The fear of the demons! 🤺 Ethiopia, 19th c. (?) #angel #sword #africanart

Young Christ hanging out with his homies Ethiopia, 18th c. #JesusChrist #YoungChrist #friendship #africanyouth #africanart

"What are you staring at?" 🦁 Ethiopia, unknown date (16th c.?) #lion #saint #mural #africanart

"Keep slaying, queens! 👑" Ethiopia, 18th c. (?) #StMary #queen #crown #africanart

St Samuel of Waldǝbbā on a deep purple background hits hard 🦁 Ethiopia, 19th c. #saint #samuel #waldebba #lion #ethiopiansaint #africansaint #africanart

ከመ፡ ፍሕሶ፡ ቀይሕ፡ ከናፍርኪ፡ ጽጌ፨ ስዉጠ፡ ስርናይ፡ ከርሥኪ፡ ወሕፁር፡ በጽጌ፨ "Like a scarlet thread are your lips, O Flower – your belly is a heap of wheat, surrounded by flowers!" 💐 Ethiopia, 19th–20th c. #StMary #BabyJesus #icon #geez #africanart

"Just checking in…" Ethiopia, 18th c. #StMary #bishop #africanart

"OMG!" 🫢 Ethiopia, 15th c. #luke #evangelist #gospel #scribe #africanart

*hihihi* 😊 Ethiopia, 16th c. #saint #apostle #jacob #matthias #africanart

One thing I love about Ethiopian-Eritrean art is the unexpected details that sometimes appear. In this baptism scene, for example, half the space is filled by trees with the caption "How branches overshadowed (the River) Jordan" 🌿 Ethiopia, AD 1400/1401 #JesusChrist #baptism #africanart

Have you heard about the nun Sophia who got pregnant, and then St Mary sent angels to remove the baby from the nun's womb before she was punished? (Don't worry, the baby got a good new home 👶🏾) Ethiopia, 18th c. #StMary #nun #baby #angel #miraclesofmary #africanart

It takes a special kind of trust to lie there calmly with your prayer rope when St Michael the Archangel starts wielding his sword… ⚔️ Ethiopia, 19th c. (?) #michael #archangel #patron #sword #prayerrope #africanart

"Who's a good boy?! 😀🦮" Ethiopia, 18th c. #StMary #dog #goodboy #twitterdogs #miraclesofmary #africanart

✌🏾 Ethiopia, 18th c. (?) #StMary #VirginMary #sick #blessing #africanart

"Please, take off your shoes, Sir" Ethiopia, 19th c. (?) #moses #michael #burningbush #archangel #barefoot #africanart

Birds kissing on a heart-shaped leaf 💚🌿 Ethiopia, 14th c. #birds #twitterbirds #kiss #africanart

"We've got our eyes on you, pal" Ethiopia, 18th c. #StMary #VirginMary #BabyJesus #icon #africanart

Fun fact: The Ge'ez word ሐመር፡ (ḥamar), "ship" is possibly related to Arabic حمار (ḥimār), Hebrew חמור (ḥămôr), and Syriac ܚܡܪܐ (ḥmārā), which all mean "donkey". Are ships the "donkeys of the ocean"? 🌊 ‎Ethiopia, 18th c. (?) ⁦‪#ship‬⁩ ⁦‪#donkey #ocean‬⁩ ⁦‪#etymology‬⁩ ⁦‪#geez‬⁩ ⁦‪#africanart‬⁩

"The things we do for love…" Ethiopia, 18th c. #JesusChrist #savior #crownofthorns #kweratareesu #africanart

"I'm gonna show you the deadliest karate moves" 🥋 Ethiopia, 15th c. #paul #saint #apostle #karate #africanart

ነአምን፡ ሕማሞ፡ ለዘኢየሐምም፡ ተገምረ፡ ዘኢይትገመር፡ ኃጢኣተነ፡ ነሥአ፡ ዘአልቦ፡ ኃጢኣት፡ ዓርገ፡ ወልድ፡ በስብሐት፡ ውስተ፡ ሰማያት፨ Ethiopia, 15th c. #JesusChrist #ascension #yared #geez #africanart

Baby Jesus playing Simeon the God-Receiver's beard 👴🏽 Ethiopia, 19th c. #BabyJesus #simeon #beard #beardedmen #mural #africanart

"People say I'm here just to fill up the blank space, but I think there must be a deeper meaning to my existence…" Ethiopia, 18th c. (?) #humanoid #geez #ethiopianmanuscript #africanart

When St Michael the Archangel brings you a letter and it just goes on and on and on… 📨 Ethiopia, 20th c. #michael #archangel #letter #shepherd #sheep #africanart

"Hello there, newest successor!" 🦁 /St Peter Ethiopia, 15th c. #peter #apostle #pope #leo #leoxiv #africanart

A leopard chair (🐆) and a dolphin book stand (🐬) – yeah! ✌🏾 Ethiopia, 6th c. (?) #saint #mark #evangelist #leopard #dolphin #abbagarima #lateantiquity #christianart #africanart

The Israelites eating manna in the desert 🍽️ Ethiopia, 20th c. #israelites #oldtestament #manna #africanart

ወነሥኡ፡ ሥጋሁ፡ ለኢየሱስ፡ ወገነዝዎ፡ በመዋጥሕ፡ ዘስንዶናት፡ ምስለ፡ አፈው፡ በከመ፡ ሕገ፡ አይሁድ፡ ዘከመ፡ ይገንዙ። And they took Jesus' body and wrapped it in strips of linen with spices according to the law of the Jews for how to wrap. (Jn 19:40) Ethiopia, 18th c. #JesusChrist #shrouding #goodfriday #africanart

ወነሢኦ፡ ብሒአ፡ ኢየሱስ፡ ይቤ፡ ተፈጸመ። ወአጽነነ፡ ርእሶ፡ ወመጠወ፡ ነፍሶ። When he had received the vinegar, Jesus said, "It is finished." And he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. (Jn 19:30) Ethiopia, 18th c. #JesusChrist #crucifixion #goodfriday #fasika2025 #easter2025 #africanart

አስመ፡ ይቤ፡ ዛቲ፡ ዕለት፡ በዓለ፡ እግዚአብሐር፡ ሆሣዕና፡ በአርያም፡ ቡሩክ፡ አንተ፡ ንጉሠ፡ ፳ኤል፨ "For He said: 'This day is a feast of the Lord!' Hosanna in the highest heaven! Blessed are you, King of Israel!" Ethiopia, 1400–1401 AD #JesusChrist #hosanna #donkey #palmsunday #africanart

St Mary (سيدتنا مريم العذراء) practicing her Arabic reading skills when St Gabriel the Archangel suddenly appears… 💐 ‎Ethiopia, 18th c. (?) ⁦‪#StMary‬⁩ ⁦‪#gabriel‬⁩ ⁦‪#arabic‬⁩ ⁦‪#flowers‬⁩ ⁦‪#annunciation‬⁩ ⁦‪#africanart‬⁩

Blessings from the ብሉየ፡ መዋዕል፡ ("The Ancient of Days")! Ethiopia, 15th c. #ancientofdays #god #blessing #icon #africanicon #africanart

Gold ink, blue ink, red letter framing – such an absolute masterpiece of 14th-century Ethiopian manuscript production! 😍 Ethiopia, 14th c. #gold #goldink #geez #africanmanuscript #dawit #miraclesofmary #africanart

Metal Jesus! 🤘 Ethiopia, 13th c. #JesusChrist #ascension #fourlivingcreatures #blessing #medievalart #africanart

When you think the mast of your ship is breaking, but it's just St Gabriel the Archangel steering you to a safe haven ⛵️ Ethiopia, 17th–18th c. #gabriel #archangel #ship #sailors #africanart

Sometimes you find the most unexpected things drawn on the empty flyleaves of Ge'ez manuscript 🫣 Ethiopia, 19th c. (?) #man #flyleaves #scribbles #africanart

"I'm walking on demons, woooah, And don't it feel good!" 🎶 Ethiopia, 18th c. (?) #demons #king #katrinaandthewaves #africanart

I love how the ssssssnake's tail extends beyond the frame of the illumination 🐍 Ethiopia, 18th c. #adam #eve #paradise #snake #africanart

"Yee-haw! Off we go!" 🦁 Ethiopia, 19th c. (?) #saints #lion #lionriders #africananimals #africanart

"Don't shoot! Let's talk about this instead!" Ethiopia, 19th c. (?) #rifle #cross #africanart

ማርያም፡ ተዓቢ፡ እምኵሉ፡ ፍጥረት፡ ኢያውዓያ፡ እሳተ፡ መለኮት፨ "Mary is greater than all of creation. The Fire of Divinity did not consume Her!" 🔥 Ethiopia, 16th c. #StMary #VirginMary #BabyJesus #icon #geez #africanart

"Killing dragons is a great hobby 🐉, but what really makes my heart beat faster is smiling at princesses in trees 👸🌴" Ethiopia, 18th c. #george #dragon #princess #africanart

When you're living in unceasing prayer in the Temple and angels deliver food and drinks to your doorstep 🍱🥤 Ethiopia, 18th c. #StMary #temple #angels #fooddelivery #delivery #africanart

"Oh no, how unfortunate! 😢" Ethiopia, 17th c. #lion #wildanimals #africananimals #walattapetros #africanart

A lesser known Biblical story: How Habakkuk was lifted by the crown of his head and carried with bread to Daniel in the lions' den (cf. Dan. 14:33–36) Ethiopia, 18th c. #daniel #habakkuk #bread #angel #lions #bible #africanart

"Twinkle, twinkle, little star…" Ethiopia, 19th–20th c. #star #magicscroll #africanart

St George of Lydda riding in on a white horse 🎠 Ethiopia, 16th c. (?) #george #saintgeorge #giyorgis #horse #icon #africanart

"Shut up, stupid dragon!" 🐉 Ethiopia, 17th c. #dragon #snake #walattapetros #africanart

St Michael the Archangel surrounded by aficionad@s What I love about this is that all the worshippers are painted in a very personalized manner. Still, a later owner scratched out the original names and added new ones! Ethiopia, 19th c. (?) #michael #angel #africanart

ንጉሠ፡ ነገሥት፡ እግዚአ፡ አጋእዝት፡ አምላክ፡ ዘመልዕልተ፡ ሠረገላ፡ ኪሩቤል፡ ትነብር፨ "O King of Kings, O Lord of Lords, O God who thrones on the chariot of the Cherubim!" Ethiopia, 14th–15th c. #JesusChrist #baptism #geez #africanjesus #africanart