Mentewab

Names
	Mentewab (birth name); Walatta Giyorgis (baptismal name); Berhan Mogassa (throne name)

Mentewab
ምንትዋብ
Mentewab ; ምንትዋብ
Itege
	Itege (Empress) Mentewab lying prostrate at Mary's feet at Nerga Selassie in Lake Tana, 1748.
Empress of Ethiopia
Tenure	8 November 1723 – 19 September 1730
Coronation	23 December 1730
Born	c. 1706; Qwara, Begemder Province, Ethiopian Empire
Died	27 June 1773 (aged 66–67); Qwasqwam Palace, Gondar, Begemder Province, Ethiopian Empire
Burial	Monastery Church of St Mary of Qwasqwam
Spouse	Bakaffa; Fitawrari “Milmal” Iyasu;
Issue	Iyasu II; Woizero Walatta Takla Haymanot; Woizero Walatta Israel; Woizero Aster; Woizero Altash
Names
Names
	Mentewab (birth name); Walatta Giyorgis (baptismal name); Berhan Mogassa (throne name)
Dynasty	House of Solomon
Father	Dejazmatch Manbare of Dembiya
Mother	Woizero Yenkoy

Mentewab (Ge'ez: ምንትዋብ; c. 1706 – 27 June 1773) was Empress of Ethiopia, consort of Emperor Bakaffa, mother (and regent) of Iyasu II and grandmother of Iyoas I.^[1]^[2] She was also known officially by her baptismal name of Walatta Giyorgis (Ge'ez: ወለተ ጊዮርጊስ).^[3] Mentewab was a major political figure during the reigns of her son the Emperor Iyasu and grandson Iyoas. Empress Mentewab was also known by the honorific of Berhan Mogassa (Ge'ez: ብርሃን ሞገሳ). This was to complement the honorific of her son Iyasu II, who was Berhan Seged.

^ Friedlander, María-José (2007). Ethiopia's Hidden Treasures: A Guide to the Paintings of the Remote Churches of Ethiopia. Shama Books. ISBN 978-99944-0-017-1.
^ Briggs, Philip; Blatt, Brian (2009). Ethiopia. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-284-2.
^ Chaillot, Chrisitne (2016-12-10). "The role of pictures, the veneration of icons and the representation of Christ in two oriental orthodox churches of the Coptic and Ethiopian traditions". Studies in African Languages and Cultures. 50: 101–114. ISSN 2657-4187.

[1] Friedlander, María-José (2007). Ethiopia's Hidden Treasures: A Guide to the Paintings of the Remote Churches of Ethiopia. Shama Books. ISBN 978-99944-0-017-1.

[:0-2] Briggs, Philip; Blatt, Brian (2009). Ethiopia. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-284-2.

[3] Chaillot, Chrisitne (2016-12-10). "The role of pictures, the veneration of icons and the representation of Christ in two oriental orthodox churches of the Coptic and Ethiopian traditions". Studies in African Languages and Cultures. 50: 101–114. ISSN 2657-4187.

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