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- 1 2 Hare, John Bruno. "Wonderful Ethiopians of the Ancient Cushite Empire Index". Internet Sacred Text Archives. Evinity Publishing. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ↑ Wonderful Ethiopians of the Ancient Cushite Empire. State University of New York Press. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
