Kaleb of Axum

Kaleb (c. 520) is perhaps the best-documented, if not best-known, king of Axum situated in modern day Eritrea and Ethiopia.

Procopius of Caesarea calls him "Hellestheaeus", a variant of his throne name Ella Atsbeha or Ella Asbeha (Histories, 1.20). Variants of his name are Hellesthaeus, Ellestheaeus, Eleshaah, Ella Atsbeha, Ellesboas, and Elesboam, all from the Greek Ελεσβόάς, for “The one who brought about the morning” or “The one who collected tribute.”

At Aksum, in inscription RIE 191, his name is rendered in unvocalized Gə‘əz as KLB ’L ’ṢBḤ WLD TZN (Kaleb ʾElla ʾAṣbeḥa son of Tazena). In vocalized Gə‘əz, it is ካሌብ እለ አጽብሐ (Kaleb ʾƎllä ʾAṣbəḥa).

Kaleb, a name derived from the Biblical character Caleb, is his given Christian name; ʾOn both his coins and inscriptions he left at Axum, as well as Ethiopian hagiographical sources and king lists, he refers to himself as the son of Tazena. He may be the "Atsbeha" or "Asbeha" of the Ethiopian legends of Abreha and Asbeha, the other possibility being Ezana's brother Saizana.

Kaleb (given name)

Kaleb, a variant spelling of "Caleb", may refer to:

  • Kaleb of Axum (c.520), perhaps the best-documented king of Axum
  • Kaleb Canales (born 1978), assistant basketball coach
  • Kaleb Cowart (born 1992), baseball player
  • Kaleb Kaschalk (born 1989), the youngest person to ever finish Ironman France
  • Kaleb Nation (writer), (born 1988), author
  • Kaleb Simmonds, Canadian Idol participant
  • Kaleb Tedla (1918–2006), successful Eritrean business man who lived most of his life in Ethiopia
  • Kaleb Toth (born 1977), Canadian lacrosse player
  • Nikša Kaleb (born 1973), Croatian handball player
  • Vjekoslav Kaleb (1905–1996), Croatian short story writer and novelist
  • See also

  • Caleb
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    Kaleb

    by: Battlecross

    Kaleb my son, for you I would tear this world apart.
    I don't want my son to be anything like me,
    or the bullshit fake people on the t.v.,
    or even right across the street.
    You will be as strong as you make yourself to be.
    Everything around you will bring you to your knees,
    It's not how hard the world hits,
    It's how quick you get back up, how quick you get back
    I can try to show you what's right and wrong but in the
    end it's your choice to make.
    I can't be there to help you through every mistake,
    I can only show you how I've made it through my own
    battles and how I've made myself this strong.
    You are everything to me,
    I would fight through a thousand horrors just to keep
    you safe.
    Everything around you will bring you to your knees,
    It's not how hard the world hits,
    It's how quick you get back up.
    Everyone around you will lie straight through their
    teeth,
    You must persevere and make it through your own
    battles,
    and how you make yourself this strong.
    You are everything to me,
    I would fight through a thousand horrors just to keep
    you safe.




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