The Ethiopian Queen of Sheba and Makeda tradition
- Date of account
- Ancient and medieval traditions; Ethiopian form prominent by the medieval period
- Location
- Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
The Queen of Sheba tradition appears in biblical, Quranic and later Ethiopian forms, where she is called Makeda and becomes the mother of Menelik I in the Kebra Nagast. It is a strong comparative lead for studying how a short ancient reference expands into a national genealogy, pilgrimage geography and dynastic ideology. The traditions differ in names, episodes and theological purpose, and there is no secure historical identification of the queen. Researchers should map transmission among textual, liturgical and oral contexts rather than seek one definitive biography. AI-recalled; source quality 5; corroboration 0.
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