Rafael of Makuria

Rafael
Rafael
King of Makuria
Religion	Coptic Orthodox

Rafael (Old Nubian: Ⲣⲁⲫⲁⲏⲗ, Raphael; c. 1002) was a ruler of the Nubian kingdom of Makuria.

Reign

Contemporary writers, such as Abu al-Makarim in a work attributed to Abu Salih the Armenian, record that he constructed a palace with several domes built of red brick in the capital city, Old Dongola, around 1002, which excavations have yet to identify.[1]

References

P.L. Shinnie, Ancient Nubia (London: Kegan Paul, 1996), pp. 129; B.T.A. Evetts (translator), The Churches and Monasteries of Egypt and Some Neighbouring Countries attributed to Abu Salih, the Armenian, with added notes by Alfred J. Butler (Oxford, 1895), p. 265.

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[1] P.L. Shinnie, Ancient Nubia (London: Kegan Paul, 1996), pp. 129; B.T.A. Evetts (translator), The Churches and Monasteries of Egypt and Some Neighbouring Countries attributed to Abu Salih, the Armenian, with added notes by Alfred J. Butler (Oxford, 1895), p. 265.