Bartare

Bartare was a Nubian queen around 200 BC. Chr.

Bartare is only known from her pyramid Beg S10 in Meroe . In front of the pyramid was a small mortuary temple and in front of it was the entrance to the two underground chambers. Both chambers were painted with figures of deities, but when the burial chamber was found, little could be seen. The grave was already heavily robbed. Bartare's name was found in the small temple in front of the pyramid. Bartare calls himself like a ruling ruler son of Re and king of Upper and Lower Egypt . She also carries the title Kandake . This title was written in a cartouche .

George Andrew Reisner initially thought Bartare was a king, but she is always portrayed as a woman, so there can be no doubt that it is a woman. She also has no other royal attributes, so she probably never reigned as ruler. Royal titles are also occupied by other persons (see e.g. the cartouche at Akinidad ) who were certainly not ruling kings. During this time these titles had lost their exclusive character and apparently only indicated a very high status at the royal court.

literature

Dows Dunham : Royal tombs at Meroë and Barkal, Royal cemeteries of Kush 4 , Boston 1957, pp. 47-48.

Web links

Decoration of the pyramid temple, chapel ( Memento from February 28, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
Decoration of the pyramid temple, in front of the chapel ( Memento from March 15, 2005 in the Internet Archive )

personal data
SURNAME	Bartare
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	nubian queen
DATE OF BIRTH	3rd century BC BC or 2nd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	2nd century BC Chr.