Abu Rumi (about 1750 – 1819) is the name recorded as being the translator for the first complete Bible in Amharic, the national language of Ethiopia.
According to Jowett, Abu Rumi served as a translator for the Scots explorer James Bruce at the age of 22.
Abu Rumi left Ethiopia in his 28th year, visited Cairo, Jerusalem, Syria and India, where he resided in the house of Sir William Jones.
The manuscript containing his translation was eventually purchased by William Jowett on behalf of the British and Foreign Bible Society.
According to Ullendorff, "Abu Rumi's version, with some changes and amendments, held sway until the Emperor Haile Sellassie I ordered a new translation of the entire Bible which appeared in 1960/1."