Siaspiqa
| Siaspiqa | |||||
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| Kushite King of Meroe | |||||
| Predecessor | Amaniastabarqa | ||||
| Successor | Nasakhma | ||||
| Burial | Nuri (Nuri 4) | ||||
| Spouse | possibly Queen Piankhqew-qa | ||||
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| Siaspiqa in hieroglyphs |
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Siaspiqa (Si'aspiqo) was a Kushite King of Meroe in 487–468 BC.[1]
Prenomen: Segeregtawyre ("Re is the pacifier of the Two Lands")
Nomen: Siaspiqa
Siaspiqa was the successor of Amaniastabarqa and was in turn succeeded by Nasakhma.[2]
Siaspiqa is known from a granite stela and a libation jar, which is now in the Meroe Museum in Khartoum. A shawabti and a heart scarab belonging to Siaspiqa have been discovered as well.
An offering table discovered in Nuri lists his name and title; it is now in the Meroe Museum in Khartoum.[1]
References
- 1 2 Dows Dunham and M. F. Laming Macadam, Names and Relationships of the Royal Family of Napata, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 35 (Dec., 1949), pp. 139-149
- ↑ Samia Dafa'alla, Succession in the Kingdom of Napata, 900-300 B.C., The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 26, No. 1 (1993), pp. 167- 174
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