዱሳን፡"
Joined September 2022
Don't wanna be here?
Send us removal request.
Explore trending content on Musk Viewer
Imane Khelif
• 1119288 Tweets
Angela
• 1114624 Tweets
無課金おじさん
• 329066 Tweets
Algeria
• 265310 Tweets
Be Mine
• 145173 Tweets
billie
• 136811 Tweets
トランスジェンダー
• 125663 Tweets
Charli
• 99230 Tweets
バニーの日
• 88556 Tweets
Bears
• 84333 Tweets
Merry Christmas
• 55821 Tweets
Macri
• 47119 Tweets
Texans
• 36542 Tweets
日経平均
• 36305 Tweets
ユアネクスト
• 35841 Tweets
#TIF2024
• 32874 Tweets
赤の救助隊
• 30353 Tweets
性分化疾患
• 27606 Tweets
Role of News Channels
• 24591 Tweets
ダンジョンの中のひと
• 21991 Tweets
Luana
• 20444 Tweets
パンツの日
• 18984 Tweets
Tati
• 18596 Tweets
長岡花火
• 15253 Tweets
#يوم_الجمعه
• 14775 Tweets
八村離脱
• 12895 Tweets
ポケダン
• 12257 Tweets
新NISA
• 10636 Tweets
Devils employed as construction workers by King Solomon
#solomon
#devil
#constructionworker
#africanart
34
231
1K
Pharao's troops in the Red Sea 🌊
Ethiopia, 18th c.
#pharao
#troops
#soldiers
#redsea
#oldtestament
#mural
#africanart
8
199
1K
– "YOU are a holy man."
– "No, YOU are a holy man."
Ethiopia, 17th c.
#saint
#fathers
#holyfathers
#abib
#africanart
9
89
529
Here is a Saturday story for y'all!
In the city of Qǝmr, there was a man, a Christian by name, whose sin was great. He did not eat ordinary food but lived on human flesh. Eighty-seven people he had eaten, his friends, relatives, servants, and even his wife and two children. 1/8
23
72
516
St Luke with a lion that shines as bright as the sun 🦁🌞
Ethiopia, 17th c.
#luke
#evangelist
#lion
#sunshine
#africanart
7
79
450
The Holy Trinity – the Queen-Maker par excellence! 👑
Ethiopia, 20th c.
#StMary
#trinity
#JesusChrist
#dove
#BirdTwitter
#crown
#queen
#africanart
7
83
426
Just a little priest serving the Creator of All in a little church in the woods
#priest
#church
#incense
#sundayvibes
#SundayFunday
#africanart
6
52
405
4
44
379
"Victory!"
Ethiopia, 20th c.
#JesusChrist
#resurrection
#victory
#easter2024
#africanjesus
#africanart
4
65
374
Every now and then, God the Father puts on his flowery robe and blesses the Universe 🌸🌼
Ethiopia, 17th c.
#god
#father
#blessing
#flowers
#africanart
3
62
354
Angels practising with their swords ⚔️
Ethiopia, 19th c.
#angels
#swords
#talsam
#africanmagic
#africanart
2
85
373
"A Seraph guards you with a flaming spear of fire
and Enoch the Scribe smelled your perfume,
O Mary, unwithering Flower of the Tree of Paradise!"
Ethiopia, 18th c.
#StMary
#flowers
#africanflowers
#mahletasege
#icon
#africanart
5
63
308
2
49
298
4
56
298
African animals bowing down to Baby Jesus 🐘🦁
#BabyJesus
#StMary
#HolyFamily
#elephant
#lion
#africanart
5
43
298
5
43
295
The resurrection of Christ (ትንሣኤ፡) – as always accompanied by Adam and Eve – and the four Evangelists (፬ወንጌላዊያን፡)
Ethiopia, 17th–18th c. (?)
#JesusChrist
#resurrection
#adam
#eve
#evangelists
#africanart
4
63
292
St Ildefonsus of Toledo (ቅዱስ፡ ደቅስዮስ፡) hands over the book he wrote to St Mary
Ethiopia, 17th c.
#StMary
#ildefonsus
#daqseyos
#toledo
#miraclesofmary
#africanart
2
52
292
Our Lady the Virgin Mary, Mother of God
እግዝእትነ፡ ማርያም፡ ድንግል፡ ወላዲተ፡ አምላክ፡
#StMary
#BabyJesus
#theotokos
#africanart
2
32
278
"And at that moment, St Mark the Evangelist realized that for the past hour, he had been writing without a pen."
Ethiopia, 14th–15th c.
#mark
#evangelist
#pen
#scribe
#medievalart
#africanart
6
49
269
Our Mother and the Mother of Sabaoth, the King
እምነ፡ ወእመ፡ ጸባኦት፡ ንጉሥ፡
#StMary
#BabyJesus
#mother
#virgin
#africanart
0
31
247
Modern-day equestrians, what's stopping you and your horses from dressing like this?
Ethiopia, 18th c.
#rider
#horse
#africanrider
#africanart
5
37
248
"The Watchers that do not sleep – hallelujah! –
and the Angels according to their ranks – hallelujah! –
send up praise to their Lord!"
Ethiopia, 18th c. (?)
#angel
#africanangel
#sword
#africanart
4
39
250
A first date gone terribly wrong…
Adam and Eve (Ethiopia, 18th c.)
#adam
#eve
#ashvalentines
#AshWednesday
#ValentinesDay
#mural
#africanart
6
31
246
1
41
249
"The crown of our boasting, the beginning of our salvation, the foundation of our purity is in the Virgin Mary!"
አክሊለ፡ ምክሕነ፡ ወቀዳሚተ፡ መድኃኒትነ፡ ወመሠረተ፡ ንጽሕነ፡ ኮነ፡ በማርያም፡ ድንግል፨
#StMary
#BabyJesus
#weddasemaryam
#icon
#africanart
3
34
235
St Anthony the Great putting up a Post-it note on the frame
Ethiopia, 15th c.
#anthony
#saint
#monk
#monasticism
#postit
#africanart
3
52
252
ወአስተርአየ፡ ተኣምር፡ ዓቢይ፡ በውስተ፡ ሰማይ፡ ብእሲት፡ እንተ፡ ትለብስ፡ ፀሓየ፡ ወወርኅ፡ ታሕተ፡ እገሪሃ፨
"A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet." (Rev 12:1a)
Ethiopia, 19th c. (?)
#StMary
#africanart
1
42
242
ሰላም፡ ለገጽኪ፡ ዘጥቀ፡ ይልሒ፡
እምሥነ፡ ከዋክብት፡ ወወርኅ፡
ወእምሥነ፡ ፀሓይ፡ መብርሂ፨
"Salutations to your face,
exceedingly more beautiful
than the stars, the moon,
and the illuminating sun!"
Ethiopia, 15th–16th c. (?)
#StMary
#BabyJesus
#africanart
1
44
241
4
34
225
2
24
226
2
30
232
To those of you who celebrate the Birth of Our Lord today: A Blessed and Merry Christmas!
#BabyJesus
#StMary
#Nativity
#christmas
#africanart
3
50
231
In the Ethiopian-Eritrean tradition, the Sundays of the Great Fast are named after chants from the liturgical book Ṣoma Dǝggʷā, starting with:
ዘወረደ፡ እምላዕሉ፡ አይሁድ፡ ሰቀሉ፡ ወሚመ፡ ኢያእመሩ፡ እግዚአ፡ ኵሉ፡ ዘያሐዩ፡ በቃሉ፨
#deggwa
#fasting
#africanart
2
37
224
"A head on a plate?! You truly know what a girl's heart desires."
Ethiopia, 17th c.
#herodias
#JohnTheBaptist
#baptist
#head
#africanart
6
47
246
"This is the seal of the King of Kings Yoḥannǝs, the King of Zion of Ethiopia" – it's literally a 🦁🦭!
Ethiopia, 19th c.
#seal
#lion
#emperor
#yohannes
#africanking
#africanart
3
44
230
"Rejoice, o Mother of the Lord, gladness of the angels! Rejoice, o Pure One, preaching of the prophets! Rejoice, for you have found grace: the Lord is with you!"
#StMary
#weddasemaryam
#africanpoetry
#geezpoetry
#africanart
4
28
220
One-legged and winged – it can only be St Takla Haymānot, the "Plant of Faith" 🌱
#otd
#saint
#taklahaymanot
#wings
#oneleg
#africansaint
#africanart
2
28
225
The Geez word ሐረግ (ḥarag, literally "vine") is used as a technical term for the symmetrical, typically abstract artworks that often decorate the first page in manuscripts from Ethiopia and Eritrea
Examples below from the 15th–17th c.
#harag
#geez
#abstractart
#africanart
8
57
223
On Pentecost, the Church sings: "The Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles in the likeness of a flame of fire!" (መንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ወረደ፡ ላዕለ፡ ሐዋርያት፡ ተመሲሎ፡ በነደ፡ እሳት፨)
Ethiopia, 19th–20th c.
#pentecost
#StMary
#holyspirit
#apostles
#mezmur
#africanart
0
36
223
3
29
220
6
33
214
St Cyril of Alexandria and St John Chrysostom having a chat
#saint
#patristics
#churchfathers
#cyril
#chrysostom
#africanart
4
20
216
"Christ is risen from the dead,
with great power and might!
He bound Satan,
he set Adam free!
From now on, there is peace
– joy and peace!"
Ethiopia, 18th c.
#JesusChrist
#resurrection
#eastersunday
#africanart
8
53
217
Front view portrait of St George's horse 🐴
Ethiopia, 18th–19th c. (?)
#horse
#saint
#george
#stgeorge
#mural
#africanhorse
#africanart
2
29
219
4
40
218
To those who celebrate today: I wish y'all a blessed Pentecost! 🔥
#Pentecost
#tonguesoffire
#StMary
#africanart
3
28
213
"His face shone like the sun ☀️, and his clothes became white as the light." (Matt 17:2b)
ወአብርሀ፡ ገጹ፡ ከመ፡ ፀሓይ፡ ☀️ ወአልባሲሁኒ፡ ኮነ፡ ጸዓዳ፡ ከመ፡ ብርሃን፨
Ethiopia, 14th–15th c.
#christ
#moses
#elijah
#transfiguration
#medievalart
#africanart
1
41
218
4
41
209
1
34
208
No one but Arius the Heretic would empty their bowels on the stairs of the church 😒
#arius
#heretic
#church
#alexander
#trinitarianism
#patristics
#africanart
9
36
202
Fleeing to Egypt on a zebra 🦓
#HolyFamily
#StMary
#BabyJesus
#joseph
#salome
#zebra
#refugees
#africanart
4
28
205
The 7th-c. bishop St Ildefonsus of Toledo (called ደቅስዮስ፡, Daqsǝyos, in Geez) is widely revered in Ethiopia and Eritrea due to his connection to the much-beloved book ተኣምረ፡ ማርያም፡, Taʾāmmǝra Māryām, "The Miracles of Mary" 🇪🇸🇪🇹🇪🇷
#ildefonsus
#toledo
#africanart
7
33
204
መልካም ገና!
ርሑስ በዓል ልደት!
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate today!
Our Savior is born!
Ethiopia, 15th c.
#christmas
#nativity
#StMary
#BabyJesus
#africanchristmas
#africanart
3
39
207
St Michael the Archangel, St Gabriel the Archangel,
St Nicodemus, St Joseph of Arimathea,
and the Shrouded Body of God!
Ethiopia, 16th c.
#JesusChrist
#nicodemus
#josephofarimathea
#icon
#africanart
1
42
208
6
24
206
"I don't know what you're up to, but I have this icon of St Michael here with me and you're not coming any closer!"
#woman
#icon
#michael
#archangel
#africanart
7
19
196
The Devil is known by many names in Geez 😈 Two of the most common ones are ዲያብሎስ፡, Diyāblos (from Greek διάβολος) and ሰይጣን፡, Sayṭān. The latter is clearly connected to Hebrew שָׂטָן, Śāṭān, Syriac ܣܳܛܳܢܳܐ, Sāṭānā، and Arabic شَيْطَان, Šayṭān, but the details… 1/2
8
42
206
"And when [the Cherubim and Seraphim] saw their Lord […] dwelling in your lap, and Him who feeds all creation sucking your milk like a nursling, they sought Him in the heights, and there they found Him with his Father and the Holy Spirit as before."
#anqasaberhan
#africanart
3
44
199
Family photo from Baby Jesus's first visit to the Holy City (Ethiopia, 14th c.)
#BabyJesus
#StMary
#jerusalem
#temple
#medieval
#africanart
0
22
198
"A lovely day for a sailing trip!" ⛵️
Ethiopia, 18th c.
#sailing
#angel
#demon
#ocean
#africanship
#africanart
8
37
204
3
44
201
We take refuge in Her who puts blankets on the sleeping ones!
Ethiopia, 19th c.
#StMary
#sleeping
#blanket
#africanart
3
32
197
Oh, and for those of you who celebrate Palm Sunday today: Happy feast! 🌴
In early Ethiopian-Eritrean Gospel books, this event is often depicted with a special two-page illumination, as you can see in this example from the 14th c.
#JesusChrist
#palmsunday
#donkey
#africanart
7
38
200
I strongly suspect that Ethiopia and Eritrea have more lion-riding saints than any other Christian culture 🦁
This is St Sāmuʾel of Wāldǝbbā (አባ፡ ሳሙኤል፡ ዘዋልድባ፡), who lived in the 14th–15th c.
#samuelofwaldebba
#africansaint
#lion
#lionrider
#africanart
2
29
198
St John Chrysostom and Empress Eudoxia having a serious discussion about the Eucharist
Ethiopia, 18th c.
#johnchrysostom
#eudoxia
#empress
#churchfathers
#chrysostom
#patristics
#africanart
2
45
202
Have you ever read the descriptions of the Tabernacle in the Book of Exodus and thought to yourself: "Hey, it would be nice to make a sketch of this"? – You are not alone…
Ethiopia, 17th c.
#tabernacle
#plan
#cherubim
#oldtestament
#africanart
5
35
199
"You are the Golden Candlestick that holds the Brilliant Light at all times, the Light of the World, Light from Light!"
#StMary
#weddasemaryam
#africanpoetry
#geez
#geezpoetry
#eotc
#africanart
2
34
196
The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. And St John the Baptist. And crazy fish. Two crazy fish.
#JesusChrist
#god
#JohnTheBaptist
#baptism
#timqet
#fish
#africanart
2
29
196
The Marian apparition of Dabra Mǝṭmāq in Ethiopia
#StMary
#apparition
#dabrametmaq
#ደብረምጥማቅ
#ethiopia
#africanart
2
25
193
St Mark the Evangelist holding a fly-whisk and a cross
Ethiopia, 17th c. (?)
#StMark
#mark
#evangelist
#cross
#africanart
8
26
191
A lovely detail in Ethiopic depictions of the Birth of Our Lord (in Geez ገና፡, gannā, from Greek γέννα, "birth (of Christ)") is that the shepherds are sometimes shown playing a traditional hockey-like Ethiopian-Eritrean game, which is also called gannā… 🏑
#genna
#africanart
2
45
190
12
32
194
Today seems like a good day to think about the Apocalyptic Army of terrifying creatures described in the Ethiopic apocryphal text Nagara Māryām (ነገረ፡ ማርያም፡, "The Story of Mary").
A short thread… 1/6
4
53
189
1
20
187
ቅዱስ፡ ማቴዎስ፡ ወንጌላዊ፡ ሰአል፡ ለነ።
St Matthew the Evangelist, pray for us!
Ethiopia, 15th–16th c.
#matthew
#evangelist
#africanart
1
34
192
3
24
192
St George the Great Martyr!
Ethiopia, 15th c.
#george
#saintgeorge
#qiddusgiyorgis
#rider
#horse
#africanart
4
28
190
"I've drawn my sword – don't force me to use it!"
Ethiopia, 19th c. (?)
#angel
#sword
#africanangel
#africanart
12
33
189
መልካም፡ አዲስ፡ ዓመት።
ርሑስ፡ ሓድሽ፡ ዓመት።
Happy New Year 2016!
May we all spend this year under St Michael the Archangel's protecting wings!
#happynewyear
#michael
#archangel
#africanart
3
36
185
This depiction of Our Lord's birth adds an unusual but lovely caption (bottom right corner): "How the donkey and the ox warmed Him with their breath" 🫏🐂
#BabyJesus
#StMary
#nativity
#xmas
#donkey
#ox
#africanart
0
55
187
"Today I saved a thousand souls from eternal damnation… and what did you accomplish?"
Ethiopia, 17th–18th c.
#michael
#archangel
#savingsouls
#souls
#hell
#africanart
2
37
185
Abreha and Atsbeha (አብርሃ፡ ወአጽብሓ፡), the brother kings of the Aksumite Empire!
Ethiopia, 20th c.
#abreha
#atsbeha
#kings
#africankings
#africanart
2
26
188
St Mary: "Wake up, St Ephrem! It's time to praise me!"
#StMary
#saint
#ephrem
#syriacsaint
#syriac
#weddasemaryam
#africanart
2
15
180
1
29
183
Lord Jesus healing a blind man with mud made from his sacred saliva
#JesusChrist
#healing
#saliva
#mud
#africanart
3
28
181
"Well, actually, I AM here to judge you"
#JesusChrist
#lastjudgment
#judge
#africanjesus
#africanart
1
16
183
ኦማሕየዊት፡ ወወሃቢተ፡ ምሕረት፡ ወመቤዛዊተ፡ ኵሉ፡ ዓለም፡ ቤዝውያ፡ ለነፍስየ፡ እምኵሉ፡ ምግባረ፡ እኩይ፨
O Life-Giver (fem.), Giver of Mercy, Redemptrix of the whole world, redeem my soul from all the deeds of the Evil One!"
#StMary
#geez
#saatat
#africanart
4
19
180
1
31
185
Being crowned by the Holy Trinity is the ultimate seal (🦭) of approval
#StMary
#trinity
#crown
#africanart
5
20
178
An iron rod to strike the wicked ones, a handkerchief to wipe their tears when they start crying
#michael
#archangel
#cross
#africanart
3
31
176
St Gabra Manfas Qǝddus covered in his own hair… even the halo is hair!
#hair
#saint
#gabramanfasqeddus
#ascetism
#desert
#africanart
2
25
176
4
22
179
"Wake up, babes! It's Judgment Day!"
Ethiopia, 17th c.
#JesusChrist
#StMary
#judgmentday
#judge
#grandfinale
#africanart
3
28
182
"Come to me, David, King of Israel,
Master of the beautiful and sweet-voiced Psalms,
Explain to me the word(s) and meaning of all the parables,
So that I (can) praise the Virgin Mary!"
#david
#kingdavid
#psalms
#psalter
#africanmusic
#africanpoetry
#africanart
2
29
179
"Dear God and Son of God, we humbly bring before Thee three giant slices of toast bread" 🍞
The Magi – here named Mǝnsurām, Badsidā and Likon (?) – bowing down to Baby Jesus (Ethiopia, 15th c.)
#magi
#nativity
#africanart
7
29
179
Are you thinking about growing a mustache? Let the Holy Trinity inspire you! 👨
Ethiopia, 19th c. (?)
#trinity
#god
#mustache
#africanart
5
16
178