Senkamanisken
| Senkamanisken | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 An ushabti figurine of Senkamanisken | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kushite king of Napata | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reign | c 640–620 BCE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Atlanersa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Anlamani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Consort | Nasalsa, Amanimalel? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Anlamani, Aspelta, Queen Henuttakhebit?, Queen Madiqen? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Father | Atlanersa ? | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Queen Maletaral | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Nuri (Nu. 3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senkamanisken was a Nubian king who ruled from 640 to 620 BCE at Napata. He used titles based on those of the Egyptian pharaohs.[1]
Biography
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 Jebel Barkal, presumably due to Psamtik II's attack on Kush in 592 BC. A sphinx 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
- ↑ László Török, The kingdom of Kush: handbook of the Napatan-Meroitic Civilization
- ↑ Dows Dunham, M. F. Laming Macadam: Names and Relationships of the Royal Family of Napata, Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. 35, 1949, pp.139-149
- ↑ Derek A. Welsby/Julie R. Anderson (Hrsg.): Sudan, Ancient Treasurers, London 2004, S. 161, Nr. 144
- ↑ Török, Laszlo; Hofmann, Inge; Nagy, István (1997). Meore City An Ancient African Capital. John Garstang's Excavations in the Sudan. pp. 235–41. ISBN 978-0-85698-137-1.
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