Akinidad

Akinidad was a high Nubian official (around 30-10 BC?), Who is mentioned several times on monuments together with King Teriteqas , Queen Amanirenas and Queen Amanishakheto .

His position is controversial. Earlier research saw him as a king, but he never bears the title of king ( qore ). Its main title, on the other hand, is pqr , which was often translated as " prince " in the past , although this interpretation is no longer pursued today.

Based on his titles, even if you can hardly really translate them, it is still possible to follow Akinidad's career. Under Teriteqas he was only pqr . Under Queen Amanirenas he was also pesto and sew Qes-to ( sew from Kush ?). The latter title is so far incomprehensible, the former ( pesto ) probably means “ governor ” or “ viceroy ” of a province, in this case Lower Nubia. In this task he was probably successful as a general in the defense against the Romans who invaded Lower Nubia under Emperor Augustus . Under the subsequent Queen Amanishakheto , he renovated temples in Kawa and Meroe . In these temples his name is written in a cartouche . A privilege that was otherwise reserved only for kings. In addition, he hardly has any royal attributes. His burial place is unknown.

literature

• László Török in Tormod Eide u. a .: Fontes historiae nubiorum: textual sources for the history of the middle Nile region between the eighth century BC and the sixth century AD. Vol. 2. From the mid fifth to the first century BC (= Fontes historiae Nubiorum. Volume 2). University of Bergen, Bergen 1996, ISBN 82-91626-01-4 , pp. 725-728.
• Steffen Wenig : Akinidad. In: Wolfgang Helck (Hrsg.): Lexikon der Ägyptologie (LÄ). Volume I, Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1975, ISBN 3-447-01670-1 , Sp. 116.