Ethiopic, an African Writing System: Its History and Principles

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This can be a groundbreaking book about the history and principles of Ethiopic (Ge’ez), an African writing system designed as a meaningful and graphic representation of a wide array of knowledge, including languages. In this important and unique study, Ayele Bekerie argues that Ethiopic is an element of the African knowledge systems and one of the crucial major contributions made by Africans to world history and cultures. The writer further elaborates that Ethiopic is a knowledge system which is brilliantly organized to represent philosophical features, such as ideography, mnemonics, syllograpy, astronomy, numerology and grammatology. Ethiopic is not just a cultural agency, but also a foundation to a great literary tradition in Ethiopia, which, as an example, has made a critical contribution to the history of Christianity by organically preserving The Book of Henok, widely believed to be a precursor of Christianity. In a sharp departure from the established view of most Ethiopianists of the old fashioned, Ayele Bekerie contends that the Ethiopic writing system is much older than it has been in the past thought, tracing back its origins to way back to 2,000 B.C.E. This study also explores the dynamic linkages between the Ethiopic and Egyption writing systems, suggesting the conceivable relationship between all African writing systems of the Nile Valley.

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