Taddesse Tamrat records a tradition he heard from an aged priest in Lalibela that "Kaleb was a man of Lasta and his palace was at Bugna where it is known that Gebre Mesqel Lalibela had later established his centre.
Taddesse Tamrat beretter, at ifølge en mundtlig tradition, han hørte fra en gammel præst i Lalibela, "stammede Kaleb fra Lasta, og hans palads var i Bugna, hvor det vides at Gebre Mesqel Lalibela senere havde oprettet sit sæde.