11/13/07

Does Somali name came from an Ethiopian poem?

Historically, Before colonials, it had been a grouping of tribally-oriented states which had come into existence in the 16th century, following the disintegration of the Sultanate of Adel in 1542.In the time of the Egyptians, the region now called Somalia was believed to be the Land of Punt. A bas-relief from the tomb of Queen Hatsheput (1516-1481 BC) depicts the King of Punt, Parihou, with his bizarrely-shaped wife, Queen Ati, commemorating an expedition to bring spices and herbs from the region.One indigenous people of the Horn of Africa region, who have lived there for thousands of years, are the Oromo, who speak a Cushitic language. In the 11th century, the Darood Somali arrived from Arabia, under the leadership of Sheikh Ismail Jabarti. In the 13th century, Sheikh Isaaq arrived from Arabia, founding the Isaaq clan. The Darood and Isaaq gradually displaced the Oromo from the region now known as Somalia and Somaliland as they grew in numbers. The first mention of the name "Somali" comes from an Ethiopian poem from the 15h century.

By. Waraabe fiid

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

I believe it was the 14th centurey the 1340's and the poems where from the "glorius Victories" of Amde seyon, Somali was in the list of people that he claimed to ahve defeated.
Its probably true becuase amde seyon raided all the way to berbera and he destroyed amoud in awdal which used to be a major city.

Anonymous said...

Barre

Anonymous said...

Amde seyon!
Was he Ahmara?


Sheikh