Siti (king)

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Siti was a king of the Christian Nubian kingdom of Dotawo , who ruled around 1330.

Siti is mentioned as king of Dotawo in two documents found in Edfu in Upper Egypt . He also appears in documents from Qasr Ibrim . Two Old Nubian inscriptions with his name have recently been discovered on a wall in the church of Banganarti . One of the inscriptions names the ruler's court, such as the king's Epirshil, lord of the elders, lord of the governors, lord of the brothers, Thegna and Tot . The meaning of these offices is unknown.

See also

literature

  • Adam Lajtar: Inscriptions from Banganarti, Season 2003, Polish Archeology in the Mediterranean XV (2004), 253-260, especially p. 256
  • Derek A. Welsby : The Medieval Kingdoms of Nubia , London 2002, p. 250, ISBN 0-7141-1947-4
personal data
SURNAME Siti
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of Dotawo
DATE OF BIRTH before 1330
DATE OF DEATH after 1330