ID: 901000082 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000082	Record Type: Character/Person

	Sheba, Queen of (Abrahamic religion character)

Note: According to Jewish and Islamic traditions, ruler of the kingdom of Sabaʾ (or Sheba) in southwestern Arabia. In the biblical account of the reign of King Solomon, she visited his court at the head of a camel caravan bearing gold, jewels, and spices.

Display Date: flourished in the 10th century BCE

Names:

	Sheba, Queen of (Abrahamic religion character) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
	Bilqīs (Abrahamic religion character) (Arabic (transliterated),U,N)
	Balkis (Abrahamic religion character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Bilḳīs (Abrahamic religion character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Bilqīs (Abrahamic religion character) (undetermined,U,N)
	Maked (Abrahamic religion character) (Ethiopian,U,N)
	ملكۀ سبا (Abrahamic religion character) (Arabic,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Old Testament iconography> (P)
		........<Old Testament characters> (P)
		............Sheba, Queen of (Abrahamic religion character) (I)

Other Relationships:

	role/characteristic is .... religious character
	.....(characters (people by activity), people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	role/characteristic is .... queen (person)
	.....(monarchs, rulers (people), people in administration and government, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Old Testament (culture or period)
	.....(Ancient Middle Eastern, Near Eastern (Early Western World), Early Western World, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	ruler of .... Sheba
	.....(Asia) (TGN)

Sources:

	Sheba, Queen of (Abrahamic religion character)
	................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) n 50022135
	Bilqīs (Abrahamic religion character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Balkis (Abrahamic religion character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	Bilḳīs (Abrahamic religion character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Bilqīs (Abrahamic religion character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
	Maked (Abrahamic religion character)
	................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
	ملكۀ سبا (Abrahamic religion character)
	................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Queen of Sheba," accessed 2 July 201
	................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	................ J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) n 50022135