The Hamadab stela (Amanirenas and Akinidad): photo

Not kept here. This copy isn't ours to show. See it where it's published.

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.

British Museum, 1914. British Museum terms

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PhotoBritish Museum · britishmuseum.org · British Museum terms1 step from the original

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Where it was made

Hamadab · Archaeological site

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Stela EA1650 (the Hamadab stela)SRC

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The Hamadab stela (Amanirenas and Akinidad): photo [Copy CPY0CVV086C7M1N]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0CVV086C7M1N

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  title     = {The Hamadab stela (Amanirenas and Akinidad): photo},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Artifact, catalog key CPY0CVV086C7M1N},
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