Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Preface Yusuf Abdullah; Introduction St John Simpson 1. The Queen of Sheba in art and literature Fabrizio A. Penacchietti, Univ. of Torino, Italy 2. Before Saba Chris Edens, American Institute of Yemeni Studies, Sana'a, Yemen 3. Kings, kingdoms and chronology Robert Hoyland, The Oriental Institute, Univ. of Oxford 4. Saba and the Sabaeans Christian Robin, Institute de recherches et d'etudes sur le monde arabe et musulman, Paris 5. Trade and incense Nigel Groom, Independent, London 6. Agriculture and the countryside Tony Wilkinson, The Oriental Institute, Univ. of Chicago 7. Archicture: religious/civic/military/other Jean-Francois Breton, Dir research at CNRS, Paris 8. Arts and crafts William Glanzman, University of Calgary, Canada 9. Coins Aleksandr V. Sedov (unconfirmed contributor), Moscow 10. Language and writing Francois Bron, Institut d'etudes semitiques, College de France, Paris 11. Religion Alexander Sima, Seminar fur Semitik, University of Heidelberg, Germany 12. The world of the dead Burkhard Vogt, de Maigret & Roux Conclusions: the Queen of Sheba in popular culture 1880-2000 Lloyd Lewellyn-Jones (Dept Ancient History, Univ. of Cardiff) CATALOGUE of 250 objects Endnotes, Bibliography, Index, Concordance

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About the Author

St John Simpson is an Assistant Keeper in The British Museum and is responsible for the ancient Arabia, Iran and 'Alexander to Islam' period collections in the Department of the Ancient Near East. He has worked on archaeological projects throughout the Near East, including Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Syria and the United Arab Emirates, and has co-directed excavations at Merv in Turkmenistan.