Wa'zeb

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Coin of Wa'zeb / Ella Gabaz

Wa'zeb (written W'ZB) or Ella Gabaz was a Christian king of the Aksumite Empire in Africa who ruled in the mid-sixth century. He used the name Ella Gabaz on his coins, while he calls himself W'ZB in an inscription, where he also describes himself as the son of Ella Asbeha .

The ruler may also appear as Za-Gabaza Aksum in the story The Apostles of Eritrea , written by Abba Libanos .

See also

literature

  • GWB Huntingford: The Historical Geography of Ethiopia. From the first century AD to 1704 (= Fontes historiae Africanae. Series varia Bd. 4). Oxford University Press, Oxford et al. 1989, ISBN 0-19-726055-1 , pp. 65f. (the inscription).
  • Stuart Munro-Hay: Aksum. An African Civilization of Late Antiquity. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh 1991, ISBN 0-7486-0106-6 , p. 89.
personal data
SURNAME Wa'zeb
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ella Gabaz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of Axum
DATE OF BIRTH 6th century
DATE OF DEATH 6th century