Tin Hinan
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Tin Hinan was a 4th-century
Queen of the Hoggar
Legends
Tin Hinan is sometimes referred to as "Queen of the Hoggar",[1][2] and by the Tuareg as Tamenokalt[3] which also means "queen".[4] The name literally means "woman of the tents",[4] but may be metaphorically translated as "mother of us all".[5]
According to the stories told in the region, Tin Hinan was a "fugitive princess" who lived some time in the fourth century AD. Driven from the northern parts of the Sahara, she and her caravan of followers, so the stories go, nearly perished in the wilderness until they stumbled upon grain in desert anthills.
Tomb of Tin Hinan
By the early twentieth century, the story of Tin Hinan had long been told, and many believed that it was simply a legend or a myth. However, in 1925, explorers discovered her tomb, proving that she was a historical figure.
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An anthropological study of the remains concluded the skeleton was that of a tall middle-aged Berber woman.[7] The body is now in the Bardo National Museum in Algiers.[citation needed]
Notes
- ^ Given the date of her tomb, this is anachronistic.
References
- ISBN 978-2-8263-0604-7.
- ^ Wellard, James (1965). The Great Sahara. London: Hutchinson & Company. p. 47.
- ISBN 978-9954-419-82-3.
- ^ a b "The World & I". Vol. 2, no. 4. Washington Times Corporation. 1987. p. 490.
- ^ Frawsen, Ulbani Ait; Ukerdis, L'Hocine (2003). "The Origins of Amazigh Women's Power in North Africa: An Historical Overview". Al-Raida (100): 19.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7486-4175-8.
- ^ ISBN 9781108474085. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
Bibliography
- Brett, Michael; Elizabeth Fentress (1997). The Berbers. WileyBlackwell. ISBN 978-0-631-20767-2. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- Camps, Gabriel (1974). "L'âge du tombeau de Tin Hinan, ancêtre des Touareg du Hoggar". Zephyrus. 25: 497–516.