Nasakhma
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 Pyramid Nuri XIX of King Nasakhma, successor of king Siaspiqa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Reign | 5th century BC[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Siaspiqa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Malewiebamani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Consort | Queen Saka'aye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Malewiebamani and possibly Talakhamani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Nuri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nasakhma (Nasakhmaqa) was a Kushite King of Meroë. He was the successor of king Siaspiqa.
Nasakhma was succeeded by Malewiebamani, who may have been his eldest son. It is possible that Talakhamani was a younger son of Nasakhma who took the throne after his brother Malewiebamani.[2] Another possibility is that Talakhamani is Malewiebamani's son[3] and thus possibly Nasakhma's grandson.
Nasakhma was buried at Nuri (Nu. 19).[2] The Boston Museum of Fine Arts holds several objects that may belong to Nasakhma: shabtis, vessel fragments, etc. excavated from his tomb.
References
[edit]- ^ Eide, Tormod; Hägg, Tomas; Holton Pierce, Richard; Török, László (1998). Fontes Historiae Nubiorum: Textual Sources for the History of the Middle Nile Region Between the Eighth Century BC and the Sixth Century AD: Vol. III: From the First to the Sixth Century AD. University of Bergen. ISBN 82-91626-07-3.
- ^ a b Dunham, Dows; Macadam, M. F. Laming (1949). "Names and Relationships of the Royal Family of Napata". Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. 35: 139–149. doi:10.1177/030751334903500124. JSTOR 3855222. S2CID 192423817.
- ^ Dafa'alla, Samia. Succession in the Kingdom of Napata, 900-300 B.C., The International Journal of African Historical Studies, 26(1) (1993), pp. 167-174.
