Ghebre-Medhin Dighnei

Ghebre-Medhin Dighnei is known only through this collection, and his dates are not known. The learned journals of 1903 and 1904 present him as an Abyssinian, “a native” according to Joseph Halévy, who announced that he had put a small collection of fables into Tigrinya. He did this work under the direction of the Italian orientalist Francesco Gallina, who took charge of editing the volume. Orientalists also transcribe his name Gabra-Madhan Dagnay.

In the catalogue 1

• TaleApologhi ed aneddoti volti in lingua TigriññaGhebre-Medhin Dighnei · 1902not translated into EnglishLiterature