Inscription of Ezana Year: ca. 350
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Inscription of Ezana
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Abstract
By the power of the Lord of Heaven, Who in heaven and upon earth is mightier than everything which exists, Ezana, the son of Ella Amida, a native of Halen, king of Aksum and of Hemer [Himyar], and of Raydan, and of Saba, and of Salhen, and of Seyamo, and of Bega, and of Kasu [the Meroites], King of Kings, the son of Ella Amida, who is invincible to the enemy.
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- Nebmare-nakht: A Scribal Schoolbook Year: ca. 1550–1069 BCE
- Herodotus: “On Libya” Year: ca. 450–420 BCE
- Aristotle: Constitution of Carthage Year: ca. 320s BCE
- Inscription of Ezana Year: ca. 350
- Ibn Battuta: Travels in Asia and Africa Year: 1325–1354
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- A. L. Geyer: “The Case for Apartheid” Year: 1953
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