Kandake, kadake or kentake (Meroitic: 𐦲𐦷𐦲𐦡, romanized: kdke), often Latinised as Candace (Ancient Greek: Κανδάκη, romanized: Kandákē), was one Meroitic term for a queen or queen mother of Kingdom of Kush. It is attested for six or seven women.
Kandake, kadake or kentake (Meroitic: 𐦲𐦷𐦲𐦡, romanized: kdke), often Latinised as Candace (Ancient Greek: Κανδάκη, romanized: Kandákē), was one Meroitic term for a queen or queen mother of Kingdom of Kush. It is attested for six or seven women.
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