Queen of Sheba
The Queen of Sheba, referred to in the Bible books of 1 Kings and 2 Chronicles, the Qur'an, and Ethiopian history, was the ruler of Sheba, an ancient kingdom which modern archeology speculates was located in present-day Ethiopia or Yemen . Unnamed in the biblical text, she is called Makeda in the Ethiopian tradition, and in Islamic tradition her name is Bilqis. Alternative names given for her have been Nikaule or Nicaula.
Renaissance depictions
Boccaccio's "On Famous Women" (Lat. De Mulieribus Claris) follows Josephus in calling her Nicaula, and Christine de Pizan's The Book of the City of Ladies continues the convention.
Related Topics:
Boccaccio - On Famous Women - Christine de Pizan - The Book of the City of Ladies
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~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Biblical account |
| ► | Later Jewish legends |
| ► | Qur'anic account |
| ► | Modern Arab view |
| ► | Ethiopian account |
| ► | Renaissance depictions |
| ► | The Queen of Sheba in popular culture |
| ► | See also |
| ► | External links |
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