Geʻez era
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The Geʻez era is an ancient Ethiopian calendar epoch used in the traditional Geʻez-based dating system, particularly within the Ethiopian and Eritrean Orthodox Christian traditions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | calendar era ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Alexandrian era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anno Mundi system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithChurch | Oriental Orthodox Churches in the Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnLanguage | Geʻez language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| calendarFamily | Alexandrian-based calendars ⓘ |
| calendarType | solar calendar era ⓘ |
| chronologyScope | years since Creation according to Ethiopian tradition ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Eritrean Christian tradition
ⓘ
Ethiopian Christian tradition ⓘ |
| definesYearNumberingFor |
Ethiopian ecclesiastical documents
ⓘ
traditional Ethiopian chronicles ⓘ |
| documentationLanguage | Geʻez ecclesiastical manuscripts ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ethiopian era of the World
ⓘ
Geʻez Anno Mundi system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCalendarRelation |
Ethiopian calendar of Saints
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ethiopian era of the Incarnation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
chronology
ⓘ
liturgical timekeeping ⓘ |
| historicalUsage |
Aksumite tradition
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ⓘ
medieval Ethiopian kingdom ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Byzantine Anno Mundi reckoning
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coptic chronological traditions ⓘ |
| notationLanguage | Geʻez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Ethiopian monastic scriptoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUsers |
clergy of Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
ⓘ
clergy of Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Biblical chronology
ⓘ
Christian liturgical calendar ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | written left-to-right in Geʻez script ⓘ |
| sourceTradition | late antique Christian chronography ⓘ |
| timeOrientation | counts years from a creation epoch ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
computus of Easter in Ethiopian Orthodox Church
ⓘ
dating historical events in Ethiopian tradition ⓘ dating religious feasts ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Ethiopian calendar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
traditional Geʻez-based dating system ⓘ |
| usedInLiturgicalBooks |
Ethiopian Psalter commentaries
ⓘ
Ethiopian lectionaries ⓘ Synaxarium (Ethiopian Orthodox) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Eritrea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInReligion |
Eritrean Orthodox Christianity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Geʻez script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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