The Abna Controversy: Linguistic Divergence and the 1922 Regnal List
TL;DR:
The intellectual clash over the 1922 Ethiopian Regnal List centers on a fundamental disagreement between the German "Historical-Critical" school and the Ethiopian intellectual elite regarding the era of the Ag'azyan (አግዓዝያን). While scholars like Enno Littmann dismissed the list as a medieval construction designed to "pad" chronological gaps, Ethi…
