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Aspelta was the son of Senkamanisken and Queen Nasalsa.Aspelta was the brother and successor of Anlamani.The King is thought to have had several wives, including Henuttakhebit (buried in pyramid Nuri 28), Meqemale (buried in pyramid Nuri 40), Asata (buried in pyramid Nuri 42), Artaha (buried in pyramid Nuri 58).
Aspelta's name being erased in some places also suggests that he faced some unknown internal political controversy. [62] Nu. 8 [63] Phase II: Little information is recorded from Kush during the reigns of the kings immediately following Aspelta. [20] The chronology is approximate and not much is known other than names and places of burial. [64 ...
Nasalsa was a Nubian queen of the Kingdom of Kush. She is known from a shabti, some inscriptions on tablets and cups, text on the stela of Khaliut, a dedication inscription and a text from Kawa. [1] Dodson mentions that Nasalsa is named on the Enthronement Stela of Atlanersa and on the Election and Adoption Stelae of Aspelta.
Anlamani was a king of the Kingdom of Kush in Nubia, who ruled from 620 BC and died around 600 BC. Under his reign, Kush experienced a revival in its power. Anlamani was the son of Senkamanisken, his predecessor, and the elder brother of Aspelta, his successor. [1] Anlamani used titles based on those of the Egyptian pharaohs. [2]
Nuri is the second of three Napatan burial sites and the construction of pyramids at Nuri began when there was no longer enough space at El-Kurru. [1] More than 20 ancient pyramids belonging to Nubian kings and queens are still standing at Nuri, which served as a royal necropolis for the ancient city of Napata, the first capital of the Nubian Kingdom of Kush.
King Nastasen (c. 325) waged several wars against nomad groups and again in Lower Nubia. [57] Nastasen was the last king to be buried at Nuri. [58] His successors built six pyramids at Jebel Barkal and two in the old necropolis of el-Kurru, although the lack of inscriptions prevents identifying their occupants.
The earliest burial at Nuri is accredited to King Taharqo who ruled from 690–664 BC. [1] The oldest and largest pyramid at Nuri–and in all of Nubia–is that of the Napatan king and Twenty-fifth Dynasty pharaoh Taharqa. His tomb, standing at 160–180 feet tall, differed from other Nubian pyramids in the manner that it mirrored the tomb of ...
Served during the reigns of King Siamun and King Psusennes II. Aspelta: King of Kush (reigned c. 600 BC – c. 580 BC) Ruler of the kingdom of Kush. Egyptian forces invaded Kush because Pharaoh Psamtik II saw Aspelta as a threat to his authority over Upper Egypt. The capital, Napata, was sacked so Aspelta moved the Nubian capital to Meroë ...