The Queen of Sheba from
Ethiopian fresco (c.1100s-1200s), Lalibela, Ethiopia. Zagwe dynasty.
The Queen of Sheba
(also known as Makeda,
Makebah-Tamar, Malikat Saba;
Ge'ez: Nigist Saba;
Hebrew: מלכת שבא;
Malkat Shva; Arabic: ملكة
سبأ)
According to the Kebra
Negast (Kebra Nagast, Ge'ez: kəbrä nägäst, "the Glory of Kings"), a
nearly 700 year old text from Ethiopic antiquity, the imperial family of the
Nile region are offsprings of The Queen of Sheba, named Makeda (mākidā) in the
Ethiopian account, which translates literally to "pillow."
Batisterio san giovanni
Florence (Italy), Salomon meets the Queen of Saba
on the Paradise Door of
the Florence Baptistry
Menelik I (Menyelek I)
(also known as Ebna la-Hakim, Ibn Al-Hakim, "Son of the Wise") was
the only offspring of The Queen of Sheba of the ancient Kingdom of Sheba /
Axumite Kingdom. King Solomon of ancient Israel was his father. The Queen of Sheba and King Solomon are both
referenced within the Christian, Hebrew, and Qur'anic (Koran) Biblical accounts
(See Table of Nations (Genesis 10:7)).
This East African
kingdom at historical points may at least have included parts of areas of
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Yemen. This early kingdom of antiquity,
under the historical throne of Sheba, may have reached as far south as Zanzibar
(“San-Sheba” or see Persian: "Zangi-bar" with "Zangi"
meaning "Black" and "Bar" meaning "the") in
Tanzania. See also Kemet [keh-MET translates "Black Land").
Photo of an Ethiopian
antiquity art
The Queen of Sheba made the northern city of
Axum home after returning from her trade journey to Israel. According to
Ethiopian tradition, Menelik I and the Ark of the Covenant was brought with
Makeda. Many believe Haile Selassie I, born Tafari Makonnen, to be of direct
blood lineage from Menelik I, who began the East African Kings' long rule in
the region, starting around 950 BCE. Haile Selassie I's royal lineage has been
a fact of debate among African scholars. It is known, however, that royal
imperial families continue on the African continent despite the more recent
historical development of African national governments. The African Continents
Kingdom Federation's (ACKF) current leader is Imperial Matriarch Empress Shebah
`Ra - Queen Shebah III of the royal family line of African Continent Nubian
Nations Sheba Imperial Empire Kingdoms (0/1 Dynasty – 2nd Millennium – 7
Dynasty), a matriarchal throne.
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