The Ethiopic Didascalia: Or the Ethiopic Version of the Apostolical Constitutions, Received in the Church of Abyssinia (Classic Reprint)

The ancient language of A byssinia, commonly called Ethiopic, was but very imperfectly known in Europe before the publication of the Grammar and Lexicon of Ludolf. This very learned, industrious, and accurate writer was Aulic Counsellor at the Court of the Duke of Saxe Gotha, from about 1652 to 1678, and afterwards his Resident at Frankfort, and President of the Academy of History in that city. His works, which are the great source of information on all subjects relating to the Ancient Language and the Literary and Ecclesiastical History of A byssinia, are as follows :1. Jobi Ludolfi Lexicon thiopico-L atinum, fol. Francof. ad Moenum, 1699. 2. Gramtnatica j Ethiopica .... fol. ibid 1702. 3. Psalterium Davidis Ethiopice et Latine, curS J. Ludolfi, 4to. ibid. 1701. 4. Jobi Ludolfi Historia thiopica fol. ibid. 1681. 5. Jobi Ludolfi ad suam Historian! thiopicam Comtnentarius, fol. ibid. 1691. The Grammar and Lexicon were first published in 1661; but these were nothing more than rough sketches of the much enlarged and complete works above mentioned, pubhshed in 1699 and 1702. The Ethiopic part of Castell s Polyglott Lexicon seems to have been chiefly composed from the MS. copy of the first edition of Ludolfs Lexicon before it was put to press. In one of the works above enumerated, the Commentarius ad Historiam thiopicam, Ludolf has reprinted The Confession of Faith of Claudius King of Ethiopia f, which had already been published with the First Edition of his Grammar and Lexicon. In this Confession, Claudius, speaking of the Sabbath, says, that it is observed in Ethiopia, nlion :? HH-1: 2n l: diVC yt njjjf fl fAJP :A ccording as our Fathers the Apostles have commanded us in the Didascalia. On which passage, Ludolf has the following Note: (C oram, in Hist. JE th. p. 239:) See the Prefaces to the two editions of Ludolf s Lexicon; and Castell, Lexicon Heptaglott. col
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