Historical Overview and Philological Analysis of the Abridged Chronicle of Emperor LÉ™bnä DÉ™ngÉ™l (1508-1540): for Historical and Philological Advancement

Abstract

Emperor LÉ™bnä DÉ™ngÉ™l (1508-1540) was the son of Na"›od  (1494 - 1508)  by Na"›od Mogäsa Aħmad Grañ defeated him in several battles since 1529 AD. In 1539 LÉ™bnä DÉ™ngÉ™l had fled to the monastery of Däbra Damo, where he died on September 1540.This article presents the physical feature of the abridged chronicles of Emperor LÉ™bnä DÉ™ngÉ™l they were published and edited by M. Rene Basset (Etudes Sur l' Histoire d' Ethiopie, 1882) and J.Perruchon (‘Le regne de LÉ™bnä DÉ™ngÉ™l, 1894) including Tarikä Nägäst (MST), which was written by hand on Branna. It is found under the catalogue No.691-IES-MS, EMML-PRNO1527, in IES library. Thus, the article was constructed based on the documentation to present a short summary of, the life of LÉ™bnä DÉ™ngÉ™l and the invasion of Aħmad Grañ. In addition, some linguistic differences between the texts and some polygenetic errors are also presented, with philological analysis.