Amaninatakilebte
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 Nuri pyramid X of King Amaninatakilebte | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Reign | c. 538–519 BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Analmaye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Karkamani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Burial | Nuri (Nu. 10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amaninatakilebte was a Meroitic king who ruled in the 6th century, probably between 538 to 519 BC at Napata. He succeeded King Analmaye and was in turn succeeded by King Karkamani. Like others of his dynasty, he was discovered buried among the pyramid chambers at Nuri, specifically Nuri 10. These remains, along with engraved blocks at Meroe, are the only known records of the ruler. Also significant is the gold cylinder discovered with the ruler in this pyramid, not unlike those found buried with King Aspelta in Nuri 8, but the function of which remains obscure.[1]
According to Herodotus, the Persian King, Cambyses attempted an invasion of Meroe in about 525 BC that possibly occurred during the reign of Amaninatakilebte.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ László Török, in: Fontes Historiae Nubiorum, Vol. I, Bergen 1994, 293-96, ISBN 82-991411-6-8
- ^ Fage, J. D. 1978. The Cambridge history of Africa, Vol. 2. From c. 500 BC to AD 1050. [S.l.]: [s.n.]. p.223
