- Ikheli: 3, Aksum, Ethiopia
- Ifoni: +251 92 430 4010
I-Queen of Sheba ngumlingiswa weBhayibheli: lena indlovukazi enamandla kunazo zonke eyavakashela iNkosi uSolomoni. Muva nje, izazi-mlando ziye zaqala ukukholelwa ukuthi wayengowesifazane wangempela, futhi izenzakalo ezichazwe eBhayibhelini zenzeka ngempela.
Umlando wendlu yenkosikazi
Kunemibono eminingana mayelana nokuthi iNkosikazi yaseSheba ingaba yimuphi, futhi ngokusho komunye wabo, lo yiNdlovukazi uMakeda Sheba yedolobha laseAxum e-Ethiopia.
Idolobha lasendulo lase-Axum lase liyinhloko-dolobha yaseTopiya , kubhekwa njengendawo yokuzalwa yempucuko yaseTopiya. Kunezinhlobo eziningi zama-obeliski kuwo, okusebenza njengendawo yokubhekisela emngcwabeni wasebukhosini.
Eminyakeni embalwa edlule, abavubukuli baseJalimane bathola izinsalela zeNdlu yeNdlovukazi yaseSheba. Izazi eziningi ziphika ukuthi uMakeda neNdlovukazi yaseSheba bangomunye nomuntu ofanayo. Kodwa-ke, umlando uthi iNdlovukazi uMakeda yaba nobuhlobo neNkosi uSolomoni yaseJerusalema, ngenxa yalokho indodana yabo uMenelik yazalwa. Lapho eneminyaka engu-22 wayesevakashela uyise futhi waletha uMphongolo wesivumelwano e-Ethiopia. Kuyinto imfumbe yoMphongolo obangela abavubukuli nabalwazi-mlando ukuba bafune iNdlovukazi ye-Queen of Sheba.
Ukuvubukulwa kwemvelo
Ngo-2008, iqembu elivela eYunivesithi yaseHamburg laqala ukubhuqwa kwesakhiwo esingaphambilini - iSigodlo seNdlovukazi yaseSheba - ngaphansi kwesigodlo saseDungur e-Axum. Isikhathi sabo sinqunywa yikhulu le-X BC. Endaweni efanayo kwafunyanwa i-altare, lapho, mhlawumbe, uMphongolo wesivumelwano wawugcinwe khona. I-altare ligxile enkanyezini uSirius.
Ithimba labavubukuli likholwa ukuthi izimpawu zikaSirius kanye nokuma kwezakhiwo ezinkanyezini eziqhakazile ziwubufakazi obuqondile bokuxhumana phakathi kweNdlu yenkosikazi kanye noMphongolo wesivumelwano. Ubufakazi besayensi okwamanje, kodwa izivakashi, nokho, zaqala ukuvakashela kule ndawo.
Ungafika kanjani?
Ukukhanga kutholakala engxenyeni esentshonalanga ye-Axum , ngamamitha angu-500 ukusuka endaweni yokuhlala. Umgwaqo oholela emanxiweni, awunalo igama, ngakho ukufika kumephu kuyoba nzima kakhulu. Ukuze wenze lokhu, kuzodingeka uhambe eduze kwe-Aksum Univercity Street kusiqondiso esentshonalanga. Ngemuva kokuthi ufinyelele imfoloko ekupheleni kwedolobha, kufanele ukhuphuke uye emgwaqweni ophezulu ohamba phambili bese ushayela empumalanga cishe ngamamitha angu-300. Ngakwesobunxele uzobona amanxiwa.