Alara (Nubia)

Name of Alara

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Alara (born 9th century BC; died 8th century BC) was a Nubian king who appears in various texts as the forefather of the Nubian ruling house, but who is not known from any contemporary sources (compare, however ,: Aryamani ) .

Little is known about his person. He was probably the predecessor of Kashta , but did not yet have the full royal title. His relationship with Kashta is controversial. While earlier research was based on a brotherly relationship, more recent research is more cautious, as little is known about the rules of succession in the Nubian royal family.

Alara's wife was Kasaqa . The known daughter is Tabira, who was Pianchi's wife and mentions Alara on a stele from al-Kurru . It has been suggested that Alara was buried in al-Kurru, but no grave can be assigned with certainty.

literature

Rosemarie Drenkhahn : Alul. In: Wolfgang Helck (Hrsg.): Lexikon der Ägyptologie (LÄ). Volume I, Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1975, ISBN 3-447-01670-1 , Sp. 169.
Karl Jansen-Winkeln : The Chronology of the Third Intermediate Period: Dyns 22-24. In: Erik Hornung, Rolf Krauss, David A. Warburton (eds.): Ancient Egyptian Chronology (= Handbook of Oriental studies. Section One. The Near and Middle East. Volume 83). Brill, Leiden / Boston 2006, ISBN 978-90-04-11385-5 , pp. 234-264 ( online ).
Robert G. Morkot: The Black Pharaohs, Egypt's Nubian Rulers . Rubicon Books, London 2000, ISBN 0-948695-24-2 , pp. 156-57 .

Individual evidence

↑ Drenkhahn: Lexikon der Ägyptologie I , Sp. 169.

predecessor	Office	successor
---	King of Nubia 770–750 BC Chr.	Kashta

personal data
SURNAME	Alara
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	nubian king
DATE OF BIRTH	9th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	8th century BC Chr.

[1] Drenkhahn: Lexikon der Ägyptologie I , Sp. 169.