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cabepfir — The Queen of Sheba

Published: 2012-02-10 18:28:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 3017; Favourites: 31; Downloads: 127
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During her stay at Solomon's palace, the wealthy Queen of Sheba discovered that the most precious possession was water.

From wikipedia: The narrative given in the Kebra Negast - which has no parallel in the Hebrew Biblical story - is that King Solomon invited the Queen of Sheba to a banquet, serving spicy food to induce her thirst, and inviting her to stay in his palace overnight. The Queen asked him to swear that he would not take her by force. He accepted upon the condition that she, in turn, would not take anything from his house by force. The Queen assured that she would not, slightly offended by the implication that she, a rich and powerful monarch, would engage in stealing. However, as she woke up in the middle of the night, she was very thirsty. Just as she reached for a jar of water placed close to her bed, King Solomon appeared, warning her that she was breaking her oath, water being the most valuable of all material possessions. Thus, while quenching her thirst, she set the king free from his promise and they spent the night together.

This one was inked with a Pentel Pocket brush.

Kindly reblog from here so I can keep tracks: dotofink.tumblr.com/post/17379…
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Comments: 6

Tiberius111 [2012-02-29 03:10:01 +0000 UTC]

Solomon, always pimpin'

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kethryn [2012-02-14 19:09:54 +0000 UTC]

Good grief, King Solomon sounds like a right dick.

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cabepfir In reply to kethryn [2012-02-14 21:31:48 +0000 UTC]

A profiteer, for sure.

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Veronika-Art [2012-02-11 22:16:06 +0000 UTC]

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cabepfir In reply to Veronika-Art [2012-02-12 10:16:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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cariclea [2012-02-11 09:34:59 +0000 UTC]

Fantastico!

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cabepfir In reply to cariclea [2012-02-11 09:51:09 +0000 UTC]

Grazie mille!

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