Germa Seyum (Ge'ez: ገርማ ስዩም) was King of Zagwe dynasty. Taddesse Tamrat states that he was a son of Mara Takla Haymanot, the younger brother of King Tatadim, and the father of Pentewudem, Kedus Harbe and Gebre Mesqel Lalibela.[1] His name does not appear in the longer king lists.
^Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia, (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972), p. 56n.
GermaSeyum (Ge'ez: ገርማ ስዩም) was King of Zagwe dynasty. Taddesse Tamrat states that he was a son of Mara Takla Haymanot, the younger brother of King Tatadim...
Jan Seyum (Ge'ez: ጃን ስዩም) was King of Zagwe dynasty. Taddesse Tamrat states that he was a son of Mara Takla Haymanot, a younger brother of King Tatadim...
Carlo Conti Rossini, Mara Takla Haymanot had four children: Jan Seyum (son) GermaSeyum (son) Gempawedamo (son) Terde'ana Gabaz (daughter) The same manuscript...
"Zagwe" as the name of this king. 2 Tetewudem 40 years – 3 Jan Seyum 40 years – 4 GermaSeyum 40 years – 5 Yemrehana Krestos 40 years – 6 Kedus Harbe 40 years...
regnal list records 13 years of rule.) Tatadim (40 years) Jan Seyum (40 years) GermaSeyum (40 years) Yemrehana Krestos (40 years) Kedus Harbe (40 years)...
kingship for his sons, taking actions against his brothers Jan Seyum and GermaSeyum. The Agaw law of inheritance dictated that his brothers should be...
and originated from Lasta. Bruce specifically named Tatadim, Jan Seyum, GermaSeyum, Harbai and Mairari as the "Pagan" or Jewish kings, while Mara Takla...
Yəmrəḥannä Krəstos. According to Taddesse Tamrat, he was the son of GermaSeyum, the brother of Tatadim; however the Italian scholar Carlo Conti Rossini...
unknown, possibly Lasta. Spouse Mara Takla Haymanot Issue Tatadim Jan SeyumGermaSeyum Gempawedamo (uncertain) Terde'ana Gabaz (uncertain) Zena Petros (uncertain)...
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