Machbuba
Machbuba , initially called Ajiamé , originally Bilillee (* probably around 1825 in Ethiopia ; † October 27, 1840 in Muskau ), probably from the Oromo people , was an underage slave who Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau bought in Cairo in 1837 . In a letter to his wife Lucie, he referred to her as " Maitresse ".
etymology
The name Machbuba (محبوبة / maḥbūba ) means beloved or darling in Arabic . Ajiamé or Agiamé is derived from the Arabic term ʿaǧamī .
tomb
Machbuba's grave, on which lies a broken heart, has been preserved in the Protestant church cemetery in Bad Muskau. On April 23, 2004, the Ethiopian ambassador to Germany Hiruy Amanuel visited the grave. In September 2017 Asfa-Wossen Asserate visited the Machbuba tomb and unveiled an Ethiopian memorial cross. The dedication reads: “Ad Gloriam Dei et in Memoriam Sinceram Machbubae Compatriotae Asfa-Wossen Asserate Aethiopiae Princeps.” (In honor of God and in memory of the true compatriot Machbuba by the Ethiopian Prince Asfa-Wossen Asserate).
literature
- Eckart Kleßmann : Prince Pückler and Machbuba . Rowohlt , Berlin 1998, ISBN 3-87134-270-X .
- John Paul : Machbuba . In: Adventurous Journey through Life: Seven Biographical Essays . Köhler, Minden 1954, DNB 453715508 , p. 237-240 .
- Ernst Probst : Machbuba. The slave and the prince . GRIN , Munich 2010, ISBN 3-640-62297-9 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Machbuba in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Ludmilla Assing : Prince Hermann von Pückler-Muskau. A biography. Second half. Wedekind & Schwieger, Berlin 1874 (reprint: Hoffmann and Campe, Hamburg 2004, Volume 1 ISBN 3-487-12029-1 ; Volume 2 ISBN 3-487-12030-5 ). P. 118 f. ("[...] I am a Turk, but unfortunately an age who needs maitresses of this kind, which combine the blind obedience with the attachment of the dogs, because I can no longer pretend that they should be in love with me. But love this one Art doesn't take long at all. ")
- ↑ Richard Pankhurst: Mahbuba . In: Siegbert Uhlig (ed.): Encyclopaedia Aethiopica , vol. 3, He-N. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag 2007. S. 654f
- ↑ LR-Online Machbuba fascinates to this day (accessed on April 6, 2019)
- ↑ File: Muskau-Kirchhof-6.jpg
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Machbuba |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ethiopian slave |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ethiopia |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 27, 1840 |
| Place of death | Muskau in Upper Lusatia |