Names
Hiob Ludolf ↗ alt: Job Leutholf ↗
Birth
24th June 1624
Period of Activity
Hiob Ludolf↗ was the founder of Ethiopian studies in Europe. He studied medicine, law and Oriental languages at Erfurt and then at Leiden, and subsequently travelled widely across Europe. In 1649 he travelled to Rome↗ at the bequest of Christina of Sweden↗ , where he came into contact with the Ethiopian monks living at Santo Stefano de' Mori↗ . One of them, ʾabbā role: title ↗ Gorgoryos↗ , became Ludolf's teacher and main informant. After returning to Erfurt, Hiob Ludolf↗ entered in 1652 the service of Ernst I of Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha (Sachsen-Gotha-Altenburg)↗ , who suggested to invite Gorgoryos↗ to his castle. During this stay, Hiob Ludolf↗ worked on his Gǝʿǝz and Amharic dictionaries, and later would use recordings of their conversations for his historical and theological works. Beside his political activities as court counsellor, he continued his studies of the Ethiopian culture, history and languages. In 1661, he published his Gǝʿǝz dictionary and grammar, which were edited by Johann-Michael Wansleben↗ . He also began organizing a mission to Ethiopia, to be let by Johann-Michael Wansleben↗ , who would, however, only reach Egypt. After the siege of Vienna in 1683, he participated in political attempts at an alliance with Ethiopia against the Ottomon empire by sending a letter written in Gǝʿǝz to Ethiopia. His historical and linguistic works remained standard for 200 years, until the publication of Christian Friedrich August Dillmann↗ 's grammar and dictionary. Hiob Ludolf↗ 's interest in Ethiopia was partly motivated by the wish to prove the theological vicinity of the Ethiopian and Protestant Churches. His disappointment at the impossibility of this alliance contributed to his harsh condemnation of his former student Johann-Michael Wansleben↗ , after the latter's conversion to Catholicism.
Death
8th April 1704
Author of
- Ludolf Historia AethiopicaLudolf Historia Aethiopica.
- Ad suam Historiam Aethiopicam antehac editam Commentarius.
- Ludolf Historia AethiopicaLudolf Historia Aethiopica.
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Names
- Hiob Ludolf
- alt: Job Leutholf
Dates
Birth: 24-6-1624
Death: 8-4-1704
Occupation
scholar
Faith
Protestantism
Nationality
Germany
Secondary Bibliography
Secondary Bibliography
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Uhlig, S. 2007. ‘Ludolf, Hiob’, in S. Uhlig, ed., Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, III (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2007), 601b–603b.
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Bausi, A. 2015. ‘Johann Michael Wansleben’s manuscripts and texts. An update’, in A. Bausi, A. Gori, D. Nosnitsin, and E. Sokolinski, eds, Essays in Ethiopian Manuscript Studies. Proceedings of the International Conference Manuscripts and Texts, Languages and Contexts: the Transmission of Knowledge in the Horn of Africa, Hamburg, 17-19 July 2014, Supplement to Aethiopica, 4 (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2015), 197–244.
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Ludolf, H. 1701. መጽሐፈ፡ መዝሙራት፡ ዘዳዊት — Psalterium Davidis aethiopice et latine cum duobus impressis & tribus MSStis codicibus diligenter collatum & emendatum, nec non variis lectionibus & notis philologicis illustratum, ut in præfatione pluribus dicetur. Accedunt Æthiopicè tantùm Hymni et Orationes aliquot Vet. et Novi Testamenti, item Canticum Canticorum, cum variis lectionibus & notis (Francofurti ad Moenum: prostat apud Johannem David Zunner et Nicolaum Wilhelmum Helwig, 1701).
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Ludolf, H. 1699. ዘኢዮብ፡ ሉዶልፍ፡ ዘእምብሔረ፡ ገርማንያ፡ እንተ፡ ይብልዋ፡ አሌማኛ፡ መዝገበ፡ ቃላት፡ ዘልሳነ፡ ግዕዝ፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ልሳነ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘኢትዮጵያ። ዘትርጓሜሁ፡ ኮነ፡ በልሳነ፡ ላቲን፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ልሳነ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘሰብአ፡ ኤውሮፓ። Hoc est Iobi Ludolfi Lexicon Aethiopico-latinum: Ex omnibus libris impressis, et multis MSStis contextum. Nunc denuo ab ipso Autore revisum ac emendatum, plurimisque novis radicibus & derivatis, nec non nominibus propriis auctum, Ut in Praefatione pluribus dicetur. Editio secunda. Accedit Index latinus copiosissimus, Qui vicem Lexici Latino-Aethiopici praestare possit (Francofurti ad Moenum: Prostat apud Johannem David Zunnerum. Typis & sumtibus Autoris impressit Mart. Jacquet, 1699).
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Ludolf, H. 1702. ዘኢዮብ፡ ሉዶልፍ፡ ዘእምብሔረ፡ ገርማንያ፡ እንተ፡ ይብልዋ፡ አሌማኛ፡ ትምህርተ፡ ልሳነ፡ ግዕዝ፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ልሳነ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘኢትዮጵያ። Hoc est: Iobi Ludolfi grammatica Aethiopica. Ap ipso Autore solicite revisa, & plurimis in locis correcta et aucta. Editio secunda accedit prosodia, cum appendicibus, praxi grammatica, et de scribendis epistolis aethiopicis; denique index vocabulorum difficiliorum (Francofurti ad Moenum: Prostat apud Johannem David Zunnerum, et Nicolaum Wilhelmum Helwig, Typis et sumtibus Autoris impressit Martinus Jacquet, 1702).
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Ludolf, H. 1698. Mazgaba qālāt ba-ʾamḫārǝññā. Seu Lexicon Amharico-Latinum cum indice Latino copioso inquirendis vocabulis Amharicis in hoc opere contentis. (Francofurti ad Moenum: Prostat apud Johannem David Zunnerum., 1698).
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Ludolf, H. 1698. መጽሐፈ፡ ትምህርት፡ ዘልሳነ፡ አምኃራ፡ (Maṣḥafa tǝmhǝrt za-lǝssāna ʾamḫārā) Seu grammatica linguae Amharicae, quae vernacula est Habessinorum in usum eorum qui cum antiqua hac et praeclara natione christiana conversare volent. Plura habes in Praefatione. (Francofurti ad Moenum: Prostat apud Johannem David Zunnerum., 1698).
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Ludolf, H. 1691. Ad suam Historiam Æthiopicam antehac editam Commentarius, In quo Multa breviter dicta fusius narrantur: contraria refelluntur: Atque hac occasione præter res Æthiopicas multa Autorum, quædam etiam S. Scripturæ loca declarantur: Aliaque plurima geographica, historica et critica, Inprimis verò antiquitatem ecclesiasticam illustrantia, alibi haud facilè obvia, exponuntur vt variarum observationum loco haberi possit (Francofurti ad Mœnum: Sumptibus Johannis David Zunneri, Typis Martini Jacqueti, 1691).
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Ludolf, H. 1681. Historia Æthiopica, Sive Brevis&succincta descriptio regni Habessinorum, Quod vulgò malè Presbyteri lohannis vocatur (Francofurti ad Mœnum: Prostat apud Joh. David Zunner, Typis Balthasaris Christophori Wustii Sen., 1681).
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Ludolf, H. 1661. Confessio fidei Claudii Regis Aethiopiae, cum Notis et Versione Latina Jobi Ludolfi J.C. antehac Sereniss. Electori Palatino dedicata; Nunc verò edita, curâ et studio Johannis Michaelis Wanslebii, qui Liturgiam S. Dioscori Patriarchae Alexandrini Aethiopicè et Latinè addidit (Londini: Apud Thomam Roycroft, LL: Orientalium Typographum Regium, 1661).
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Ludolf, H. 1661. ዘኢዮብ፡ ሉዶልፍ፡ መዝገበ፡ ቃላት፡ ዘልሳነ፡ ግዕዝ፡ ዝውእቱ፡ ልሳነ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘ ኢ ት ዮ ጵ ያ፡ Sive, Jobi Ludolfi I.C. Lexicon Aethiopico-latinum, Ex omnibus libris impressis, nonnullisque Manuscriptis collectum, Et cum docto quodam Aethiope relectum. Accessit Authoris Grammatica, Cum aliis nonnullis, quorum Catalogum sequens pagina exhibebit. Nunc primum in lucem editum, studio et cura Johannis Michaelis Wanslebii Mathem. & Orient. LL. Stud. Qui Indicem Latinum, et Appendicem operi addidit (Londini: Apud Thomam Roycroft, LL: Orientalium Typographum Regium, 1661).
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Ludolf, H. 1661. ዘኢዮብ፡ ሉዶልፍ፡ ትምህርተ፡ ልሳነ፡ ግዕዝ፡ ዘውእቱ፡ ልሳነ፡ መጽሐፈ፡ ዘኢትዮጵያ፡, Sive Jobi Ludolfi J.C. Grammatica Aethiopica. Nunc primum edita, studio et curâ Johannis Michaelis Wanslebii Mathem. et Orient. LL. Stud. (Londini: Apud Thomam Roycroft, LL: Orientalium Typographum Regium, 1661).
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Ludolf, H. 1699. ዘኢዮብ፡ ሉዶልፍ፡ ዘእምብሔረ፡ ገርማንያ፡ እንተ፡ ይብልዋ፡ አሌማኛ፡ መዝገበ፡ ቃላት፡ ዘልሳነ፡ ግዕዝ፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ልሳነ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘኢትዮጵያ። ዘትርጓሜሁ፡ ኮነ፡ በልሳነ፡ ላቲን፡ እንተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ልሳነ፡ መጽሐፍ፡ ዘሰብአ፡ ኤውሮፓ። Hoc est Iobi Ludolfi Lexicon Aethiopico-latinum: Ex omnibus libris impressis, et multis MSStis contextum. Nunc denuo ab ipso Autore revisum ac emendatum, plurimisque novis radicibus & derivatis, nec non nominibus propriis auctum, Ut in Praefatione pluribus dicetur. Editio secunda. Accedit Index latinus copiosissimus, Qui vicem Lexici Latino-Aethiopici praestare possit (Francofurti ad Moenum: Prostat apud Johannem David Zunnerum. Typis & sumtibus Autoris impressit Mart. Jacquet, 1699).
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Ludolf, H. 1676. Sciagraphia historiae Aethiopicae sive regni Abessinorum quod vulgo perperam presbyteri Johannis vocatur (Jenae: Ex Officinâ Orientali Samuelis Krebsii, 1676).
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