Kebra Nagast

Concerning the King of Rome the country of Rome, I will send thither 'Ardamis my youngest son. Hold ye not it against me as an evil thing that formerly I took away your sons, for it is a pleasing thing to God that the men of Ethiopia have learned His Name, and have become His people. In like manner, the men of Rome, if we give them our children, will become the people of God, and unto us moreover shall be given the name of People of God,' being thus The people of Israel and called of thus spoken have taken the kingdom of Ethiopia and the kingdom of ' : Rome. Give ye your youngest sons as before [ye gave the eldest], and let those of middle age stay in our city." And they rose up, and took counsel, and returned, and said unto him, " We will speak this matter unto the King, and he shall do his will." And he said unto " Make me hear what ye would say." And they them, " said unto him, Thou hast already taken the eldest of our houses, and now take the youngest of their children." And he was pleased with this counsel, and he did for them as they wished. And he set forward 'Adrami his son, who took some of the nobles of the lower grades of the house of Israel, and the lot fell upon him in the name of his father Solomon and they gave him a of the tribe of the Levites whose name was priest and set 'Adrami 'Akimihel, they upon the king's mule, and cried out to him, " Hail [Long] live the royal " father And all the people said, " It is right and And they anointed him with the oil of proper." and commanded him to keep all the laws of kingship, the kingdom, and they made him to swear that he would worship no other god except the God of Israel. ; ! ! And they blessed him as they had blessed David his brother, and admonished 'Adrami even as they had admonished David, and they accompanied him on his way as far as the sea coast. And Solomon the King wrote and sent a letter, " Peace be to Baltasor, the King of Rome saying, ! 123