Queen Makeda Coloring Page

The Bible tells of a queen of Sheba who travelled to Jerusalem with camels carrying spices, gold and jewels, just to test King Solomon’s wisdom with hard questions. In Ethiopia she is called Makeda, and her story is told in a long book called the Kebra Nagast.

Ethiopian tradition says she and Solomon had a son, Menelik, who became the first emperor of Ethiopia. Nobody knows for sure who she really was, or exactly where her kingdom was, but she is still one of the most famous queens from ancient stories.