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Candace Amanirenas was one of the greatest queens of Meriotic history. Her name “Candace” is pronounced “Kandake”. "Candace" was a Meroitic queen’s title that probably meant "First Royal Wife." The Meroïtic time period was when they used the Meriotic script which was used in the Kingdom of Kush, from the 2nd century BCE onwards until the 5th century CE, in an area of the Nile Valley stretching from Philae in Nubia to near Khartoum in Sudan. The form of this script was borrowed from Egyptians.
- Candace Amanirenas was one of the greatest queens of Meriotic history. Her name “Candace” is pronounced “Kandake”. "Candace" was a Meroitic queen’s title that probably meant "First Royal Wife." The Meroïtic time period was when they used the Meriotic script which was used in the Kingdom of Kush, from the 2nd century BCE onwards until the 5th century CE, in an area of the Nile Valley stretching from Philae in Nubia to near Khartoum in Sudan. The form of this script was borrowed from Egyptians.