Iry-Piye-qo
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Iry-Piye-qo (also Iryke-Piye-qo) was a Nubian king.
It is only mentioned in one of the Sabrakamani inscriptions . The context of the inscription is unclear as it is very destroyed, but Iry-Piye-qo may have been the predecessor of Sabrakamani. Iry-Piye-qo probably dates to the beginning of the 3rd century BC.
His name can eventually be translated as Generated by a King . Irike seems to have been created by in Meroitic and Piye in Old Kushitic to have been König . The meaning of the - qo , which is so common in names, remains uncertain.
Various, otherwise anonymous, pyramids at Mount Barkal were tentatively assigned to the ruler , but these assignments are all very vague.
See also
literature
- László Török , in: Fontes Historiae Nubiorum, Vol. II , Bergen 1996, p. 533, ISBN 8291626014
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| SURNAME | Iry-Piye-qo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | nubian king |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr. |