Amanikhatashan
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Amanikhatashan was a Nubian queen who presumably ruled in the first or second century AD.
supporting documents
She is the last known person on the Nubian throne whose proper name was written in Egyptian hieroglyphics . The following kings only write their throne names in Egyptian, while the proper name is written in Meroitic hieroglyphics .
So far she is only known for her pyramid Beg N18 in Meroe . There your name appears on the south wall of the pyramid chapel.
See also
literature
- Inge Hofmann: Contributions to the Meroitic chronology. Publisher of the Anthropos Institute, St. Augustin near Bonn 1978, ISBN 3-921389-80-1 , p. 139.
- Bertha Porter , Rosalind LB Moss , Ethel W. Burney: Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings. VII. Nubia, The Deserts, and outside Egypt. Griffith Institute / Ashmolean Museum , Oxford 1975, p. 251 ( PDF file; 21.6 MB ); Retrieved from The Digital Topographical Bibliography .
- László Török in Tormod Eide u. a .: Fontes Historiae Nubiorum: textual sources for the history of the middle nile region between the 8th century BC and the 6th century AD. Vol. III, From the first to the sixth century (= Fontes historiae Nubiorum. Volume 3). University of Bergen, Bergen 1998, ISBN 82-91626-07-3 , p. 935.
Web links
- Photo of the pyramid ( Memento from February 28, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
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| SURNAME | Amanikhatashan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | nubian queen |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century or 2nd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century or 2nd century |