Author: Charles Tilstone Beke

Publisher: Theclassics.Us

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 9781230365909

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1851 edition. Excerpt: ... appendix. I. The following letter, headed Remarhs on Dr. C. Behe's Paper " On the Countries South of Abyssinia," was addressed by M. d'Abbadie to Mr. Ayrton, and by him handed to the Editor of the Athenaum for publication. It appeared in that Journal on October 16th, 1847, No. 1042, pp. 1077, 1078. My Paper, to which it relates, was printed in the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, vol. xiii. pp..254-269. In now reprinting M. d'Abbadie's letter for the purpose of refuting its contents, I have taken each paragraph and answered it separately. It begins thus: --As I have but little time to point out a great number of errata, I shall be as brief as possible. Dajach Gosho was born in Nazrit (Gojam), and his father D. Zawde was also a native of Gojam: D. Gosho is therefore not of Galla extraction. When in Godjam, I collected the materials for a biographical memoir of Dedjach Goshu and his father Dedjach Zaudi. From this memoir the following particulars are extracted. About the end of the 17th century, in the reign of Hatsie Yasu Talak--the Emperor Joshua the First--a Galla of the tribe of A'muru, whose name I could not ascertain, crossed the river Abai in company with many of his countrymen, and settled in the province of Damot, where he had lands granted to him by the Emperor at Yedingra, in the district of Yemalog. He had a son or grandson named Sillin, who married Cherit, the daughter of Racho, another Galla settler in the adjoining district of Dinn. Racho was likewise the father of Amaro, Tullu, Roggie, Dagagwo, and several other sons; whose descendants still dwell in Damot as simple country people. In my excursions through that province I met with individuals of the lowest class, who were pointed out to me as cousins of Dedjach...