English: Possible depiction of king David of Makuria. The accompanying Old Nubian inscription contains "several mentions of a king named David and a plea to God for protection of the city". King David ruled between 1268/9-1276 (see R. Seignobos "Back to the sources: Egyptian-Nubian relations under Baybars (1260-1277) according to the earliest Arabic accounts")
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