In June 1652, the Ethiopian scholar Abba Gorgoryos reached the city of Nuremburg in what was then the Holy Roman Empire (modern Germany) where he met Hiob Ludolf, an envoy and linguist whom later generations of ‘Ethiopists’ would regard as the founder of Ethiopian studies in Europe.
Fascinating. A colleague once flippantly said "you Africans dont document your own history". Now I want to revisit that conversation.
It's unfortunate that such an ignorant sentiment about African history prevails despite plentiful evidence to the contrary.
My very first article was essentially a catalogue of African manuscripts from most corners of the continent https://www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/when-africans-wrote-their-own-history
Thank you for this meticulous research.
grateful