Aramatle-qo

Aramatle-qo^[2] or Amtalqa was a Nubian king. Dunham and Macadam claim that he used the throne name 'Neferibre'.^[1]

Török mentions that Aspelta used the following prenomen and nomen:^[3]
Prenomen: Wadjkare ("Re is one whose ka endures")
Nomen: Aramatle-qo

Family

Aramatle-qo was the son and successor of King Aspelta and Queen Henuttakhbit. He had several wives^[1]:

• Atamataka, her pyramid is located at Nuri (Nu. 55). A heart-scarab belonging to Atamataka was found in Nu. 57.
• Piankh-her. Buried at Nuri (Nu. 57)
• Akhe(qa?) was a daughter of Aspelta (and possibly Henuttakhbit). She may have been a sister wife of Aramatle-qo. She is buried at Nuri (Nu. 38)
• Amanitakaye, was a daughter of Aspelta and a sister-wife of Aramatle-qo. She is the mother of King Malonaqen. Buried at Nuri (Nu. 26). Known from a shawabti and other funerary items.
• Maletasen is known from a shabti. She was buried at Nuri (Nu. 39).

Monuments

Aramatle-qo is primarily attested by his pyramid Nu 9 in Nuri which dates to the end of the 6th or the 5th century BC. A votive object bearing his name originates from Meroe.^[4] A piece of jewelry from Aramatle-qo's pyramid, a gold collar necklace which bears his name, was found here. It may have belonged to the king himself or to one of his courtiers.

References

External links

• Aramatle-qo
• Necklace spacer of Aramatle-qo