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The Hamadab stela (Amanirenas and Akinidad)

PhotographCC BY-SA 3.0Late 1st century BC; found at Hamadab in 1914
The Hamadab stela (Amanirenas and Akinidad): photograph
The Hamadab stela (Amanirenas and Akinidad): photograph
The Hamadab stela (Amanirenas and Akinidad): photographThe Hamadab stela (Amanirenas and Akinidad): photographThe Hamadab stela (Amanirenas and Akinidad): photograph

A long Meroitic cursive text naming Queen Amanirenas and Prince Akinidad, often taken to concern the war with Rome of the 20s BC; it can be read aloud but not translated. Commons photographs of it come in through media.yaml. The place is where it was found; it is now in London.

Jononmac46, 1914. CC BY-SA 3.0

Copies 5

PhotoBritish Museum · britishmuseum.org · British Museum termsPrimary source: Stela EA1650 (the Hamadab stela)1 step from the original
PhotoBritish Museum · britishmuseum.org · British Museum terms1 step from the original
PhotographJononmac46 · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 3.01 step from the original
PhotographUnknown author · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY 3.01 step from the original
PhotographUnknown author · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY 3.01 step from the original

Where it was made

KhartoumAtbarahKerenTokarHaiya1Hamadab200 kmKhartoumKassalaAtbarahTokar1200 km
Hamadab · Archaeological site

Sources 1

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Hamadab stela (Amanirenas and Akinidad) [Artifact ART0CVV07PR2XW7]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CVV07PR2XW7
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