# The Hamadab stela (Amanirenas and Akinidad)

> 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…

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# The Hamadab stela (Amanirenas and Akinidad)

PhotographCC BY-SA 3.0Late 1st century BC; found at Hamadab in 1914

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The Hamadab stela (Amanirenas and Akinidad): photograph

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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

**Photo** British Museum · britishmuseum.org · British Museum termsPrimary source: [Stela EA1650 (the Hamadab stela)](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CVTZTGW6BKE/stela-ea1650-the-hamadab-stela)1 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA1650)

**Photo** British Museum · britishmuseum.org · British Museum terms1 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/Y_EA1650)

**Photograph** Jononmac46 · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY-SA 3.01 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hamadab_Stela_(2).JPG)

**Photograph** Unknown author · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY 3.01 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:British_Museum_-_Hamadab_Stela_02.jpg)

**Photograph** Unknown author · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY 3.01 step from the original

[Where it's published](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:British_Museum_-_Hamadab_Stela_01.jpg)

## Where it was made

[Hamadab](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CVTZW7J60PQ/hamadab) · Archaeological site

## Sources 1

- [Stela EA1650 (the Hamadab stela)](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0CVTZTGW6BKE/stela-ea1650-the-hamadab-stela)_SRC_

## Cite it

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

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**ART** 0CVV07PR2XW7

Kind

Object

Held by

British Museum, London (EA 1650, reg. 1914,1013.1)

Dated

late 1st century BC; found at Hamadab in 1914

Licence

CC BY-SA 3.0

Place

[Hamadab](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/PLC0CVTZW7J60PQ/hamadab)

Part of

[Meroitic](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/meroitic)

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