Sheba & Himyar: Yemen as World Power on the East–West Trade Routes and marginal Axum (Abyssinia), by Prof. Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis
- 8 years ago
In his article, Prof. Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis basically analyzed an excerpt of the text Periplus of the Erythraean (Red) Sea on Socotra. On this occasion, he expanded on the Yemenite prevalence across what is rather mistakenly called today the "Indian Ocean"; in this regard, Prof. Megalommatis brought forth historical evidence , which clearly demonstrates that the correct term for the Southern Seas is the …. "Yemenite Ocean".
At the end of his lengthy article, Prof. Megalommatis makes a comparison between the two maritime colonial empires of Sheba & Himyar (Yemen) and Hadhramaut and the marginal, mountainous Kingdom of Axum (Abyssinia) only to conclude that the latter took part in the trade between East and West after recognizing the Yemenite supremacy in land, desert and sea.
To do so, the great Orientalist, Prof. Megalommatis highlights excerpts from the Periplus of the Erythraean (Red) Sea that state clearly that The Other Berberia (the coast between today's Assab in Eritrea and the Horn of Africa) was independent and each coastal city (harbor and port-of-call) there was self-ruled. Sheba & Himyar (Yemen) had colonized Azania (the coast between the Horn of Africa and Daresalaam), whereas Hadhramaut controlled Socotra. Contrarily, Abyssinia was a small territory stretching between Axum and Adulis (today's Massawa in Eritrea).
In a series of four videos, we presented an edited and enlarged version of Prof. Megalommatis' article, which was first published here:
http://www.afroarticles.com/article-d...
Prof. Megalommatis' article was commented and discussed by Russian specialists as republished here:
https://profmegalommatistextsinrussia...
First video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4dYm...
Second video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhMzb...
Third video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZASTe...
As music accompaniment we selected what reflects the diversity of the multicultural community of Ancient Socotra - Dioskouridou Island. For the present video:
00:00 Aramaean Christian Hymns from Abuna Qasho Kasho Saliba 1 Saume 1988 Qurobo Alohoyo Slutho (selected part)
8:12 Aramaean Christian Hymns from Abuna Qasho Kasho Saliba 1 Saume 1988 Qurobo Alohoyo Slutho (selected part)
13:28 Traditional dance of Kerala performed by the students of Mudranjaly School of Dance (song in Malayalam, the Dravidian language of SW India)
22:26 Soqotri poetry competition 2011 - Sa'ad bin Suliman bin Hamed Bainogeg recites poetry in Soqotri language
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMSZm...
At the end of his lengthy article, Prof. Megalommatis makes a comparison between the two maritime colonial empires of Sheba & Himyar (Yemen) and Hadhramaut and the marginal, mountainous Kingdom of Axum (Abyssinia) only to conclude that the latter took part in the trade between East and West after recognizing the Yemenite supremacy in land, desert and sea.
To do so, the great Orientalist, Prof. Megalommatis highlights excerpts from the Periplus of the Erythraean (Red) Sea that state clearly that The Other Berberia (the coast between today's Assab in Eritrea and the Horn of Africa) was independent and each coastal city (harbor and port-of-call) there was self-ruled. Sheba & Himyar (Yemen) had colonized Azania (the coast between the Horn of Africa and Daresalaam), whereas Hadhramaut controlled Socotra. Contrarily, Abyssinia was a small territory stretching between Axum and Adulis (today's Massawa in Eritrea).
In a series of four videos, we presented an edited and enlarged version of Prof. Megalommatis' article, which was first published here:
http://www.afroarticles.com/article-d...
Prof. Megalommatis' article was commented and discussed by Russian specialists as republished here:
https://profmegalommatistextsinrussia...
First video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4dYm...
Second video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhMzb...
Third video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZASTe...
As music accompaniment we selected what reflects the diversity of the multicultural community of Ancient Socotra - Dioskouridou Island. For the present video:
00:00 Aramaean Christian Hymns from Abuna Qasho Kasho Saliba 1 Saume 1988 Qurobo Alohoyo Slutho (selected part)
8:12 Aramaean Christian Hymns from Abuna Qasho Kasho Saliba 1 Saume 1988 Qurobo Alohoyo Slutho (selected part)
13:28 Traditional dance of Kerala performed by the students of Mudranjaly School of Dance (song in Malayalam, the Dravidian language of SW India)
22:26 Soqotri poetry competition 2011 - Sa'ad bin Suliman bin Hamed Bainogeg recites poetry in Soqotri language
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMSZm...