Regnal lists of Ethiopia

Regnal lists of Ethiopia are recorded lists of monarchs who are claimed by tradition to have ruled Ethiopia. These lists are often recorded on manuscripts or orally by monasteries and have been passed down over the centuries.

Many surviving physical regnal lists, as well as recorded oral lists, chronicle the line of kings beginning with Menelik I to the Solomonic dynasty. In Ethiopian tradition, Menelik is believed to be the son of queen Makeda (the Biblical Queen of Sheba) and king Solomon. The rulers that followed Menelik were the kings of Axum, the Zagwe dynasty and the Solomonic dynasty. Some monarchs who ruled before Menelik are recorded in different Ethiopian traditions. These regnal lists were used to prove the longevity of the Ethiopian monarchy and to provide legitimacy for the Solomonic dynasty until its fall from power in 1974.

Traditions

 

Menelik I

Ethiopian traditions record a range of different monarchs from earlier times whose existence has not been verified by modern-day archeology. Their stories and legends may have elements of truth but it is unclear to what extent this is the case. Numerous king lists have been recorded either on manuscripts or via oral tradition. However, surviving information on the kings prior to the reign of emperor Yekuno Amlak (1270–1285) is often scattered, incomplete or contradictory.^[1][2] The king lists that do refer to pre-1270 Ethiopia rarely match completely with one another.^[3] This variation is likely because the lists were compiled over a long time period across several different monasteries.^[4] It is also possible that the variations in succession order could be due to tampering with the lists after the 13th century that resulted from "dynastic quarrels" and "ideological re-readings" of the Axumite regnal lists.^[5]

Notable legendary Ethiopian monarchs include:

• Arwe – Mythical serpent king who ruled for 400 years before being killed by Angabo.
• Angabo – A king of non-royal birth who killed the evil serpent Arwe, and was the father or ancestor of Makeda, the Queen of Sheba.
• Ethiopis – A king who was said to have inspired the name of the country of Ethiopia.
• Makeda – The biblical queen of Sheba who, according to Ethiopian tradition, is believed to be the mother of Menelik I.
• Menelik I – Son of the queen of Sheba and king Solomon of Israel and founder of the Solomonic dynasty in the 10th century BC. Much information on this king comes from the 14th century text Kebra Nagast, however he remains historically unverified. In reality, the Solomonic dynasty began in 1270 AD with the reign of Yekuno Amlak.
• Abreha and Atsbeha – Two brothers who supposedly brought Christianity to Ethiopia, however their existence is doubted by some historians. Some scholars believe that the story of Abreha and Atsbeha may in fact be based on the Axumite kings Ezana and Saizana.^[6]
• Gudit – Legendary queen who supposedly laid waste to the Kingdom of Axum. Her deeds are recorded in oral tradition, but the various stories about her occasionally have differing or conflicting details.

Regnal list variations

 

Spanish missionary Pedro Páez (1595–1678)

Historian Manfred Kropp noted that numerous regnal lists exist that date back to the 13th century and these are reliable documents. However, for the period before this there are only legendary memories of the Axumite rulers.^[2] Regnal lists were created to provide a connection between the Solomonic dynasty and the legendary Axumite kings while skipping the Zagwe dynasty. Such lists were written for the purpose of proving the legitimacy of the ruling Solomonic emperors and had information drawn from chronicles held in monasteries.^[7] Kropp believed that Ethiopian regnal lists were intended to fill in the gaps between major events, such as the meeting of Makeda and Solomon, the arrival of Frumentius and the beginning of the Zagwe dynasty. The great variation in names and order between regnal lists was likely because this process took place across several different monasteries and were also passed on orally.^[4]

E. A. Wallis Budge commented that any written information on the period of Ethiopian history before the 13th century was "incomplete" and "untrustworthy". However, he felt that this was because any regnal lists or chronological works held in Axum were likely burned or destroyed before Yekuno Amlak ascended the throne in 1270.^[1] Budge noted that numerous regnal lists were known to exist in which the number and order of kings were rarely the same. He felt that it was clear that the chronographers of Abyssinia from the 13th and 14th centuries "did not know how many kings had reigned over [their country] from the time of Makeda [...] or the exact order of succession". Budge theorized that while the regnal lists showed evidence that they were based on legend and tradition, some parts of the list suggested that the scribes did indeed "[have] access to chronological and historical documents of some kind", including Coptic and Arabic texts which were possibly brought over by monks fleeing Egypt and Nubia during the time of the Arab conquests. Some lists began with Adam or David.^[3]

Two European missionaries in the 16th and 17th centuries, Pedro Páez and Manuel de Almeida, visited Ethiopia and personally saw two different regnal lists on which they based their respective writings on the history of Ethiopia.^[8] The manuscripts likely dated to before 1620.^[8] Both Páez and de Almeida stated that the Ethiopian emperor lent them books from the church of Axum containing the regnal lists.^[8] European travellers James Bruce, Henry Salt and Carlo Conti Rossini all published different regnal lists in Europe between the late 18th and early 20th centuries. The lists were written based on information gathered from local Ethiopian scribes. These regnal lists contain a list of names from Menelik I to Dil Na'od, but both the names and order of kings only occasionally overlap between the different lists, and there are numerous kings who appear on one list but are omitted from another. There are also at least two manuscripts held in the British Museum that contain differing regnal lists covering the same lineage of monarchs.^[9] Budge theorised that the existence of multiple regnal lists were to due to rival claimants to the throne.^[10]

Studies and comparisons of the regnal lists

August Dillmann wrote an article comparing Ethiopian regnal lists in 1853.^[11] Dillman compared three lists and simply named them as A, B and C. Dillmann believed that list A was the longest because it included all rulers, regents, co-regents, pretenders and even heads of individual parts of the empire, while lists B and C only had the most important names.^[12]

Carlo Conti Rossini attempted to co-ordinate and compare the large number of different Ethiopian regnal lists, bringing together 86 different lists from libraries in Ethiopia and Italian Eritrea.^[13] The lists were divided into eight groups based on similarities and number of kings, and they were categorized by the letters A to H.^[13]

Rossini categorised the lists as follows:^[13][14]

Group	Notes	Sub-groups of kings			Examples and variations
		Pagan era	Christian era (Pagan)	Christian era (Christian)
Type 1
A	47 names from Bazen to Dil Na'od. Attested by 22 witnesses. Contained with some manuscripts of the Kebra Nagast. Some versions omit Dil Na'od and other kings after Armah, and insert queen Esato/Gudit.	–	14	33	Pedro Páez's List 3 (44 names).^[15] This list begins with Senfa Asgued and ends with Armah II, but includes Dil Na'od and lists Gudit and Esato as two separate rulers. It has 12 names before Abreha and Atsbeha and 32 names from Abreha and Atseha to Armah II. August Dillmann's List C.^[16] 14 names from Bazen to Agdor, 32 rulers/33 names from Abreha and Atsbeha to Terdae Gabaz (Esato and Gudit are considered to be the same person on this list, though both names are mentioned).
B	69 names from Ebne Hakim (Menelik I) to Dil Na'od. Attested by 33 witnesses. Found in the Debre Libanos version of Gadla Takla Haymanot and in the Short Chronicles. Probably conceived at Debre Libanos.	25	11	33	René Basset's list (69 names).^[17] 26 names from Ebna Hakim (Menelik I) to Bazen, 10 names from Senfa Ared I to Senfa Ared II and 33 names from Abreha and Atsbeha to Dil Na'od. August Dillmann's List B (69 names).^[18] 26 names from Ibna-Hakim (Menelik I) to Bazen, 10 names from Tsenfa Ared to Saifa Ared, 33 names from Abreha and Atsbeha to Dil Na'od.
C	91 names from Arwe to Dil Na'od^[13] or Beta Israel.^[14] Attested by 16 witnesses including Manuel de Almeida and Mariano Vittori [de]. Includes 6 "pre-Solomonic" kings (i.e. pre-Menelik I). Includes years of reign for each king. Several names have the "Ella" prefix. Probably compiled by someone who knew list A, a list of pre-Christian kings and possibly list D, but certainly not list B.	26	32	33	Pedro Páez's List 2 (86 names).^[19] This list does not mention Arwe or the four kings who ruled before Makeda as part of the Angabo dynasty. 21 names from Azeb (Makeda) to Bazen I, 31 names from Sartu to Ahywa and 34 names from Abreha and Atsbeha to Bazen II. August Dillmann's List A (91 names).^[20] 6 names from "The Snake" (Arwe) to Makeda, 21 names from Menelik I to Bazen, 31 names from Sartu to Ahywa, 33 names from Abreha and Atsbeha to Gebre Meskel.
D	66 names from Ebna Hakim (Menelik I) to Dil Na'od. Attested by 6 witnesses including Pedro Páez, Melchior da Silva and Manuel de Almeida.	24	13	29	Pedro Páez's List 1 (66 names).^[21]
E	67 names from Arwe to Dil Na'od. Found in only one manuscript seen by Rossini from Akele Guzai. Tries to establish a relationship between the ancient dynasty and the Hamasien region. Influenced and determined by local traditions.	?	?	?
Type 2
F	32 names from Ebne Hakim (Menelik I) to Dil Na'od. Attested by 2 witnesses. Found in one version of Gadla Iyasus Mo'a. An abridged version exists with 17 names from Agabos to Lebdare, seen by one witness. Probably related to list B.	6	6	20
G	74 names from Menelik I to Dil Na'od. Attested by one witness. An expansion of List F.	29	15	30
Type 3
H	25 names from Ebne Hakim (Menelik I) to Luzay. Attested by three witnesses. An alternate version found with one copy of Kebra Negast contains 27 names, with the addition of years of reign and intermingling of emperors from the 17th and 18th centuries. Both versions claim to cover a period of 1,200 years. Probably related to list B.	25	–	–

Monarchs who reigned before Menelik I

The reign of Menelik I is traditionally dated to the 10th century BC, due to being the son of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba (Makeda), as stated in the Kebra Nagast. Multiple lists exist that chronicle Menelik's lineage through both his mother and father. While Solomon's descent is recorded in the Bible, traditions around Makeda's ancestry are more varied. She is usually assumed to be a descendant of Angabo, who saved Ethiopia from a mythical serpent king named Arwe. Another tradition attempts to link Ethiopia with an even more remote past by claiming the monarchy descended from Ham.

Arwe Dynasty

According to Ethiopian tradition, a evil serpent named Arwe ruled Ethiopia before he was defeated by Angabo, ancestor of Menelik I. One tradition recorded by Henry Salt stated that Arwe ruled for 400 years.^[22] However, a different tradition recorded by E. A. Wallis Budge instead claimed that "20 or 30 kings" descended from Arwe ruled in Tigray for 400 years.^[23]

Angabo Dynasty

After killing Arwe, Angabo became the new king of Ethiopia. Some traditions relate that he reigned for 200 years and was followed by three further kings before Makeda ascended the throne.^[24]

All rulers of this dynasty were included on the 1922 regnal list as part of the "Agdazyan" or "Ag'azyan" dynasty. In most cases their reign lengths were shortened to be more realistic.

Order	Name	Relation to predecessor	Notes
1	Angabo	–	Slayer of Arwe.^[23] Reigned for 200 years.^[23]^[22]
2	Gedur^[23] or Zagdur^[22]	–	Reigned for 100 years.^[23]^[22]
3	Sebado^[23] or Zazebass Besedo^[22]	–	Reigned for 50 years.^[23]^[22]
4	Kawnasya^[23] or Zakawasya b'Axum^[22]	–	Reigned for 1 year.^[23]^[22]
5	Makeda,^[23] Za Makeda^[22] or Azeb^[25]	Daughter of Kawnasya/Zakawasya^[23]^[22]	Reigned for 50 years.^[23]^[22] Went to Jerusalem in the fourth year of her reign and returned to Ethiopia in her 25th regnal year.^[22] According to the second list quoted by Pedro Páez, this queen began her reign in Axum in the thirty-seventh year of Saul's reign.^[25] A list quoted by August Dillman stated that Makeda travelled in the thirty-sixth year of Saul's reign and went to Jerusalem in the fourth year of Solomon's reign.^[26] After returning to Ethiopia, she reigned for twenty-five years.^[26]

Biblical List from Adam to Solomon

This regnal list chronicles kings who ruled before Menelik I, but relies on Biblical chronology, particularly from the Book of Genesis. This list essentially serves as a document of the lineage of Menelik through his father Solomon.

The following list was included in E. A. Wallis Budge's book A History of Ethiopia (Volume I) and was quoted from two manuscripts; One held in the British Museum and another held in the Bibliothèque nationale de France, which was published in René Basset's 1882 book Études sur l'histoire d'Éthiopie.^[27][28] The names of these kings also appear in the 14th-century text Kebra Nagast.^[29] Budge believed this list had "no historical value" and was only intended to fill the gap from Adam to Solomon.^[27]

The last king, 'Ebna Hakim, does not appear in the Bible and is meant to be Menelik I, the son of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.^[23] The name Ebna Hakim translates to "Son of the Wise Man" (i.e. Solomon) in Arabic.^[23]

Order	Ethiopian name^[27]	Biblical figure
1	'Adam	Adam
2	Set	Seth
3	Henos	Enos
4	Kaynan	Kenan
5	Malalel	Mahalalel
6	Yared	Jared
7	Henok	Enoch
8	Matusala	Methuselah
9	Lameh	Lamech
10	Noh	Noah
11	Shem	Shem
12	Alfasked	Arphaxad
13	Kaynan	Cainan
14	Sala	Selah
15	'Ebor	Eber
16	Falek	Peleg
17	Ragwe	Reu
18	Seruh	Serug
19	Nakor	Nahor
20	Tara	Terah
21	Abreham	Abram
22	Yeshak	Isaac
23	Ya'kob	Jacob
24	Yehuda	Judah
25	Fares	Pharez
26	'Esrom	Hezron
27	'Eram	Aram
28	'Aminadab	Amminadab
29	Na'ason	Nahshon
30	Salmon	Salmon
31	Bo'ez	Boaz
32	Iyobed	Obed
33	'Eshey	Jesse
34	Dawit	David
35	Saloman	Solomon
36	'Ebna Hakim	–

The Kebra Nagast lists an additional king named 'Orni between Hezron and Aram, who was the son of Hezron and father of Aram.^[30] Budge believed this king to be Oren, son of Jerahmeel.^[30]

Biblical Hamitic List

Another Ethiopian tradition claims that the Ethiopian monarchy was descended from Ham, son of the Biblical prophet Noah. While Ham is not included in the Biblical regnal list mentioned above, a claimed genealogy from Ham to the founders of Axum does exist.^[31] According to this tradition, Axum was founded within a century after the Great Flood.^[32] This genealogy chronicles kings descending from Ham who represent Ethiopia and Axum. E. A. Wallis Budge called this dynasty the "Dynasty of Kush" and referred to the Angabo dynasty as the "Native African dynasty".^[33]

Enno Littmann recorded a tradition from an Ethiopian priest named Gabra Wahad, who stated the following: {{blockquote|Ham begot Kush, Kush begot Aethiopis, after whom the country is called Aethiopia to this day. Aethiopis was buried in Aksum, and his grave is known there to this day. It was said that a fire used to burn in it, and that if any donkey's excrement, or any bit of stuff fell into it, it was consumed. Aethiopis begot 'Aksumawi, 'Aksumawi begot Malayka 'Aksum, and begot also Sum, Nafas, Bagi'o, Kuduki, 'Akhoro, Fasheba. These six sons of 'Aksumawi became the fathers of Aksum. When they wished to divide their land, there came a man called May Bih, and as people say divided their land as an agent. Each of the six gave him two acres of land and he settled down with them.^[34]

Order^[33]	Name^[33]	Relation to predecessor^[33]	Notes
1	Ham	–	–
2	Kush	Son of Ham	–
3	Aethiopis	Son of Kush	The king whose name inspired the name "Ethiopia".
4	'Aksumawi	Son of Aethiopis	Traditional founder of Axum.^[35]
5	Malayka Aksum	Son of 'Aksumawi	–
–	Sum	Son of Malayka Aksum	The six sons of Malayka Aksum were the "fathers" of Aksum but were not kings of Ethiopia.^[35] Budge believed that they may have "[represented] the dynasty of the serpent which was destroyed by Angabo".^[35]
–	Nafaz
–	Bagi'o
–	Kuduki
–	Akhoro
–	Farheba

Monarchs from Menelik I to Bazen

Beginning with Menelik I, Ethiopian regnal lists begin to diverge on the exact order of succession. Only a few rulers' names are consistently recorded across all lists. This section looks at rulers who are named as reigning between Menelik I and Bazen, who began his reign eight years before the birth of Jesus. Despite tradition claiming that Menelik ruled in the 10th century BC, the reign lengths provided on most lists do not allow for a sufficient number of monarchs to have reigned over a span of ten centuries.

Spanish Missionary Pedro Páez believed that the reason for the differences in names on various lists was because the Ethiopian emperors used different names prior to their accession to the throne, and some lists used their regnal names while others listed their birth names.^[36] This was supposedly done in imitation of Menelik I, who was named David when he was crowned.^[37] E. A. Wallis Budge theorised that the existence of multiple king lists suggest that these represent rival claimants to the throne.^[10]

Lists recorded by Páez, James Bruce, August Dillmann and Carlo Conti Rossini, as well as the 1922 regnal list, are all in agreement that Christ was born in the eighth year of Bazen's reign, a statement that is also clear on one of the British Museum manuscripts.^[38] If one was to calculate backwards from the Bazen's reign, then Henry Salt's list would date Menelik I to 128–99 B.C., over 9 centuries after the traditional 10th century BC dating of Menelik's reign. If the same was done for Bruce's list, then Menelik's reign would be pushed back nearly a century earlier but would still fall far short of the 10th century BC dating. The 1922 regnal list attempts to correct this by combining various monarchs into a longer list that allows Menelik to be firmly dated to the 10th century BC.

Variation 1

This table contains names from the following recorded lists:

• The second regnal list recorded by Spanish missionary Pedro Páez in 1620.^[25] He believed this list contained the regnal names for the kings.^[25]
• A list recorded by Scottish traveller James Bruce in his book Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile (1790).^[39] He had gathered information for his regnal list from local scribes, though did not believe they were trustworthy or that his regnal list was complete.^[40]
• The first regnal list recorded by English Egyptologist Henry Salt in his book A Voyage to Abyssinia (1814).^[41]
• August Dillmann's List A (1853), which he compiled from multiple sources.^[42] On this list, Menelik is preceded by Arwe and the dynasty of Angabo.
• The first of two manuscripts held in the British Museum published in E. A. Wallis Budge's A History of Ethiopia: Nubia and Abyssinia Volume I (1928).^[9] This manuscript was filed under Oriental No. 821, fol. 28b.

No.	Common Name	Reign Length Span	List and Position	Name on List	Reign Length	Notes
1	Menelik I or Ebna El-Hakim	4–29 years	Páez 2 (1)	Ebnâ Elehaquim	29 years
			Bruce (1)	Menilek, or David I	4 years	Bruce dated Menelik's reign to 986–982 BC.^[39]
			Salt (1)	Menilek, or Ibn' Hakim	29 years
			Dillmann A (1)	Ibn-al-Hakim	25 years
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (1)	'Ebna 'Ĕl-Hakīm	24 years
2	Handadyu	1–8 years	Páez 2 (2)	Handodeâ	1 year
			Bruce (2)	Hendedya, or Zagdur	1 year	August Dillmann believed the name "Hendedya, or Zagdur" was simply an opinion expressed by Bruce based on supposition.^[43]
			Salt (2)	Za Hendedyu	1 year
			Dillmann A (2)	Handadjó	1 year
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (2)	Za Handadyū	8 years
3	Aweda	11 years	Bruce (3)	Awida	11 years
			Salt (3)	Awda	11 years
			Dillmann A (3)	'Auda–'Âmat	11 years
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (3)	Za 'Āweda	11 years
4	Awseyo	3 years	Páez 2 (3)	Auceô	3 years
			Salt (4)	Za Awsyu	3 years
			Dillmann A (4)	Ausejó	3 years
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (4)	Za 'Awesyō	3 years
5	Sawe	3–34 years	Páez 2 (4)	Zaoê	34 years
			Bruce (4)	Sawé	31 years
			Salt (5)	Za Tsawe	3 years and 10 months
			Dillmann A (5)	Tzauě	31 years
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (5)	Za Şawě'	31 years	Could be the same king as "Tahawasya" in variation 2.^[44]
6	Gasyo	½ a day	Páez 2 (5)	Gaceô	½ a day
			Bruce (5)	Gefaya	15 years	Dillmann believed the name and reign length of this king was a corruption on Bruce's list.^[43]
			Salt (6)	Zagesyu	½ a day
			Dillmann A (6)	Gasjó	½ a day	Reigned until noon.^[26]
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (6)	Za Gasyō	½ a day
–	—	—	Bruce (6)	Katar	15 years	Dillmann believed the name and reign length of this king was a corruption on Bruce's list.^[43]
7	Mawat or Mawta	8–20 years	Páez 2 (6)	Maoât	8 years and 1 month
			Bruce (7)	Mouta	20 years
			Salt (7)	Za Maute	8 years and 4 months
			Dillmann A (7)	Mawat	8 years and 4 months
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (7)	Za Mawaṭ	20 years and 1 month
8	Bahas	9 years	Páez 2 (7)	Bahâz	9 years
			Bruce (8)	Bahas	9 years
			Salt (8)	Za Bahse	9 years
			Dillmann A (8)	Báhas	9 years
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (8)	Za Baḥas	9 years	Possibly the same king as "Bassyo" in variation 2.^[45]
9	Kawida	2 years	Páez 2 (8)	Caudâ	2 years
			Bruce (9)	Kawida	2 years
			Salt (9)	Kāwuda	2 years
			Dillmann A (9)	Qâwdâ	2 years
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (9)	Za Tāwedā	2 years
10	Kanaz	10 years	Páez 2 (9)	Canêz	10 years
			Bruce (10)	Kanaza	10 years
			Salt (10)	Kanazi	10 years
			Dillmann A (10)	Qánaz	10 years
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (10)	Za Ḳanaz	10 years
11	Hadena	9 years	Páez 2 (10)	Hadenâ	9 years
			Bruce (11)	Katzina	9 years
			Salt (11)	Haduna	9 years
			Dillmann A (11)	Hadûnâ	9 years
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (11)	Za Ḥadēnā	9 years
12	Wazeha	1 year	Bruce (12)	Wazeha	1 year
			Salt (12)	Za–Wasih	1 year
			Dillmann A (12)	Wázha	1 year
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (12)	Za Ẇanẖā	1 year
13	Hazer	2 years	Bruce (13)	Hazer	2 years
			Salt (13)	Za–dir	2 years
			Dillmann A (13)	Hadîr	2 years
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (13)	Za Ḥadēnā	2 years
14	Kalaz	6–7 years	Páez 2 (11)	Calâz	6 years
			Bruce (14)	Kalas	6 years
			Dillmann A (14)	Káḷ'as	7 years	Dillmann noted some lists give this king 6 years of rule.^[43]
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (14)	Za Kal'ākū	6 years
15	Satiyo	16–17 years	Páez 2 (12)	Çateô	17 years
			Bruce (15)	Solaya	16 years
			Dillmann A (15)	Satjô	17 years	Dillmann noted some lists give this king 16 years of rule.^[43]
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (15)	Za Satyō	16 years
16	Filiya	26–27 years	Páez 2 (13)	Fileâ	27 years
			Bruce (16)	Falaya	26 years
			Dillmann A (16)	Fîljâ	26 years	Dillmann noted some lists give this king 27 years of rule.^[43]
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (16)	Za Fīlyā	26 years
17	Aglebu	3 years	Páez 2 (14)	Aguelbû	3 years
			Bruce (17)	Aglebu	3 years
			Dillmann A (17)	Aglebû	3 years
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (17)	Za 'Aglebū	3 years
18	Awsina	1 year	Páez 2 (15)	Aucinâ	1 year
			Bruce (18)	Awsisena	1 year
			Salt (14)	Za Awzena	1 year
			Dillmann A (18)	Ausênâ	1 year
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (18)	Za 'Awsīnā	1 year
19	Birwas	29 years	Páez 2 (16)	Zebuôas	29 years
			Bruce (19)	Brus	29 years
			Salt (15)	Za Ber–was	29 years
			Dillmann A (19)	Berîwâs	29 years
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (19)	Za Birwās	29 years
20	Mahasi	1 year	Páez 2 (17)	Maheci	1 year
			Bruce (20)	Mohesa	1 year
			Salt (16)	Za Mahasi	1 year
			Dillmann A (20)	Mâhsî	1 year
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (20)	Za Māhelē	1 year
21	Bazen	16–17 years	Páez 2 (18)	Bacên	17 years
			Bruce (21)	Bazen	16 years
			Salt (17)	Zabesi Bazen	16 years
			Dillmann A (21)	Bésê–Bâzên	17 years	Dillmann noted some lists give this king 16 years of rule.^[43]
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (21)	Za B'esī Bāzēn	16 years

Variation 2

This version of the line of succession does not contain reign lengths for the majority of monarchs.

This table contains names from the following recorded lists:

• The first regnal list recorded by Pedro Páez in 1620.^[37] He believed this list contained the birth names of the kings.
• The second regnal list recorded by English Egyptologist Henry Salt in his book A Voyage to Abyssinia (1814), which he considered to be a "corrupt" list.^[41]
• August Dillmann's List B (1853).^[42] This list claims that each king was the father of the next.
• A list recorded by French Orientalist René Basset in his book Études sur l'histoire d'Éthiopie (1882).^[46] This list claimed that each king was the son of the previous king.
• One regnal list included in a book titled History of the Kings of Dabra Yahanes (1903), edited by Italian orientalist Carlo Conti Rossini.^[47]
• The second of two manuscripts held in the British Museum published in E. A. Wallis Budge's A History of Ethiopia: Nubia and Abyssinia Volume I (1928).^[48] This manuscript was filed under Oriental No. 821, fol. 36a. Budge regarded this manuscript to be the most authoritative.^[10]

No.	Common Name	List and Position	Name on List	Notes
1	Menelik I or Ebna El-Hakim	Páez 1 (1)	Menilehêc
		Salt 2 (1)	Ibn Hakim
		Dillmann B (1)	Ibna-Hakím
		Basset (1)	Ëbna–Hakim
		Rossini (1)	Menīlek	Rossini noted this king reigned for 15 years.^[47]
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (1)	'Ěbna Ḥakīm
2	Tomai	Salt 2 (2)	Tomai Zagdur
		Dillmann B (2)	Tomái
		Basset (2)	Tomâï
		Rossini (2)	Tōmāy or 'Abd–Rākīd	Rossini noted this king reigned for 15 years.^[47]
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (2)	Tōmās	Son of Menelik I.^[10]
3	Zagdur	Páez 1 (2)	Zagdûr
		Dillmann B (3)	Za–Gedúr
		Basset (3)	Zagdour
		Rossini (3)	Zagdūru
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (3)	Zagdūr
—	—	Páez 1 (3)	Zabaceô	Possible duplicate of Basyo.
4	Aksumay	Salt 2 (3)	Acsumai
		Dillmann B (4)	Axumâi
		Basset (4)	Aksoumâï
		Rossini (4)	'Aksūmāy
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (4)	'Aksūmāy
5	Awsayo	Dillmann B (5)	Ausejó
		Basset (5)	Aousyo
		Rossini (5)	'Awsābyōs
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (5)	'Awsāyō
6	Handadyu	Salt 2 (7)	Endor
		Dillmann B (9)	Handejó
		Basset (9)	Handadyo
		Rossini (6)	Ḥandar
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (9)	Ḥandadyō
7	Tahawasya	Páez 1 (4)	Taoceâ
		Salt 2 (4)	Tahawasya
		Dillmann B (6)	Tahawâsjâ
		Basset (6)	Taḥaouâsyâ
		Rossini (7)	Tā'āsyā
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (6)	Taḥawāsyā
8	Abralyus	Páez 1 (5)	Aderia
		Salt 2 (5)	Abralius
		Dillmann B (7)	Abrâljûs
		Basset (7)	Abrâlyos
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (7)	'Abrālyūs	This is an alternate name for "Abraham".^[49]
9	Walda Mehrat	Rossini (8)	Walda Meḥrat
10	Warada Dahay	Páez 1 (6)	Vareçâ
		Salt 2 (6)	Wurred–Sai
		Dillmann B (8)	Wárada–Tzahâi
		Basset (8)	Ouarada–Dhahaï	According to Basset this king's name means "the sun has descended".^[46]
		Rossini (9)	Warada Ḍaḥāy
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (8)	Warada Ḍaḥāy
11	Warada Nagash	Salt 2 (8)	Wurred Negush
		Dillmann B (10)	Wárada–Nagâsh
		Basset (10)	Ouarada–Nagâch
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (10)	Warada Nagāsha
12	Awesya	Páez 1 (7)	Auceô
		Salt 2 (9)	Ausanya
		Dillmann B (11)	Ausejâ
		Basset (11)	Aousyâ
		Rossini (10)	'Asānyā
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (11)	'Awesyā
—	Masyo?	Páez 1 (8)	Maceô
13	Elaliyon	Salt 2 (10)	Elalior
		Dillmann B (12)	Elâljón
		Basset (12)	Ilâlyon
		Rossini (11)	Īlālyōs
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (12)	'Ělālyōn
14	Toma Seyon	Páez 1 (9)	Zaûa
		Salt 2 (11)	Toma Sion
		Dillmann B (13)	Tômâ–Zion
		Basset (13)	Tomâ–Ṣyon
		Rossini (12)	Tōma Seyōn
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (13)	Tōmās Ḍaḥay
15	Basyo	Páez 1 (10)	Baceô
		Salt 2 (12)	Basilius
		Dillmann B (14)	Bâsjô
		Basset (14)	Bâsyo
		Rossini (13)	Bā'ōs
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (14)	Bāsyō
16	Awtet	Páez 1 (11)	Autêt
		Salt 2 (13)	Autet
		Dillmann B (15)	Autet
		Basset (15)	Aouṭëṭ
		Rossini (14)	'Awesteṭ
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (15)	'Aweṭeṭ
—	Bahas?	Páez 1 (12)	Bahaçâ	Possibly Bahas from variation 1.
17	Zaware Nebrat	Páez 1 (13)	Zaoadâ
		Salt 2 (14)	Zaware
		Dillmann B (16)	Zawârè–Nébrat
		Basset (16)	Zaouâri–Nëbrat
		Rossini (15)	Zawārē Nebrat
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (16)	Zawārī Nebrat
18	Safay	Salt 2 (15)	Scifi
		Dillmann B (17)	Saifâi
		Basset (17)	Saïfâï
		Rossini (16)	Safāy
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (17)	Safāy
19	Ramhay	Salt 2 (16)	Rami
		Dillmann B (18)	Rámhai
		Basset (18)	Ramḥäï
		Rossini (17)	Ramḥay
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (18)	Ramhay
20	Hande	Páez 1 (14)	Adenâ
		Salt 2 (17)	Artsé
		Dillmann B (19)	Handê
21	Kalaz	Páez 1 (15)	Calêz
22	Gotoba	Páez 1 (16)	Gotobâ
23	Safelya	Páez 1 (17)	Zafeleâ
		Salt 2 (18)	Suffelia
		Dillmann B (20)	Safêjâ
		Basset (20)	Safélyâ
		Rossini (18)	Safalyā
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (20)	Safēlyā
24	Aglebul	Páez 1 (18)	Elguebûl
		Salt 2 (19)	Agbul
		Dillmann B (21)	Aglebûl
		Basset (21)	Aglëboul
		Rossini (19)	'Ěngēleb
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (21)	Aglebēl
25	Gawras	Rossini (20)	Gawras
26	Bawawel	Páez 1 (19)	Baoaûl
		Salt 2 (20)	Bawaul
		Dillmann B (22)	Bawâwel
		Basset (22)	Baouâouël
		Rossini (21)	Bāwel
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (22)	Bawāwel
27	Bawaris	Páez 1 (20)	Baoarêz
		Salt 2 (21)	Bawaris
		Dillmann B (23)	Bawarís
		Basset (23)	Baouaris
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (23)	Bawarīs
—	—	Páez 1 (21)	Aoenâ	Possibly Awsena from variation 1.
28	Handu	Rossini (22)	Hendēn
		Basset (19)	Ḥandé
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (19)	Ḥandū
29	Mahasse	Páez 1 (22)	Mahacê
		Salt 2 (22)	Mahassé
		Dillmann B (24)	Mahasê
		Basset (24)	Maḥasé
		Rossini (23)	Māḥasī
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (24)	Maḥasē
30	Nalke	Páez 1 (23)	Malcuê
		Salt 2 (23)	Naqué
		Dillmann B (25)	Nâlkê
		Basset (25)	Nâlké
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (25)	Nālkē
31	Luzay	Rossini (24)	Lākā
32	Bazen	Páez 1 (24)	Bacên
		Salt 2 (24)	Bazen
		Dillmann B (26)	Bâzên
		Basset (26)	Bâzèn
		Rossini (25)	Bāzēn
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (26)	Tāzēn

Summary of the regnal lists

Páez List 1 (Birth Names) (1620)	Páez List 2 (Regnal Names) (1620)	Bruce (1790)	Salt (1814)	Salt's "corrupt" list (1814)	Basset (1882)	Rossini (1903)	Dillmann A (1853)	Dillmann B (1853)	British Museum manuscript Oriental No. 821, fol. 28b	British Museum manuscript Oriental No. 821, fol. 36a
24 Kings	20 Kings 209 years and 1 month	22 Kings 231 years	17 Kings 138 years and 10 months	24 Kings	26 Kings	25 Kings	21 Kings 210 years and 4 months	26 Kings	21 Kings 228 years and 1 month	26 Kings

Monarchs who reigned between Bazen and Abreha and Atsbeha

These lists name the monarchs who ruled after Bazen up to Abreha and Atsbeha, brothers who are credited in Ethiopian tradition with being the first rulers to convert to Christianity. Tradition recorded that Bazen's reign began in 8 BC and Ethiopia converted to Christianity in the 4th century. However, the reign lengths on some king lists push Abeha and Atsbeha's reign into the 5th century instead.

Variation 1

This table compares the following regnal lists:

• The second regnal list recorded by Pedro Páez in 1620, which he believed listed regnal names.^[50]
• One regnal list recorded by English Egyptologist Henry Salt in his book A Voyage to Abyssinia (1814).^[51]
• August Dillmann's List A (1853), which was compiled from multiple sources.^[52]
• The first of two manuscripts from the British Museum published by E. A. Wallis Budge in 1928. This manuscript was filed under Oriental No. 821, fol. 28b.^[53]

A noticeable problem with these lists is that over 400 years pass between the end of Bazen's reign and the beginning of Abreha and Atsbeha's reign. This pushes their joint reign to the early 5th century, a whole century after the traditional early 4th century date for the Christianisation of Ethiopia.

Because of this, Salt deliberately altered the placement of Abreha and Atsbeha so that the thirteenth year of their joint reign would fall correctly on the date when Christianity was introduced to Ethiopia instead of contradicting this tradition. His suggested alteration placed Abreha and Atsbeha after king El Semera in his list.

Henry Salt noted that one chronicle explicitly stated that 330 years had passed between the birth of Christ and the thirteenth year of Abreha's reign, when Christianity was introduced.^[41] This is the same period of time which is quoted in other Ethiopian chronicles.^[41] However the same chronicle makes a "very striking error" by placing Abreha after El Ahiawya and thus suggesting that his thirteenth year of rule took place 465 years after the birth of Christ.^[54] As a result, Salt's personal king list alters the order slightly by placing Abreha and Atsbeha much further up the king list (the table below however retains the order of his original source).^[54] Salt believed that the five rulers of his list from El Ahiawya to Seladoba "should [probably] be also removed" altogether, which is why E. A. Wallis Budge did not name them when quoting Salt's king list.^[54][55] Salt additionally believed that there should only be one king named Ameda, though his list names two kings of this name.^[54]

Salt theorised that the change of prefix from "Za" to "El" after the reign of Za Elasguaga reflected a change of dynasty.^[41] He believed that this theory could be confirmed by the short reigns of Za Baesi Tsawesa, Za Wakena and Za Hadus, who all reigned for a combined total of 1 year, 4 months and 2 days after the first "El" king, El Herka.^[41] He believed that the "Za" kings were the "shepherd kings" or "original Ethiopians" before being replaced by a new "race" of kings.^[41] Salt suggested that this change may have been caused by colony of Syrians who were placed by Alexander the Great near the mouth of the Red Sea according to an account written by Philostorgius.^[41]

An unpublished history of the kings of Axum states that a queen named "Ahiyewa" was the mother of Abreha and Atsbeha and she ruled for three years during the minority of her sons.^[56] This confirms that the ruler named "Ahywa" who preceded Abreha and Atsbeha in this line of succession was a queen who ruled as regent during their minority. If Abreha and Atsbeha can be identified with the historical Ezana and Saizana, as Henry Salt did in his list,^[51] then this suggests that "Ahywa" is another name for Sofya, wife of Ousanas. A book titled Gedle Abreha and Asbeha from the Church of Abreha wa-Atsbeha confirms that "Sofya" was one of the names for the mother of Abreha and Atsbeha.^[56] The first British Museum manuscript published by Budge however stated that "'Eguālā 'Anbasā" was the name of their mother despite also listing "Ahywa" as their predecessor.^[53]

No.	Common Name	Reign Length Span	List and Position	Name on List	Reign Length	Notes
1	Sartu	26–27 years	Páez 2 (1)	Certû	27 years
			Salt (1)	Za–Senatu	26 years
			Dillmann A (1)	Sarṭú	27 years	Dillmann noted at least one list gives 26 years of rule for this ruler.^[52]
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (1)	Za Sarṭu	26 years
2	Les	10 years	Páez 2 (2)	Leâz	10 years
			Salt (2)	Za Les	10 years
			Dillmann A (2)	La'as	10 years	Known as "Lekas" on some lists.^[52]
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (2)	Za L'as	10 years
3	Masenh	6–7 years	Páez 2 (3)	Macenêh	7 years
			Salt (3)	Za Masenh	7 years
			Dillmann A (3)	Masênḥ	7 years	Dillmann noted at least one list gives 6 years of rule for this ruler.^[52] Known as "Masenqo" on at least one list.^[52]
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (3)	Za Mūsēnḥ	6 years
4	Sutuwa	9–12 years	Páez 2 (4)	Ceteio	12 years
			Salt (4)	Za Sutuwa	9 years
			Dillmann A (4)	Seṭwâ	9 years	Known as "Satuwa" on at least on list.^[52]
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (4)	[Za] Sheṭeṭ	9 years
5	Adgala	10–16 years	Páez 2 (5)	Adguelâ	10 years and 2 months
			Salt (5)	Za–Adgaba	10 years and 6 months
			Dillmann A (5)	Adgalâ	10 years and 7 months	Dillmann noted at least one list gives 10 years and 10 months of rule for this ruler.^[52]
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (5)	Za 'Adgasā	16 years and 6 months
6	Agba	6 months–2 years	Páez 2 (6)	Agueba	7 months
			Salt (6)	Za Agba	6 months
			Dillmann A (6)	Agbâ	6 months	Dillmann noted at least one list gives 2 years and 2 months of rule for this ruler.^[52]
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (6)	Za 'Agābōs	6 months
7	Malik	4–7 years	Páez 2 (7)	Meliz	4 years
			Salt (7)	Za–Malis	6 years
			Dillmann A (7)	Masìs (or Mạlís)	7 years	Dillmann noted some lists give 6 years of rule for this ruler.^[52]
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (7)	Za Malīk	4 years (?)
8	Hakali	13 years	Páez 2 (8)	Haquelê	13 years
			Salt (8)	Za–Hakale	13 years
			Dillmann A (8)	Heqlé	13 years
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (8)	Za Ḥaḳlī	13 years
9	Demahe	10 years	Páez 2 (9)	Demahê	10 years
			Salt (9)	Za Demahé	10 years
			Dillmann A (9)	Demáhé	10 years
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (9)	Za Demāḥē	10 years
10	Awtet	2 years	Páez 2 (10)	Autêt	2 years
			Salt (10)	Za Awtet	2 years
			Dillmann A (10)	Auṭeṭ	2 years
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (10)	Za 'Awṭeṭ	2 years
11	Aweda	30 years	Páez 2 (11)	Elaudâ	30 years
			Salt (11)	Za Elawda	30 years
			Dillmann A (11)	Ela–Auda	30 years	Known as "Elalad" and "Alda" on at least one list each.^[52]
			B.M. Manuscript (11)	Za El–'Āwedā	30 years
12 and 13	Zigen and Rema	4–40 years	Páez 2 (12 and 13)	Zeguên e Zarema	8 years
			Salt (12 and 13)	Za Zigen and Rema	40 years
			Dillmann A (12 and 13)	Zégen und Rêmâ	8 years	Dillmann noted at least one list gives 4 years of rule for this joint reign.^[52]
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (12 and 13)	Bezṭā and Zemārē	20 years (each?)	Notably different names to other lists.
14	Gafale	1 year	Páez 2 (14)	Gafalê	1 year
			Salt (14)	Za Gafale	1 year
			Dillmann A (14)	Gafalé	1 year	Known as "Garalê" on at least one list.^[52]
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (14)	Za Gafalī	1 year
15	Besi Sark	4 years	Páez 2 (15)	Becêçarê	4 years
			Salt (15)	Za Baesi serk	4 years
			Dillmann A (15)	Be'sê–Sarq	4 years
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (15)	Za Be'sī Sarḳ	4 years
16	Asgwagwa	76–77 years	Páez 2 (16)	Azguaguâ	77 years
			Salt (16)	Za Elasguaga	76 years
			Dillmann A (16)	Ela–Azguâguâ	77 years
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (16)	Za Ela–Azgwāgwā	76 years
17	Herka	21 years	Páez 2 (17)	Hercâ	21 years	Peter Truhart believed this king is the name as "Bagamay" in variation 2.^[57]
			Salt (17)	El Herka	21 years
			Dillmann A (17)	Ela–Herkâ	21 years	Known as "El–Haris" on at least one list.^[52]
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (17)	[Za] Ela–Ḥerkā	21 years
18	Besi Sawesa	1 month–1 year	Páez 2 (18)	Beecê Zaueçà	1 year
			Salt (18)	Za Baesi tsawesa	1 year
			Dillmann A (18)	Be'sê–Tzawêtzâ	1 year	Known as "Tzawira" on at least one list.^[52] At least one list gives 6 months of rule for this king, and at least one other list gives 1 month.^[52]
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (18)	Za Be'sī Ṣāwēzā	1 year
19	Wakana	1 day–1 month	Páez 2 (19)	Oecanâ	2 days
			Salt (19)	Za Wakena	2 days
			Dillmann A (19)	Wạkậnâ	1 day	Known as "Wakena" on at least one list.^[52] Dillmann noted that at least one list gave 2 days of reign for this monarch, and at least one other list gave one month.^[52]
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (19)	Za Waknā	2 days
20	Hadus	1–4 months	Páez 2 (20)	Hadaûz	4 months
			Salt (20)	Za Hadus	4 months
			Dillmann A (20)	Haḍaús	4 months	Known as "Hadas" and "Hades" on at least one list each.^[52] Dillmann noted that at least one list gave a reign of 1 month for this monarch.^[52]
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (20)	Za Ḥadāwesā	2 months
21	Sagal	2–3 years	Páez 2 (21)	Zaguêl	3 years
			Salt (21)	El Segel	2 years
			Dillmann A (21)	Ela–Sagal	3 years	Known as "Asgel" on at least one list.^[52] Dillmann noted that at least one list gave 2 years of rule for this monarch.^[52]
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (21)	Za Ela–Sagal	3 years
22	Asfeha	10–14 years	Páez 2 (22)	Azfahâ	14 years
			Salt (22)	El Asfeh	14 years
			Dillmann A (22)	Ela–A'sfeha	14 years
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (22)	Za Ela 'Asfeḥā	10 years
23	Segab	23 years	Páez 2 (23)	Zegâb	23 years
			Salt (23)	El Tsegaba	23 years
			Dillmann A (23)	Ela–Tzegâb	23 years	Known as "Askabu" on at least one list.^[52]
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (23)	Za Ela Ṣegāb	23 years
24	Samera	3 years	Páez 2 (24)	Çamerâ	3 years
			Salt (24)	El Semera	3 years
			Dillmann A (24)	Ela–Samarâ	3 years
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (24)	Za Ela Samrā	3 years	E. A. Wallis Budge theorised that this king could be equated with Sembrouthes,^[58] although this king ruled for at least 24 years according to an inscription found at Dekemhare.
25	Aiba	16–17 years	Páez 2 (25)	Aibâ	16 years
			Salt (25)	El Aiba	16 years
			Dillmann A (25)	Ela–Aibâ	16 years	Known as "Atiba" on at least one list.^[52] Dillmann noted that at least one list gave 17 years of rule for this monarch.^[52]
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (25)	Za Ela [...]	16 years
26	Eskandi	36–37 years	Páez 2 (26)	Escandi	37 years
			Salt (26)	El Iskandi	36 years
			Dillmann A (26)	Ela–Eskendí	37 years	Known as "Sara–Din" and "Sthenden" on at least one list each.^[52]
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (26)	Za Ela Eskendī	36 years
27	Saham	9 years	Páez 2 (27)	Zahâm	9 years
			Salt (27)	El Tshemo	9 years
			Dillmann A (27)	Ela–Tzaham	9 years
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (27)	Za Ela Ṣaḥam	9 years
28	San	13 years	Páez 2 (28)	Zan	13 years
			Salt (28)	El San	13 years
			Dillmann A (28)	Ela–Sân	13 years	Known as "La–San".^[52]
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (28)	Za Ela Sān	13 years
29	Ayga	18 years	Páez 2 (29)	Aigâ	18 years
			Salt (29)	El Aiga	18 years
			Dillmann A (29)	Ela–Aigâ	18 years	Known as "Adaga" on at least one list.^[52]
			B.M. Manuscript 1 (29)	Za Ela 'Aygā	18 years
30	Ameda I	30–40 years	Páez 2 (30)	Alamida	30 years and 8 months	Peter Truhart identified this king as Ousanas.^[57]
			Salt (30)	El Ameda	40 years and 8 months
			Dillmann A (30)	El–Amídá	30 years and 8 months	Dillmann noted that at least one list gave 30 years only of rule for this king.^[52]
			B.M. Manuscript (30)	Za Ela 'Amīdā	30 years and 8 months
31	Ahywa	3 years	Páez 2 (31)	Aheyeô	3 years
			Salt (31)	El Ahiawya	3 years
			Dillmann A (31)	Ela–Ahjawá	3 years	Known as "Acheot" on at least one list.^[52]
			B.M. Manuscript (31)	Za Ela 'Aḥyawā	3 years

Variation 2

This version of the line of succession does not contain reign lengths.

The following lists are compared in this table:

• The first and third regnal lists recorded by Spanish missionary Pedro Páez in 1620.^[59] The third list was treated by Páez as another list of regnal names and is placed directly after the second list in his book.^[60]
• The regnal list recorded by Scottish traveller James Bruce in his book Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile (1790).^[61] This list was kept in the monastery of Debre Libanos in Shewa.
• August Dillmann's List B (1853).^[62] This list claimed that each king was the son of the previous one.
• August Dillmann's List C (1853).^[63] This list originates from a manuscript which did not name the kings of Axum who reigned between Arwe and Bazen, and named 13 monarchs between Bazen and Abreha and Atsbeha.
• A list recorded by French Orientalist René Basset in his book Études sur l'histoire d'Éthiopie (1882).^[46] This list claimed that each king was the son of the previous king, except for Saba Asgad, who is listed as a brother of his predecessor Zaray and both of were sons of Sharguay.^[46]
• One regnal list included in a book titled History of the Kings of Dabra Yahanes (1903), edited by Italian orientalist Carlo Conti Rossini.^[64]
• The second of two manuscripts held in the British Museum which were published by British archeologist E. A. Wallis Budge in 1928.^[65] French Orientalist René Basset recorded a list of kings that was identical to this manuscript.^[46]

According to some chronicles, the father of Abreha and Atsbeha was a king named Seifa Arad.^[66] Páez's first list and Bruce's list place this king before Abreha and Atsbeha, but not as their direct predecessor, and the second British Museum manuscript places a similarly named king "Senfa Arad" as their immediate predecessor. Rossini's list names Tazer as their predecessor but adds "Sayfa Ared" as Tazer's throne name.^[64] According to a book titled Gedle Abreha and Asbeha from the Church of Abreha wa-Atsbeha, Tazer was the father of Abreha and Atsbeha and his wife was Sofya.^[56]

No.	Common Name	List and Position	Name on List	Notes
1	Senfa Asgad or Senfa Arad I	Páez 1 (1)	Zenfâ Azguêd
		Páez 3 (1)	Zenfa Azguêd
		Bruce (1)	Tzenaf Segued
		Dillmann C (1)	Tzénfa–Asgad
2	Senfa Ared	Dillmann B (1)	Tzénfa–A'rěd
		Basset (1)	Sēnfa–Ar'ēd
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (1)	Ṣenfa 'Ar'ad
3	Bahar Asgad	Páez 1 (2)	Bahar Azguêd
		Páez 3 (2)	Bahâr Azguêd
		Dillmann B (2)	Bâhr–Asgad
		Dillmann C (2)	Bâhr–Sagad
		Basset (2)	Bâḥr–Asgēd
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (2)	Bāḥer [A]sgad
4	Germa Kalaz	Páez 1 (3)	Guermâ Calez
5	Germa Sor	Dillmann B (3)	Germâ–Sôr
		Rossini (1)	Germā Sōr	Rossini's list specified this king's throne name was "Kaleb".^[64]
6	Germa Asfare I	Páez 1 (4)	Guermâ Azferê
		Páez 3 (3)	Guermâ Azfarê
		Bruce (2)	Garima Asfari
		Dillmann B (4)	Germâ–Asfarê
		Dillmann C (3)	Germâ–Asfar
		Basset (3)	Gērmâ–Asfaré
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (3)	Germā 'Asfarē
7	Sarada	Páez 1 (5)	Zaradô
		Bruce (3)	Saraada
		Dillmann C (4)	Ser'âdâ	Known as "Salaaiuba" on at least one regnal list.^[63]
8	Kulu Seyon	Páez 1 (6)	Cululeaceôn
		Páez 3 (4)	Culule Ceôn
		Bruce (4)	Tzion
		Dillmann C (5)	Kuelû–la–Zion
9	Sharguay	Páez 1 (7)	Zarguaê
		Páez 3 (5)	Cergoû
		Bruce (5)	Sargai
		Dillmann B (5)	Sarguai
		Dillmann C (6)	Sarguai
		Basset (4)	Charguâï
		Rossini (2)	Sharguāy
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (4)	Sharguāy
10	Zaray	Páez 1 (8)	Zarai
		Páez 3 (6)	Zeroû
		Dillmann B (6)	Zar'ái
		Dillmann C (7)	Zarái
		Basset (5)	Zarëaï
		Rossini (3)	Zarāy
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (5)	Zar'ay
11	Bagamay	Páez 3 (7)	Begamâi
		Bruce (6)	Bagamai
		Dillmann C (8)	Bagâmâi
12	Jan Asgad	Páez 3 (8)	Jan Azguêd
		Bruce (7)	Jan Segued
		Dillmann C (9)	Djân–Asgad
13	Saba Asgad	Páez 1 (9)	Zarrâ Azguêd
		Dillmann B (7)	Sáb'a–Asgad
		Basset (6)	Sabëa–Asgēd
		Rossini (5)	Sabe' 'Asgad
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (6)	Sabe' 'Asgad
14	Seyon Hegez	Páez 1 (10)	Zeôn Haguêz
		Páez 3 (9)	Zeôn Hegz
		Bruce (8)	Tzion Heges
		Dillmann B (8)	Zion–Gezâ
		Dillmann C (10)	Zion–Hegez
		Basset (7)	Ṣyon–Gēza
		Rossini (4)	Ṣeyōn Gezā
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (7)	Ṣeyōn Gezā
15	Seyon Geza	Dillmann B (8)	Zion–Gezâ
		Basset (7)	Ṣyon–Gēza
		Rossini (4)	Ṣeyōn Gezā
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (7)	Ṣeyōn Gezā
16	Moal Genha	Páez 1 (11)	Mala Agnâ
		Páez 3 (10)	Moaêlguehâ
		Bruce (9)	Moal Genha
		Dillmann C (11)	Mawàal–Genh	Known as "Malghene" and "Moal–Genha" on at least one other list each.^[63]
17	Ahendir	Rossini (6)	'Ahendīr
18	Senfa Arad II or Saifa Arad	Páez 1 (12)	Zaf Arâd
		Páez 3 (11)	Zaf Arâd
		Bruce (10)	Saif Araad
		Dillmann B (10)	Saifa–A'rêd	Unlike other lists in this table, this monarch is placed after Agdur instead of before.
		Dillmann C (12)	Sâf–Ar'ad
		Basset (9)	Ṣēnfa–Ar'ēd
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (9)	Ṣenfa 'Ar'ad
19	Tazer	Rossini (7)	Tāzēr	Rossini's list specified this king's throne name was "Safya 'Ar'ad".^[64]
20	Agdur	Páez 1 (13)	Agdêr
		Páez 3 (12)	Agdêr
		Bruce (11)	Agedar
		Dillmann B (9)	Agdûr
		Dillmann C (13)	Agdôr
		Basset (8)	Agdour
		B.M. Manuscript 2 (8)	'Agdūr

Summary of the regnal lists

Páez List 1 (Birth Names) (1620)	Páez List 2 (Regnal Names) (1620)	Páez List 3 (Regnal Names) (1620)	Bruce (1790)	Salt (1814)	Dillmann A (1853)	Dillmann B (1853)	Dillmann C (1853)	Basset (1882)	Rossini (1903)	British Museum manuscript Oriental No. 821, fol. 28b	British Museum manuscript Oriental No. 821, fol. 36a
13 kings	31 kings 403 years, 9 months and 2 days	12 kings	11 kings	31 kings 440 years and 2 days	31 kings 412 years, 9 months and 1 day	10 kings	13 kings	9 kings	7 kings	31 kings 435 years and 2 days	8 kings

Monarchs from Abreha and Atsbeha to the end of the Axumite kingdom

 

Mural in Qusayr 'Amra depicting an Axumite king from the first half of the eighth century.

The following lists chronicle the kings who reigned from Abreha and Atsbeha, the kings of Axum to convert to Christianity in the 4th century, to the last kings who ruled the kingdom before it fell in the 10th century. Dil Na'od is usually considered the last king of the kingdom, but some lists name some monarchs who came after him.

The 1922 regnal list attempted to combine the different variations into one line succession dating from 306 to 920 E.C., and did this by placing most of the kings in variation 1 directly after Abreha and Atsbeha and then continuing the line with the kings of variations 2 and 3. This allowed a sufficient number of kings to reign between Abreha and Atsbeha in the early 4th century and Alla Amidas in the late 5th century, and also continue the line of kings into the early 10th century.

Variation 1

This version of the line of succession after Abreha and Atsbeha contains lesser known rulers, and is quoted by writers more rarely. These lists do not go up to the reign of Dil Na'od, but do contain reign lengths for individual monarchs. The approximate time span of these rulers goes from the early 4th century when Abreha and Atsbeha converted to Christianity to the reign of Gebre Meskel in the early or mid-6th century. The reign lengths on Páez's and Dillmann's lists add up to 265–280 years, which may be slightly too long for the gap between the historical reigns of Ezana (one of the likely inspirations for Abreha and Atsbeha) and Gebre Meskel.

The following lists are compared in this table:

• The second regnal list recorded by Spanish missionary Pedro Páez in 1620.^[67] A manuscript from Debre Libanos of unknown age has a similar line of succession to this list.^[8]
• August Dillmann's List A (1853), which was compiled from multiple sources.^[68]
• A manuscript quoted by E. A. Wallis Budge, who did not specify the origin.^[69] He believed these monarchs were "kinglets" who ruled parts of Ethiopia separate from other lines of kings between 360 and 480.^[70]

No.	Common Name	Reign Length Span	List and Position	Name on List	Reign Length	Notes
1 and 2	Abreha and Atsbeha	14–27 years	Páez 2 (1 and 2)	Abraha e Azebehâ	27 years and 7 months	Known as the "Guides of Clarity" on this list.
			Dillmann A (1 and 2)	Ela–Abreha und Atzbeha	27 years and 6 months
			Budge (1 and 2)	'Ella 'Abrehā and 'Ella 'Aṣbehā	14 years	Joint co-ruler with Sahel I according to this list. According to Budge, the three kings divided each day into three parts, so that each king was absolute during a different time of day.^[70]
2	Atsbeha I (Sole rule)	12 years	Páez 2 (2)	Azbehâ	12 years
			Dillmann A (2)	Atzbeha–ela–Abreha	12 years	Dillmann noted that some lists instead claim that "Ela–Abreha" ruled by himself after the joint reign for 14 years.^[68]
3	Asfeh I	5–7 years	Páez 2 (3)	Azfahâ	7 years
			Dillmann A (3)	Ela–Asfeha	7 years	Dillmann noted that some lists give 6 years of reign and at least one list gave 5 years.^[68]
4	Sahel I	14 years	Páez 2 (4)	Çahêl	14 years
			Dillmann A (4)	Ela–Saḥl	14 years
			Budge (3)	'Ella Shāhel	14 years	Joint co-ruler with Abreha and Atsbeha according to this list. According to Budge, the three kings divided each day into three parts, so that each king was absolute during a different time of day.^[70]
5	Adhana I	14 years	Páez 2 (5)	Adehena	14 years
			Dillmann A (5)	Ela–Adḥanầ	14 years	Known as "Atana" on at least one list.^[68]
			Budge (4)	'Ella 'Adẖānā	14 years
6	Riti	1 year	Páez 2 (6)	Rête	1 year
			Dillmann A (6)	Ela–Reté	1 year	Known as "Eretana" on at least one list.^[68]
			Budge (5)	'Ella Rete'a	1 year
7	Asfeh II	1–5 years	Páez 2 (7)	Azfehê	1 year
			Dillmann A (7)	A'sfeh	1 year	Dillmann noted that at least a couple of lists give 5 years of rule for this king.^[68]
			Budge (6)	'Ella 'Asfeḥ	1 year
8	Atsbeha II	5–17 years	Páez 2 (8)	Azbahâ	5 years
			Dillmann A (8)	Ela–A'tzbeha	5 years	Dillmann noted that at least a couple of lists give 16 or 17 years of rule for this king.^[68] Known as "Asfaha" on at least a couple of lists.^[68]
			Budge (7)	'Ella 'Abrehā	5 years
9	Ameda II	16–17 years	Páez 2 (9)	Amidâ	17 years
			Dillmann A (9)	Ela–Amêdâ	16 years	Dillmann noted that at least a couple of lists give 6 or 7 years of rule for this king.^[68]
			Budge (8)	'Ella 'Amīdā	16 years
10	Abreha II	2–7 months	Páez 2 (10)	Abrahâ	7 months
			Dillmann A (10)	Ela–Abreha	6 months	Dillmann noted that at least a couple of lists give 2 months of rule for this king.^[68]
			Budge (9)	'Ella 'Abrehā	6 months
11	Sahel II	2 months	Páez 2 (11)	Çahêl	2 months
			Dillmann A (11)	Ela–Saḥl	2 months
			Budge (10)	'Ella Shāhel	2 months
12	Gobaz I	2–14 years	Páez 2 (12)	Gabêz	2 years
			Dillmann A (12)	Ela–Gabaz	2 years	Dillmann noted that at least one list gives 14 years of rule for this king.^[68]
			Budge (11)	'Ella Gabōz or 'Ella Gōbāz	2 years	According to Budge, this king murdered his predecessor Sahel II, and then married the previous king's daughter 'Admās. He later fell in love with a pagan queen named Lāb, and married her. A brother of 'Admās rose up and killed both 'Ella Gōbāz and Lāb, and then became king as 'Ella Shāhel (III).^[70] Budge dated this king's reign to c. 392.^[70]
13	Sahel III	1 year	Páez 2 (13)	Zehûl	1 year
			Dillmann A (13)	Ela–Sehúl	1 year	Known as "Sekul" on at least one list.^[68]
			Budge (12)	'Ella Shāhel or Sēhal	Not specified	Budge dated this king's reign to c. 394.^[70]
14	Atzbah	3 years	Páez 2 (14)	Izbah	3 years
			Dillmann A (14)	Ela–Atzbâḥ	3 years
15 and 16	Abreha III and Adhana II	16 years	Páez 2 (15 and 16)	Abrê e Adahanâ	16 years
			Dillmann A (15 and 16)	Ela–Abreh und Ela–Adhanâ	16 years
			Budge (13 and 14)	'Ella 'Arbeḥa and 'Ella 'Adẖānā	16 years
17	Saham I	28 years	Páez 2 (17)	Zahâm	28 years
			Dillmann A (17)	Ela–Tzaham	28 years
			Budge (15)	'Ella Ṣaḥam	28 years
18	Ameda III	12 years	Páez 2 (18)	Amidâ	12 years
			Dillmann A (18)	Ela–Amídá	12 years
			Budge (16)	'Ella 'Āmīdā	12 years
19	Sahel IV	2 years	Páez 2 (19)	Zahêl	2 years
			Dillmann A (19)	Ela–Saḥl	2 years
			Budge (17)	'Ella Shāhel	2 years
20	Sebah	2 years	Páez 2 (20)	Zebâh	2 years
			Dillmann A (20)	Ela–Tzebâh	2 years
			Budge (18)	'Ella Ṣebāḥ	2 years
21	Saham II	15 years	Páez 2 (21)	Zahâm	15 years
			Dillmann A (21)	Ela–Tzaham	15 years	Known as "Sa Ghemo" on at least one list.^[68]
			Budge (19)	'Ella Ṣaḥam	15 years
22	Gobaz II	21 years	Páez 2 (22)	Gabêz	21 years
			Dillmann A (22)	Ela–Gabaz	21 years
			Budge (20)	'Ella Gōbāz	21 years
23 and 24	Agabi and Lewi	2–4 years	Páez 2 (23 and 24)	Agabê e Levi	2 years
			Dillmann A (23 and 24)	Agâbê und Levi	4 years	Known as "Gale Walewi" on at least one list.^[68] Dillmann noted at least one list gave 2 years of rule for this joint reign.^[68]
			Budge (21 and 22)	'Agābē and Lēwī	2 years	Budge dated this joint reign to c. 474–475.^[70]
25	Ameda IV	11–14 years	Páez 2 (25)	Amidâ	11 years
			Dillmann A (25)	Ela–Amídâ	11 years
			Budge (23)	'Ella 'Amīdā or 'Al-'Āmēdā	11 or 14 years	Budge believed this king was Alla Amidas, during whose reign the Nine Saints came to Axum.^[70]
26 and 27	Yakob I and Dawit	3–30 years	Páez 2 (26 and 27)	Iacob e David	3 years
			Dillmann A (26 and 27)	Jacob und David	3 years	Dillmann noted that at least one list gives 30 years of rule for this joint reign.^[68]
			Budge (24 and 25)	Yā'ḳōb and Dāwīt	3 years	Budge dated this joint reign to 486–489.^[71]
28	Armah	14 years	Páez 2 (28)	Armâ	14 years, 6 months and 8 days
			Dillmann A (28)	Armâh	14 years, 7 months and 8 days
			Budge (26)	'Armāh	14 years, 6 months and 10 days	Budge dated this king's reign to 489–503.^[71]
29	Zitana	2–12 years	Páez 2 (29)	Zitanâ	2 years	Father of Kaleb according to some Ethiopian sources.^[72]^[66] This could make him the same person as Tazena in variation 2.
			Dillmann A (29)	Zitânâ	2 years	Known as "Seza–Sinka" on at least one list.^[68] Dillmann noted that at least a couple of lists give 12 years of rule to this king.^[68]
			Budge (27)	Zītānā	2 years	Budge dated this king's reign to 504–505.^[72]
30	Yakob II	9 years	Páez 2 (30)	Iacob	9 years
			Dillmann A (30)	Jacob	9 years
			Budge (28)	Yā'ḳōb	9 years	According to Budge, this king was called "Arwe" due to his shocking cruelties and wickedness.^[72] He was defeated by 'Ella 'Aṣbehā (IV?), likely the same person as Kaleb, otherwise known as "Elesbaan".^[72]
31	Constantinos (Kaleb)	28–29 years	Páez 2 (31)	Constantinôs	28 years	Possibly the same king as Kostantinos from variations 2 and 3. Budge however noted that Constantine was one of the alternate names of Kaleb.^[72] This would make sense chronologically, as both Israel and Gabra Maskal are noted to be sons of Kaleb in multiple sources.
			Dillmann A (31)	Constantinos	28 years	Dillmann noted that least one list gives 29 years of rule for this king.^[68]
32	Beta Israel	8 months	Dillmann A (32)	Beta Israel	8 months	While the 8-month reign is certainly recorded on at least a couple of lists, Dillmann found that most lists he looked at were missing the number of months this king reigned.^[68]
33	Gabra Maskal	14 years	Páez 2 (32)	Gabrâ Mazcâl	14 years
			Dillmann (33)	Gábra–Másqal	14 years
34 and 35	Nalke and Bazen II	11–16 years	Páez 2 (33 and 34)	Nacuê e Bacên	16 years	This list states that it was during this joint reign that the Church of Axum was founded.^[67] It possible that these names are a repetition of the last two kings to reign before the Nativity of Jesus. Dillmann noted that one list he saw claimed that king "Nalek" reigned after Gabra Maskal for 11 years, but he personally doubted the accuracy of this list.^[68]

Variation 2

This version of the line of succession after Abreha and Atsbeha includes many notable rulers such as Alla Amidas, Kaleb, Gebre Meskel and Dil Na'od, but does not include reign lengths for most rulers. The time span of these rulers should go from the early 4th century with Abreha and Atsbeha to the 10th century with the end of Dil Na'od's reign. However, only five kings are named between Abreha and Atsbeha and Alla Amidas (who ruled in the late 5th century), an approximate period of over 150 years. The 1922 regnal list resolved this by placing most kings of variation 1 between Abreha and Atsbeha and Amsi.

The following lists are compared in this table:

• The first regnal list quoted by Pedro Páez in 1620.^[73] After Dil Na'od, this list skips the Zagwe dynasty altogether and moves directly to the restoration of the line of Menelik with Yekuno Amlak.
• The regnal list recorded by Scottish traveller James Bruce in his book Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile (1790).^[61] His list of kings came from a manuscript held in the Debre Libanos in Shewa.^[61]
• The regnal list recorded by English Egyptologist Henry Salt in his book A Voyage to Abyssinia (1814).^[74]
• August Dillmann's List B (1853).^[75] This list claimed that each king was the son of the previous king.
• A list published by René Basset in 1882.^[76] This list claimed that each king was the son of the previous king.
• A regnal list included in a book titled History of the Kings of Dabra Yahanes (1903), edited by Italian orientalist Carlo Conti Rossini.^[77]
• A manuscript held in the British Museum published by British archaeologist E. A. Wallis Budge (filed under Oriental No. 821) in 1928.^[77] French Orientalist René Basset recorded a list of kings that was nearly identical to this manuscript, except that a king named "Geda Jan" reigned between Degna Djan and Anbase Wedem.^[76] This additional name is also found on the Paris Chronicle, which otherwise has a similar line of succession to Salt's list.^[8] Some historians believe that this king's name was an alternate name for Degna Jan.^[78]

The four kings Asfah, Arfad, Amosi and Seladoba reigned for a total of 32 years according to Salt's list,^[54] though he personally felt that it was more likely they reigned for a total of 70 years.^[79] Salt noted that the kings from Ameda to Dil Na'od did not have reign lengths assigned to them in the chronicles but may have reigned for a total of 354 years.^[80] Pedro Páez stated that the next three kings after Abreha and Atsbeha on his regnal list were brothers who reigned together and divided each day into three parts between themselves.^[73] A similar story is recorded elsewhere in reference to Abreha, Atsbeha and Shahel.^[70]

No.	Common Name	List and Position	Name on List	Notes
1 and 2	Abreha and Atsbeha	Páez 1 (1 and 2)	Abrâ e Azbâ
		Bruce (1 and 2)	Abreha and Atzbeha	Bruce dated their reign to 333.^[61]
		Salt (1 and 2)	El-Abreha and El-Aizbeha	Salt listed "Aizana and Saizana" as alternate names for these kings.^[51]
		Dillmann B (1 and 2)	A'breha und A'tzbeha
		Basset (1 and 2)	Abrëhâ et Aṣbēḥâ
		Rossini (1 and 2)	'Abrehā and 'Aṣbeḥa
		B.M. Manuscript (1 and 2)	'Abrehā and 'Aṣbeḥa
2	Abreha (sole rule)	B.M. Manuscript (2)	'Abrehā
		Dillmann B (2)	Abreha
		Basset (2)	Abrëhâ
	Atsbeha (sole rule)	Rossini (2)	'Aṣbeḥa
3	Asfeh I	Páez 1 (3)	Azfâ	Co-ruler with Arfed and Amsi according to this list. They were brothers and divided each day into three parts to rule.^[81]
		Bruce (3)	Asfeha
		Salt (3)	Asfah	Salt noted that this king, Arfad, Amosi and Seladoba reigned for a total of 32 years.^[74]
		Dillmann B (3)	Asfeha
		Basset (3)	Asfēḥ
		Rossini (3)	'Aṣfeḥ
		B.M. Manuscript (3)	'Aṣfeḥ
4	Arfed or Arfad	Páez 1 (4)	Arfêd	Co-ruler with Asfeh I and Amsi according to this list. They were brothers and divided each day into three parts to rule.^[81]
		Bruce (4)	Arphad	Co-ruler with Amsi according to this list.^[61]
		Salt (4)	Arfad	Salt noted that this king, Asfah, Amosi and Seladoba reigned for a total of 32 years.^[74]
		Dillmann B (4)	'Arfed
		Basset (4)	Arfâd
		Rossini (4)	'Arfăsked
		B.M. Manuscript (4)	'Arfed
5	Amsi	Páez 1 (5)	Amçî	Co-ruler with Asfeh I and Arfed according to this list. They were brothers and divided each day into three parts to rule.^[81]
		Bruce (5)	Amzi	Co-ruler with Arfed according to this list.^[61]
		Salt (5)	Amosi	Salt noted that this Asfah, Arfad and Seladoba reigned for a total of 32 years.^[74]
		Dillmann B (5)	Amsî
		Basset (5)	Amsi
		Rossini (5)	'Amsē
		B.M. Manuscript (5)	'Amsē
6	Arad	Páez 1 (6)	Aradô
		Bruce (6)	Araad
7	Saladoba	Páez 1 (7)	Aladobâ
		Bruce (7)	Saladoba
		Salt (6)	Seladoba	Salt noted that this king, Asfah, Arfad and Amosi reigned for a total of 32 years.^[74]
		Dillmann B (6)	Salâdôbâ	Dillmann noted that one list claimed the Nine Saints came to Ethiopia during this king's reign instead of Al-Ameda's reign.^[75]
		Basset (6)	Saladobâ
		Rossini (6)	'Alādeb
		B.M. Manuscript (6)	Saladōbā
8	Alameda	Páez 1 (8)	Amiamid	During this king's reign the Nine Saints came to Axum.
		Bruce (8)	Alameda	René Basset believed this king was Alla Amidas, during whose reign the Nine Saints came to Axum.
		Salt (7)	Ameda
		Dillmann B (7)	Al–Amêdâ	Dillmann noted that one list he saw stated that the Nine Saints came during this king's reign.^[75]
		Basset (7)	Al–Amédà	This list noted that the Nine Saints came to Ethiopia during this king's reign.
		Rossini (7)	'Almēdā
		B.M. Manuscript (7)	'Al–'Āmēdā
9	Tazena	Páez 1 (9)	Tacenâ
		Bruce (9)	Tezhana
		Salt (8)	Tazena
		Dillmann B (8)	Tazênâ
		Basset (8)	Tàzénâ
		Rossini (8)	Tāzēnā
		B.M. Manuscript (8)	Tāzēnā
10	Kaleb	Páez 1 (10)	Calêb
		Bruce (10)	Caleb	Bruce dated this king's reign to 522.^[61]
		Salt (9)	Caleb
		Dillmann B (9)	Kaleb	This list called this king the one "who tore (divided) the land".^[75]
		Basset (9)	Kâlèb
		Rossini (9)	Kālēb	Rossini noted this king reigned for 40 years.^[77]
		B.M. Manuscript (9)	Kālēb	E. A. Wallis Budge dated this king's reign to 514–542. Budge listed "Ella Asbeha" as an alternate name for this king.^[72]
11	Gabra Maskal	Páez 1 (11)	Grabrâ Mazcâl
		Bruce (11)	Guebra Mascal
		Salt (10)	Guebra Mascal
		Dillmann B (10)	Gábra–Másqal	This list adds the note "in whose day Jared wrote the hymn book".^[75]
		Basset (10)	Gabra Masqal
		Rossini (10)	Gabra Maskal	Rossini noted this king reigned for 40 years.^[77]
		B.M. Manuscript (10)	Gabra Maskal
12	Constantinos	Páez 1 (12)	Constantinôs
		Bruce (12)	Constantine
		Salt (11)	Constantinus
		Dillmann B (11)	Constantinos
		Basset (11)	Quasṭanṭinos
		Rossini (11)	Yeṣhaḳ	Rossini listed "Constantine" as an alternate name for this king.^[77]
		B.M. Manuscript (11)	Kuostantīnōs
13	Bazgar	Páez 1 (13)	Bazgâr	Budge suggested this king was the same person as Wasan Sagad.^[82]
		Bruce (13)	Bazzer
14	Asfeh II	Páez 1 (14)	Azfê
		Bruce (14)	Azbeha
15	Jan Asgad	Páez 1 (15)	Jan Azguêd	Páez's third list has a king of this name who reigned before Abreha and Atsbeha.
		Bruce (17)	Jan Segued
16	Wasan Sagad	Salt (12)	Wusen Segued
		Dillmann B (12)	Wasan–Asgad	Dillmann noted that one list stated this king was a son of Gebre Meskel.^[75]
		Basset (12)	Ouasan–Sagad
		Rossini (13)	Wasan Sagad
		B.M. Manuscript (12)	Wasan Sagad
17	Fere Sanay	Páez 1 (16)	Freçanâi
		Bruce (18)	Fere Sanai
		Salt (13)	Fré Sennai
		Dillmann B (13)	Ferê–Sanâi
		Basset (13)	Fëré–Chanâï
		Rossini (12)	Ferē Shanāya
		B.M. Manuscript (13)	Ferē Shanāy
18	Aderaz	Páez 1 (17)	Adoraâz	According to Alaqa Taye, this king was Najashi, the Axumite king who reigned at the time of the Muslim Migration to Abyssinia.^[83]
		Bruce (19)	Aderaaz
		Salt (14)	Adieraz
		Dillmann B (14)	Ader'âzar	Dillmann suggested that this is alternate version of the name "Andreas".^[75]
		Basset (14)	Adrëaz
		B.M. Manuscript (14)	'Ader'az
19	Maiday	Páez 1 (19)	Madâi
20	Akala Wedem	Páez 1 (20)	Calaudên
		Salt (15)	Akul Woodem
		Dillmann B (15)	Ekla–Udem
		Basset (15)	Akala–Ouëdëm
		Rossini (18)	'Akāla Wedem
		B.M. Manuscript (15)	Akla Ẇedem
21	Germa Asfare II	Páez 1 (21)	Guermâ Azfarê
		Salt (16)	Grim Sofer
		Dillmann B (16)	Germâ–Safar
		Basset (16)	Garmâ–Safar
		Rossini (17)	Germā Sōr
		B.M. Manuscript (16)	Germā Safar
22	Zergaz	Páez 1 (22)	Zargâz
		Salt (17)	Zer gāz
		Dillmann B (17)	Gergâz	Dillmann suggested that this king's name was alternate version of "Cyriacus".^[75]
		Basset (17)	Zërgâz
		Rossini (15)	Derāz
		B.M. Manuscript (17)	Zergāz
—	—	Rossini (16)	Degzān	Possible duplicate of Degjān (Degna Djan) or Degnā Mīkāēl (Degna Mikael).
23	Degna Mikael	Páez 1 (23)	Degnâ Michael
		Salt (18)	Degna Michael
		Dillmann B (18)	Degnâ–Michael
		Basset (18)	Dëgnâ–Mikâël
		Rossini (14)	Degnā Mīkāēl
		B.M. Manuscript (18)	Degnā Mīkāēl
24	Bahr Ekla	Salt (19)	Bakr-Akla
		Dillmann B (19)	Bâhr–Ikla
		Basset (19)	Bâḥr–Iklâ
		Rossini (19)	Bāḥra 'Ēkālā
		B.M. Manuscript (19)	Bāḥer Īklā
25	Gum	Salt (20)	Gouma
		Dillmann B (20)	Gum
		Basset (20)	Goum
		Rossini (20)	Gūm
		B.M. Manuscript (20)	Gūm
26	Asguagum	Salt (21)	Asgoungūm
		Dillmann B (21)	Aguamgûm
		Basset (21)	Asguamgoum
		Rossini (21)	'Ashāgūm
		B.M. Manuscript (21)	'Asguōmgūm
27	Letem	Salt (22)	Let-um
		Dillmann B (22)	Létem
		Basset (22)	Lëtëm
		Rossini (22)	Latem
		B.M. Manuscript (22)	Letem
28	Talatem	Salt (23)	Thala-tum
		Dillmann B (23)	Talâtem
		Basset (23)	Talâtëm
		Rossini (23)	Talātem
		B.M. Manuscript (23)	Talātem
29	Oda Gosh or Oda Sasa	Páez 1 (24)	Badagâz
		Salt (24)	Woddo Gúsh
		Dillmann B (24)	Ôda–Gôsh
		Basset (24)	'Odâ–Sâsa
		Rossini (24)	'Adẖsha
		B.M. Manuscript (24)	'Odā Sāsa
30	Ayzur	Páez 1 (18)	Oaiçâr
		Bruce (20)	Aizor
		Salt (25)	I zoor
		Dillmann B (25)	Aizúr	This list noted this king reigned for half a day.^[75] Dillmann noted that one list explained that the king was crushed by a crowd of people who gathered around him and since then a barrier has been erected in front of kings to prevent this from happening again.^[75]
		Basset (25)	Aïzour	This list noted the king reigned for half a day and was suffocated by a crowd of people in the capital, with many men dying of suffocation also. Since then, a barrier has been placed in front the king.
		Rossini (25)	'Ayzūr	Rossini noted this king reigned for half a day.^[84]
		B.M. Manuscript (25)	'Ayzūr
31	Dedem	Salt (25)	Didum
		Dillmann B (25)	Dédem
		Basset (26)	Dëdëm
		B.M. Manuscript (26)	Dedem
32	Wededem	Dillmann B (26)	Udédem
		Basset (27)	Ouëdëdëm
		Rossini (26)	'Awdamdem
		B.M. Manuscript (27)	Wededem
33	Wedem Asfare	Salt (26)	Woodm asfar
		Dillmann B (27)	Udem–Asfaré
		Basset (28)	Ouëdëm–Asfaré	This list claimed this king lived for 150 years.
		Rossini (27)	Wedem Masferē	This list claimed this king lived for 150 years.^[75]
		B.M. Manuscript (28)	Wedem 'Asfarē
34	Armah	Páez 1 (25)	Armâ
		Bruce (15)	Armaha
		Salt (27)	Armah
		Dillmann B (28)	Armáh
		Basset (29)	Armâkh
		Rossini (28)	'Armāh
		B.M. Manuscript (29)	Armāẖ
35	Jan Asfeh	Bruce (16)	Jan Asfeha
36	Hezba Nan	Páez 1 (26)	Ezbinani	The Debre Libanos manuscript, which otherwise follows the third list recorded by Paez, names this king as the successor of Armah and the last king before the Zagwe dynasty.^[85]
37	Degna Djan	Páez 1 (27)	Degnaxân
		Salt (28)	Degna Jan
		Dillmann B (29)	Degnâ–Djân
		Basset (30)	Dëgnâ–Jân
		Rossini (29)	Degjān
		B.M. Manuscript (30)	Degnā Jān
38	Geda Djan	Dillmann B (30)	Ged'â–Djân
		Basset (31)	Gëd'â–Jân
39	Anbase Wedem	Páez 1 (28)	Ambaçâ Udm
		Salt (29)	Ambasa Woodim
		Dillmann B (31)	Anbasâ–Udem
		Basset (32)	Anbase–Ouëdëm
		Rossini (30)	'Anbasā Wedem
		B.M. Manuscript (31)	'Anbasa Wedem
40	Dil Na'od	Páez 1 (29)	Delnaôd	According to this list, the throne passed to the Zagwe dynasty after the end of this king's reign.^[86]
		Bruce (21)	Del Naad	Bruce dated this king's reign to 960.^[61]
		Salt (30)	Dilnaad
		Dillmann B (32)	Delnoâd	This list noted that after this king the throne passed the Zagwe dynasty, who were "not Israelites".^[75]
		Basset (33)	Dël–Na'àd	This list noted that after this king the throne passed the Zagwe dynasty, who were "not Israelites".
		Rossini (31)	Delnā'ād	Rossini noted this king reigned for 40 years.^[84]
		B.M. Manuscript (32)	Delna'ad
41	Gudit	Salt (31)	Gudit or Assaat ("Fire")	Not included in Salt's list, but mentioned afterwards as a queen who overthrew the Axumite dynasty and moved the capital to Lasta in c. 925. The alternate name "Assaat" is probably meant to reference Esato.

Variation 3

These lists continue the line of kings after Dil Na'od. The kings from Anbase Wedem to Armah are usually placed before Dil Na'od on other lists, but are placed chronologically after him on these lists. Degna Djan is completely omitted from this variation.

Two regnal lists are compared below:

• The third regnal list quoted by Pedro Páez in 1620.^[15] This list mostly similar to Páez's first list until the reign of Ayzur, after whom there is significant variation in the order of the kings, and two queens are also added.
• August Dillmann's List C (1853).^[87] Like Páez's third list, this list names several kings who reigned after Dil Na'od, most of whom usually appear before him on other lists.

These lists are very similar except at three points. Páez's list includes an additional king named "Amiamid" between Alameda and Tazena, whose name could be a duplication of Alameda. The queens named Esato and Gudit are considered to be separate individuals on Páez's list who ruled different areas of Ethiopia, but Dillmann's list instead considers both of these names to refer to the same queen. Finally, Dillmann's list adds a woman named Terdai Gabaz, through whom the Zagwe dynasty was able to rise to power.

No.	Common Name	List and Position	Name on List	Notes
1 and 2	Abreha and Atsbeha	Páez 3 (1 and 2)	Abrahâ e Azbahã
		Dillmann C (1 and 2)	Abreha und Atzbeha
3	Asfeh I	Páez 3 (3)	Azfehê
		Dillmann C (3)	Asfeḥ
4	Arfed	Páez 3 (4)	Arfêd	Brother and co-ruler of Amsi according to this list.^[60]
		Dillmann C (4)	Arfed	Brother and co-ruler with Amsi according to this list.^[87]
5	Amsi	Páez 3 (5)	Amci	Brother and co-ruler of Arfed according to this list.^[60]
		Dillmann C (5)	Amsî	Brother and co-ruler with Arfed according to this list.^[87]
6	Arad	Páez 3 (6)	Arâd
		Dillmann C (5)	Ar'ad
7	Saladoba	Páez 3 (7)	Cel Adobâ
		Dillmann C (7)	Sal'adôbâ
8	Alamida	Páez 3 (8)	Alamidâ
		Dillmann C (8)	Alamîdâ
—	—	Páez 3 (9)	Amiamid	Possibly a duplicate of the previous king.
9	Tazena	Páez 3 (10)	Tacenâ
		Dillmann C (9)	Tazênâ
10	Kaleb	Páez 3 (11)	Calêb
		Dillmann C (10)	Caleb
11	Gebre Meskel	Páez 3 (12)	Gabra Mazcâl
		Dillmann C (11)	Gábra–Másqal
12	Constantinos	Páez 3 (13)	Constantinôs
		Dillmann C (12)	Constantinos
13	Bazgar	Páez 3 (14)	Bezgâr
		Dillmann C (13)	Bazgar
14	Asfeh II	Páez 3 (15)	Azfêh
		Dillmann C (14)	Asfeḥ
15	Armah I	Páez 3 (16)	Armâh
		Dillmann C (15)	Armâḥ
16	Jan Asfeh	Páez 3 (17)	Jan Azfêh
		Dillmann C (16)	Djân–Asfeh
17	Jan Asgad	Páez 3 (18)	Jan Azguêd
		Dillmann C (17)	Djân–Asgad
18	Fere Sanai	Páez 3 (19)	Freçanâi
		Dillmann C (18)	Ferê–Sanâi
19	Aderaz	Páez 3 (20)	Aderaz
		Dillmann C (19)	Adarâz
20	Ayzur	Páez 3 (21)	Aiçôr
		Dillmann C (20)	Aizôr
21	Dil Na'od	Páez 3 (22)	Delnaôd
		Dillmann C (21)	Delnaod
22	Maiday	Páez 3 (23)	Maadâi
		Dillmann C (22)	Madâi
23	Esato	Páez 3 (24)	Eçabô ("Fire")	A Jewish queen who reigned in Amhara.^[88]
		Dillmann C (23)	Esâtô	This list described this queen as a "vile and godless woman" and an "unbelieving brood" who lived in Amhara and destroyed churches.^[87] This list also claimed that she was known as Gudit in Tigray, unlike Páez's third list when named Esato and Gudit as separate rulers. Dillmann's list C specifies that this queen reigned for 40 years.
24	Gudit	Páez 3 (25)	Gudit ("Monstrous")	A queen who reigned for 40 years in Tigray and destroyed all the churches.^[88]
		Dillmann C (23)	Guedîth	This list claimed Esato and Gudit were the same woman and that she was known as Esato in Amhara and Gudit in Tigray.^[89]
25	Anbase Wedem	Páez 3 (26)	Ambaçâ Udm
		Dillmann C (24)	Anbasâ–Udem
26	Akala Wedem	Páez 3 (27)	Hualâ Udêm
		Dillmann C (25)	Kualâ–Udem
27	Germa Asfare II	Páez 3 (28)	Guerma Azfarê
		Dillmann C (26)	Germâ–Asfarê
28	Zergaz	Páez 3 (29)	Zergâz
		Dillmann C (27)	Zergaz
29	Degna Mikael	Páez 3 (30)	Degnâ Michael
		Dillmann C (28)	Degnâ–Michael
30	Badagaz (Gadagosh?)	Páez 3 (31)	Badgâz
		Dillmann C (29)	Badagaz
31	Armah II	Páez 3 (32)	Armâh	The Zagwe dynasty reigned after this king according to this list.
		Dillmann C (30)	Armâḥ
—	Hezba Nan?	Dillmann C (31)	Shinahanni	While Dillmann placed this king after Armah II, he noted that he only found this king on one list.^[87]
32	Terdai Gabaz	Dillmann C (32)	Terdâe'–Gabaz	Some sources claim this was an alternate name for Gudit.^[90] However Gudit is already named earlier in this list. This list states that the throne was taken by a family who were not "of the family of David" and mentions after naming Terdai Gabaz.^[87] This suggests that she can be equated with Masoba Warq, a daughter of Dil Na'od, who, according to tradition was the wife of Mara Takla Haymanot, the founder of the Zagwe dynasty.

Summary

Páez List 1 (Birth Names) (1620)	Páez List 2 (Regnal Names) (1620)	Páez List 3 (Regnal Names) (1620)	Bruce (1790)	Salt (1814)	Dillmann A (1853)	Dillmann B (1853)	Dillmann C (1853)	Rossini (1903)	British Museum manuscript Oriental No. 821	Unknown chronicle (Budge)
29 Kings	34 Kings 280 years and 8 days	32 Kings	21 Kings	32 Kings	33 Kings 265 years, 5 months and 8 days	32 Kings	32 Kings	31 Kings	32 Kings	29 Kings 219 or 222 years, 2 months and 10 days

Zagwe dynasty lists

See also: Zagwe dynasty

Ethiopian traditions are in agreement that the Zagwe dynasty ruled at some point after the fall of Axum and directly preceded the Solomonic dynasty, but differ regarding when this dynasty first came to power, how long it remained in power and even the number of kings who ruled.

Ethiopian historian Sergew Hable Selassie noted that there are three main lists of Zagwe kings, known as the short, long and longer lists.^[91] He felt that the longer list was probably the most accurate.^[91]

Short List

Recorded in Carlo Conti Rossini's work Storia d'Etiopia (p. 305).^[91] Pedro Páez recorded a version with reign lengths and noted this list was likely incomplete.^[92] Manuel de Almeida also quoted a list that claimed this dynasty only had 5 kings who ruled for 143 years.^[93] A manuscript held in Paris (no. 64) claimed the Zagwe dynasty had 5 kings whose rule began in either 1145 or 1147 and ended in either 1268 or 1270.^[94]

#	Name^[91]	Reign Lengths^[92]	Notes
1	Mera	15 years	Also known as Mara Takla Haymanot.
2	Yimreha	40 years	Also known as Yemrehana Krestos.
3	Lalibela	40 years	–
4	Na'akueto La'ab	40 years	–
5	Harbe	8 years	–
Total		143 years

Long list

Variation 1

Recorded in Carlo Conti Rossini's work Storia d'Etiopia^[91] and René Basset's Études sur l'histoire d'Éthiopie.^[95] Also recorded in the Paris Chronicle and a manuscript held in the British Museum (Or. 821, fol. 28b).^[93][96] The 1922 regnal list of Ethiopia uses a similar list of kings for the Zagwe dynasty, but with some differences in reign length, giving the dynasty a total of 333 years of rule.^[97]

#	Name^[91]	Reign Length^[91]	Notes
1	Mara Takla Haymanot	3 years	The 1922 regnal list records 13 years of rule and notes his regnal name was "Zagwe".^[97]
2	Tetewudem	40 years	–
3	Jan Seyum	40 years	–
4	Germa Seyum	40 years	–
5	Yemrehana Krestos	40 years	–
6	Kedus Harbe	40 years	Named "Kedus Arbe (Samt)" on the 1922 regnal list.^[97]
7	Lalibela	40 years	–
8	Na'akueto La'ab	48 years	The 1922 regnal list records 40 years of rule.^[97]
9	Yetbarak	40 years	–
10	Mairari	15 years	–
11	Harbai	8 years	–
Total		354 years

Variation 2

Recorded in Carlo Conti Rossini's work "La caduta della dinastia Zague" (p. 295).^[91]

#	Name^[91]	Notes
1	Pentew	Possibly Mara Takla Haymanot.
2	Pentedim	Likely Tatadim.
3	Jan Seyoum	–
4	Jan Grima	Also known as Germa Seyum.
5	Harbé	Also known as Kedus Harbe.
6	Lalibela	–
7	Ne'akuto Le'ab	–
8	Yimrehane Kristos	–
9	Yitbarek	–

Variation 3

Recorded by Carlo Conti Rossini from a text from Dabra Libanos.^[98]

#	Name	Reign Length	Notes
1	Takla Haymanot	40 years	–
2	Jan Seyum	40 years	–
3	Germa Seyum	40 years	–
4	Gempawedamo	40 years	Third son of Mara Takla Haymanot.^[98] Possibly Tatadim.
5	Yemreha	40 years	–
6	Gabra Maryam	40 years	Also known as Kedus Harbe.
7	Lalibala	40 years	–
8	Na'akueto La'ab	40 years	–
9	Yetbarak	9 years	–
Total		329 years

Longer list

#	Name^[91]	Reign Length^[91]	Dates^[91]	Notes
1	Mara Takla Haymanot	13 years	920–933	Son-in-law of Dil Na'od.^[99]
2	Sibuhay (Dil Ne'ad II)	10 years	933–943	Not to be confused with Dil Na'od.
3	Meyrary	15 years	943–958	–
4	Harbey (Hareyene Egzi)	8 years	958–966	–
5	Mengisine Yitbarek	7 years	966–973	–
6	Yi'kebke Egzi	10 years	973–983	–
7	Zena Petros	6 years	983–989	Murdered.^[99]
8	Bahr Saf	14 years	989–1003	–
9	Tetewudem (Ser Assegid)	10 years	1003–1013	Descendant of Mara Takla Haymanot.^[99]
10	Akotet (Jan Seyoum)	20 years	1013–1033	Brother of Tatadim.^[99]
11	Be'mnet (Girma Seyoum)	20 years	1033–1053	Brother of Jan Seyum.^[99]
12	Yimrehane Kristos	40 years	1053–1093	Son of Germa Seyum.^[99] Capital was Adefa during his reign.^[99]
13	Gebre Mariam	40 years	1093–1133	Also known as Kedus Harbe. Son of Jan Seyum.^[99] Previously governor of Lasta.^[99] Abdicated.^[99]
14	Lalibela	40 years	1133–1173	Son of Jan Seyum.^[99] Previously governor of Lasta.^[99] Abdicated.^[99] Alternate dates: 1160–1211, 1180–1220 or 1205–1255^[99]
15	Ne'akuto Le'ab	40 years	1173–1213	Son of Kedus Harbe.^[99] Abdicated.^[99] Alternate dates: c. 1145–1215, 1211–1251/1259 or 1220–1268^[99]
16	Yitbarek	40 years	1213–1253	Son of Lalibela.^[99] "Pretender" to the throne from 1173 to 1213.^[99] Died in battle at Daga Qirqos.^[99]
Total		333 years

Alternate variations of the Solomonic line

See also: List of emperors of Ethiopia

Beginning with the reign of Yekuno Amlak, the line of rulers becomes more consistently noted and dated across various regnal lists. However, some emperors have been excluded from certain lists:

• The first regnal list quoted by Pedro Páez omitted two of the sons of Yagbe'u Seyon.
• The second regnal list quoted by Pedro Páez omitted Andreyas, who reigned for 6 months in 1429 and 1430.^[100] The same regnal list did not name directly the ephemeral sons of Yagbe'u Seyon, but simply stated that two of his sons ruled for three years followed by three grandsons who reigned for two years.^[100]
• The 1922 regnal list of Ethiopia omitted Susenyos II, perhaps due to doubts over his legitimacy.^[101]

A manuscript from the Debre Damo church provided a slightly altered line of succession from Yekuno Amlak to Lebna Dengel:^[102]

Debre Damo List	Conventional List (with common numbering and reign lengths)
Yekuno-Amlak (40 years)	Yekuno Amlak (1) (15 years)
Wedema-Ar'ed (15 years)	Wedem Arad (8) (15 years)
Qedema-Asgad, Hezba-Asgad, Senfa-Ar'ed (who all reigned for a total of 4 years)	Qedma Asgad (5) (1 year) Hezba Asgad (4) (1 year) Senfa Ared (3) (1 year)
Bahara-Asgad (5 years)	Saba Asgad (6) (1 year) (?)
Yagba-Asgad (9 years)	Yagbe'u Seyon (2) (9 years)
Amda-Seyon (30 years)	Amda Seyon I (9) (30 years)
Sayfa-Ar'ed (28 years)	Newaya Krestos (10) (28 years)
Germa Asfare (10 years)	Newaya Maryam (11) (10 years)
Dawit (33 years)	Dawit I (12) (31 years)
Tewodros (1 year)	Tewodros I (13) (9 months)
Yeshaq (15 years)	Yeshaq I (14) (15 years)
Endreyas (7 years)	Andreyas (15) (4 or 6 months)
Hezba-Nan, Amda Iyasus, Badel-Nan (who all reigned for a total of 5 years)	Takla Maryam (16) (3 years) Amda Iyasus (18) (8 months) Sarwe Iyasus (17) (4 or 8 months)
Zar'a Ya'qob (34 years)	Zara Yaqob (19) (34 years)
Ba'eda Mariam (10 years)	Baeda Maryam I (20) (10 years)
Eskender (17 years)	Eskender (21) (16 years)
Na'od (16 years)	Na'od (23) (14 years)
Amda Seyon	Amda Seyon II (22) (5 months)
Lebna Dengel	Lebna Dengel (24) (32 years)

The above list omits at least one of the sons of Yagbe'u Seyon. The second Amda Seyon is credited with having "fought ten kings and killed all of them", but this is likely a confusion with Amda Seyon I.^[102]

1922 regnal list

Further information: 1922 regnal list of Ethiopia

The longest regnal list of Ethiopian rulers was written in 1922 and contained 321 names from 4530 BC to 1779 AD. This list combines names from the majority of other regnal lists along with many additional names of rulers of ancient Nubia (which was often called Aethiopia historically) and ancient Egypt, as well as names that originate from the Biblical, ancient Greek, Coptic and Arabic literature. This regnal list first received attention in the Western world when it was published in Charles Fernand Rey's 1927 book In the Country of the Blue Nile after he had been given a copy by the Prince regent Tafari Makannon.^[103]

See also

• 1922 regnal list of Ethiopia
• List of kings of Axum
• List of emperors of Ethiopia
• List of royal consorts of Ethiopia
• Index of Ethiopia-related articles

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