Senkamanisken

Senkamanisken
Kushite King of Napata

An ushabti figurine of Senkamanisken
Full name Senkamanisken
Buried Nuri (Nu. 3)
Predecessor Atlanersa
Successor Anlamani
Consort Nasalsa, Amanimalel?
Father Atlanersa ?
Mother Queen Maletaral
Children Anlamani, Aspelta, Queen Henuttakhebit?, Queen Madiqen?
Senkamanisken
in hieroglyphs

Senkamanisken was a Nubian king who ruled from 640 to 620 BC at Napata.

Senkamisken used titles based on those of the Egyptian Pharaohs.[1]
Horus name: Seh(er)tawy ("Pacifier (?) of the Two Lands")
Nebty Name: Khahermaat ("Who appears in Equity")
Golden Horus Name: Userpehty ("Whose strength is mighty")
Prenomen: Sekheperenre
Nomen: Senkamanisken

He was married to Queen Nasalsa who bore him two sons: Anlamani and Aspelta. Both sons would ultimately assume the Nubian/Kushite throne after his death. at Napata, Nubia's capital city.[2] His pyramid is Nu.3 in Nuri. Statues of Senkamanisken have been found buried or hidden in the Gebel Barkal presumably due to Psamtik II's attack on Kush in 592 BC. A spinx has also been found which was inscribed with his name.[3] Objects bearing the name of this king have also been found in Meroë[4] indicating that he placed a degree of importance to this site which would be the political capital of the Kushite kingdom after Psamtik II's sack of Napata in 592 BC.

References

  1. ^ László Török, The kingdom of Kush: handbook of the Napatan-Meroitic Civilization
  2. ^ Dows Dunham, M. F. Laming Macadam: Names and Relationships of the Royal Family of Napata, Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. 35, 1949, pp.139-149
  3. ^ Derek A. Welsby/Julie R. Anderson (Hrsg.): Sudan, Ancient Treasurers, London 2004, S. 161, Nr. 144
  4. ^ László Török: Meroe City, an Ancient African Capital, London 1997, S. 235-41, ISBN 0856981370

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Preceded by:
Atlanersa

 Rulers of Kush

Succeeded by:
Anlamani