Queen makeda occupies a prominent place in both ethiopian and judeo-christian traditions. In ethiopian culture, she is revered as a legendary queen whose lineage connects the country to the … According to ethiopian tradition, menelik i and the ark of the covenant was brought with makeda.

Makeda, queen of sheba, bore menilek i by solomon, founding ethiopia’s solomonic dynasty. The kebra nagast preserves this narrative. The queen of sheba, [a] named bilqis[b] in arabic and makeda[c] in geê½ez, is a figure first mentioned in the hebrew bible. In the original story, she brings a caravan of valuable gifts for solomon, the fourth … In the northern part of ethiopia, a thousand years before christ, makeda, the young virgin queen, lived in the virgin land (ethiopia). The capital of her kingdom was axum.

In the northern part of ethiopia, a thousand years before christ, makeda, the young virgin queen, lived in the virgin land (ethiopia). The capital of her kingdom was axum.