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D.D. (ደብረ፡ ዳሞ, Däbrä Dammo, also Ǝnda [Abunä] Arägawi) is one of the oldest Ethio- pian monasteries. Located on top of a mountain plateau entirely surrounded by steep cliffs in the district of Bizät, eastern Tǝgray, it can only be reached by climbing. The foot
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Tradition associates Däbrä Dammo with Zämikaʾel Arägawi and the age of the Aksumite kings Tazena, Kaleb and Gäbrä Mäsqäl. Its mountain-top setting and restricted approach shaped both its monastic life and its historical role as a place of refuge.
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71 Debra Damo, external view of the large church from the west, 1993.
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78 Debra Damo, monolithic pillars in the nave of the large church, 1993. Note that their form differs markedly from that of the stone pillar in the vestibule.
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TOP 75 Debra Damo, part of the large church’s vestibule ceiling, 1993. Each panel is approximately 290 mm square.
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77 Debra Damo, the north exterior wall of the large church, 1993, showing construction of the doorway.
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69 Debra Damo, view of the main church and tower from the southwest, 1993. The tower has undergone considerable alteration since it was recorded by the Deutsche Aksum-Expedition in 1906 (cf. Littmann et al. 1913, 2: Abb. 343).
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Debra Damo. Soffitto del convento
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Debra Damo. Soffitto del convento
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Debra Damo. Soffitto del convento
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Debra Damo, the four-bracket capital of the monolithic pillar supporting the vestibule’s coffered ceiling in the large church, 1993.
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Access to Debre Damo (Tigray Region, Ethiopia).
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Debra Damo, rock-cut cisterns, 1993.
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Debra Damo, the northern window in the east wall of the large church’s anteroom, 1993. The stair leading to the lofts is clearly visible through the window. Mordini (1961: 133) referred to the chambers here designated anteroom and vestibule as first and second vestibules respectively.
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Debra Damo, the ascent, 1993.
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Debra Damo, details of the large church’s vestibule ceiling, 1993.
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Debre Damo, Tigray Province, Ethiopia
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Distant view of the Debra Damo amba, 1993.
