In Ethiopian culture, dreams are important. The interpretation of dreams is considered crucial, as they are seen as divine messages offering guidance or warning. Some Ethiopian Mss mention dream healing & ways of interpreting archetypal dreams 18th C. Jacob's Ladder #mentalhealth

My latest article "Magic Scrolls & Recipe Books as Part of the Healing Culture of Ethiopia" has just been published by Yale University Press  for the exhibition "Ethiopia at the Crossroads" co-organized by the Walters Art Museum, Peabody Essex Museum, and the Toledo Museum of Art

I will be presenting at the 112th Biblioco 2024 conference, on the Maqdala Mss collection, the restitution debate & the need to readdress the historical marginalization of Ethiopian manuscripts from the mainstream discourse of codicology. Hamburg 4-7 June 2024.bibliocon.de

This pairing of visions of Solomon & the Queen of Sheba is brilliant Art Gallery NSW: Edward Poynter (1890) & Ethiopian artist Belachew Yimer (1941). The Art Gallery #repatriated 14 paintings by Yimer to Ethiopia in 1972 because none of his works remained. Eyob Derillo alula pankhurst

The amazing Asia & Africa Reading Room team! Your tireless efforts on the ground have been instrumental in helping readers achieve their goals. Thanks for your dedication & hard work! I’m proud to be part of the team!

Librarianship: All other jobs pale into Insignificance. .................................Haiku by H.Sutton

The full text of the "Apocalypse of Peter" has only survived in the Ethiopian Ge'ez language. Initially written in Greek in the 2nd c. AD a dialogue between Jesus & St Peter about the judgment day & the end times. The Ms is currently held in Paris, ref as Ethiopien d'Abbadie 51

I was filmed in 2023 at the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library in Toronto for the Traditional Care Practices. The Mellon-funded Hidden Stories project, explores the relationship between traditional caretakers and books. youtu.be/-giQfAPmlzg?fe….

A photograph of Prince Alemayehu Tewodros of Ethiopia (1861 – 1879), captured the day after his death on 15 November 1879. ልዑል ዓለማየሁ ቴዎድሮስ ነፍስ ይማርልን.

Seals have been used in Ethiopia to symbolise official power & authority for centuries. The earliest mention of the use of Seal (ማኅተም) dates to 14th C. Seals of  Sahle Selassie  ሣህለ ሥላሴ, (1795 –1847) King of Shewa and King Menelik II ዳግማዊ ምኒልክ (1844 - 1913).

"I seek a place that can never be destroyed, one that is pure, and that fadeth not away" John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress Dear friends and colleagues, this is my Bluesky account. bsky.app/profile/eyobde…

Happy Easter to all!

Digital mobilisation: A just restitution? The transfer to Ethiopia of digitised manuscript copies by the British Library. We explore the recent transfer of digitised Ethiopian mss by the BL—and ask: Can digital copies ever stand in for the return of the real thing? Alexander Herman

My co-authored piece with Emanuel Admassu, "Degodding Maqdala," is out now in Fifteen Colonial Thefts! We trace the looting of sacred Tabots from Ethiopia in 1868 & their transformation in Western museums. Grateful for your support—thoughts welcome! #restitution

Uncatalogued Arabic manuscript from West Africa — a fragmented. Loose leaves, varying paper sizes. Topics include mathematics, astrology, talismans, magic, divination, and treatises. I am looking for assistance with describing this manuscript, if interested, please DM me. Thanks

We were honoured to welcome Father Abate, along with members of the Ethiopian community, to Lancaster. As Project Officer for the Abyssinia Project, I had the privilege of showing the 1868 Abyssinia collection in the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. youtu.be/kMn5wd9IrM4?si…

“There is a Museum story that when a member of the staff committed suicide in this room ( the Cracherode) by shooting himself his superior’s first reaction was : ‘Did he damage the book bindings ?”(Marjorie Caygill 1981) The Cracherode Room was a exhibition space #BRITISHMUSEUM

Honoured to be invited by the Ethiopian Community UK to speak on the legacy of Maqdala, Emperor Tewodros, and restitution—alongside artifacts related to Maqdala. Grateful for the warm Ethiopian hospitality. Thank you Ethiopian Comunity in Britain

I will be presenting at the Army Museums Ogilby Trust (AMOT) Conference 2025, alongside my colleague Carolyn Dalton. Our presentation will explore a collaborative project centred on the 1868 British Expedition to Abyssinia— armymuseums.org.uk/conference/

This 17th C Persian painting depicts a black man playing a bowl lyre, an instrument that resemble the Ethiopian krar. During the 17th century, many Africans, especially Ethiopians, settled in the Deccan region of India, often serving as soldiers or administrators.