Da'amot
The kingdom Da'amot ( Old South Arabian : , D'mt ; also Di'amat , Da'amat, dialectical materialism, Damot) was in the first millennium BC. In northern Ethiopia and today's Eritrea at the latest until the creation of the empire of Aksum around the birth of Christ.
The most important source for the history of Da'amot consists of some inscriptions, some in Sabaean and some in an early Ethiosemitic language. Since there are hardly any reference points to confirmed chronologies, the inscriptions from Da'amot can only be dated very roughly so far; the estimates vary between 800 and 300 BC. Da'amot's rulers were partially entitled mlkn "king"; but sometimes they also called themselves " Mukarrib of Da'amot and Saba ". Other inscribed evidence as well as cultural similarities point to a strong influence of South Arabia on the Ethiopian highlands during this period. It is unclear to what extent Da'amot was also politically dependent on Saba. It is not known what events ultimately led to the end of Da'amot. While the culture of this empire shows references to southern Arabia, the ceramics are more influenced by Sudan .
literature
- Stuart Munro-Hay: Aksum. An African Civilization of Late Antiquity. ( Memento of September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh 1991, ISBN 0-7486-0106-6 .
- Stuart Munro-Hay: State developement and urbanism in northern Ethiopia. In: Thurstan Shaw , Paul Sinclair, Bassey W. Andah, Alex Okpoko (Eds.): The Archeology of Africa. Foods, Metals and Towns (= One World Archeology. Vol. 20). Routledge, London et al. 1993, ISBN 0-415-11585-X , pp. 609-614.