Balkis
Britishnoun
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In the end Solomon is surprised to discover that clever Queen Balkis engineered the whole thing, to silence the 999 quarreling wives.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Arabian version has it that the Queen of Sheba's name was Balkis, that she went to Solomon in fear and trembling.
From Time Magazine Archive
Thompson's opera, retitled Solomon and Balkis, had its world premiere last Sunday over a CBS network.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the tidings reached the country of Sheba, Balkis was as indignant as if she had been betrayed.
From Balthasar and Other Works - 1909 by Lane, Mrs. John
If the caliph had been surprised to see such heaps of gold and precious stones, Balkis was still more so.
From The Thousand and One Days A Companion to the 'Arabian Nights' by Pardoe, Julia
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