HIATUS BONUS: The Queen of Sheba
It's another January Hiatus episode--this time a cleaned-up excerpt from Dirt After Dark. Amber drags Anna back to Arabia, where we discuss possibly its most famous inhabitant of all time: the Queen of Sheba. We look at the source material and the archaeology before really getting into it to discuss racism, misogyny, and--of course--camels.
To learn more, check out:
1 Kings 10: The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon
2 Chronicles 9: The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon
The kingdoms of ancient South Arabia (British Museum)
In search of the real Queen of Sheba” (National Geographic)
Camel bones challenge the timing of some Bible stories (PRI)
How black women were whitewashed by art (BBC Culture)
Queen of Sheba's gold found by archaeologists (PRI)
The Queen of Sheba’s Hairy Legs (Beautiful in Theory)
Bilquis, Queen Of Sheba, And American Gods (The Fandomentals)
Image: “The visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon” (1892), unknown artist. Public Doman.