Aburni

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Aburni was a king of Nobatia who ruled around 450 AD as the successor to Silko .

Aburni is known from a letter found in Qasr Ibrim . The letter, written in bad Greek, was addressed to Aburni and his sons Nakase and Mouses by the King of the Blemmyes , Phonen , and his son, the phylarch Breytek. It is the answer to a lost letter.

In the letter, Phonen makes it clear that he is an enemy of the nobles and names various conflicts he had with Silko and his successor Aburni. Phonen reports of animals that were exchanged for land, whereupon Silko killed the Blemmyrian phylarch Yeny and kidnapped numerous priests. It remains unclear whether Phonen got his land back. However, Phonen is the last attested ruler of the Blemmyrians and one might suspect that Aburni succeeded in destroying them and taking over their empire.

See also

literature

  • Derek A. Welsby : The Mediaval Kingdoms of Nubia. Pagans, Christians and Muslims along the Middle Nile. British Museum Press, London 2002, ISBN 0-7141-1947-4 , pp. 17-18.
  • TC Skeat: A Letter from the King of the Blemmyes to the King of the Noubades. In: Journal of Egyptian Archeology. Vol. 63, 1977, ISSN  0307-5133 , pp. 159-170.
personal data
SURNAME Aburni
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of Nobatia in Nubia (around 450)
DATE OF BIRTH before 450
DATE OF DEATH after 450