Oseodion Aburime

Oseodion Aburime
Born	15 May 1970 (1970-05-15) (age 41) Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Occupation	Author, Translator
Nationality	Nigerian American
Genres	Divine literature, Calligraphy
Subjects	Comparative literature
Notable award(s)	Royal Fellow, Esan Literature 1993, Distinguished Royal Fellow, Esan Literature 1997
Influences Esan / Edo mythology

Oseodion Aburime (born 15 May 1970) is a Nigerian / American writer, translator, and lexicographer. His research interests include the chromatographic writings of Esan (Esan people), Chinese Hanzi, Japanese Kanji, Buddhism, and Islam. His works include the Esan Translation of the Dhammapada, Chinese Transliterations of the Dhammapada -- with Commentaries in English, Esan Translation of the Bhagavad Gita, Esan Translation of the Holy Quran, Arabic Transliteration of the Holy Quran, Esan Translation of the Works of Confucius, and the Esan Kanji Dictionary.

Works

Collections (Calligraphy)

• Esan Calligraphy
• Chromatographic Writing Systems, African Studies, Cornell University
• Languages of the World …. Esan Language
• Esan Dhammapada
• Transliteration of the Holy Quran
• Colour Quran with Chinese Translation
• Chinese Transliteration of the Dhammapada -- with Commentaries in English
• Kanji Pyramids
• Pyramid Engineering / Pyramid Calligraphy
• Unified Ideographs

Discoveries

• Imhotep, Source of Paper (Papyrus, Ancient Egypt)

The Discovery of the Source of Paper ---- the First and Oldest known Bearer :

Evidence

'Along with medicine, he was also a patron of architects, knowledge and scribes. James Henry Breasted says of Imhotep:

"In priestly wisdom, in magic, in the formulation of wise proverbs; in medicine and architecture; this remarkable figure of Zoser's reign left so notable a reputation that his name was never forgotten. He was the patron spirit of the later scribes, to whom they regularly poured out a libation from the water-jug of their writing outfit before beginning their work." '

'Imhotep extracted medicine from plants.'

'Imhotep was portrayed as a priest with a shaven head, seated and holding a papyrus roll. Occasionally he was shown clothed in the archaic costume of a priest.'

'Of the details of his life, very little has survived though numerous statues and statuettes of him have been found. Some show him as an ordinary man who is dressed in plain attire. Others show him as a sage who is seated on a chair with a roll of papyrus on his knees or under his arm. Later, his statuettes show him with a god like beard, standing, and carrying the ankh and a scepter.'

'He is represented seated with a papyrus scroll across his knees, wearing a skullcap and a long linen kilt. We can interpret the papyrus as suggesting the sources of knowledge kept by scribes in the "House of Life". The headgear identifies Imhotep with Ptah, and his priestly linen garment symbolizes his religious purity.'

Sources

• www.crystalinks.com Imhotep
• www.nbufront.org
• www.egyptianmyths.net: Imhotep
• www.crystalinks.com Imhotep
• www.mystae.com: Imhotep

References

• Ayatullah Abdul Latif Berry
• Imam Sayid Hassan Al-Qazwini
• Art of Chinese Calligraphy
• Master Chin Kung Calligraphy
• Sheikh Safdar Razi
• Brother Jaafar Mah, Sister Mariah Mah, China Muslim
• Imam Yang, IUHK
• Sheikh Sayed, Elfarouq Foundation
• Imam Adesokan, Masjid Mu'mineen
• Hakim Olajuwon
• Prof. Ayele Bekerie, African Writing Systems, Cornell Univ.
• Veneralbe Jan Hai, President, Texas Buddhist Association
• Venerable Hung I, Abbot, Jade Buddha Temple
• Trung Tam Phat Giao Chua Viet Nam
• Todd Mcfadden, Denise Phillips, Katrina Moore, Africana Center, Tufts University
• Todd Mcfadden, Marjorie Fuller, WVU Center for Black Culture and Research
• Director, Upperman African American Cultural Center
• Esan World Congress
• Esan World Congress

Further reading

• The Chinese Quran
• The Chinese Dhammapada

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Name	Aburime, Oseodion
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Date of birth	15 May 1970
Place of birth	Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
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