Nasakhma

Nasakhma
Kushite King of Meroë
Pyramid Nuri XIX of King Nasakhma, successor of king Siaspiqa
PredecessorSiaspiqa
SuccessorMalewiebamani
Burial
Nuri 19
SpouseQueen Saka'aye
IssueMalewiebamani and possibly Talakhamani
Names
Nasakhma

Nasakhma (Nasakhmaqa) was a Kushite King of Meroë. He was the successor of king Siaspiqa.

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Nasakhma
in hieroglyphs
Era: Late Period
(664–332 BC)

Nasakhma was succeeded by Malewiebamani, who may have been his eldest son. It is possible that Talakhamani was a younger son of Nasakhma who took the throne after his brother Malewiebamani.[1] Another possibility is that Talakhamani is Malewiebamani's son[2] and thus possibly Nasakhma's grandson.

Nasakhma was buried at Nuri (Nu. 19).[1] The Boston Museum of Fine Arts holds several objects that may belong to Nasakhma: shabtis, vessel fragments, etc. excavated from his tomb.

Pyramids at the royal cemetery of Nuri. The small ruins in the front are Nuri 18 (Analmaye), and Nuri 19 (Nasakhma)

References

  1. ^ a b Dunham, Dows; Macadam, M. F. Laming (1949). "Names and Relationships of the Royal Family of Napata". Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. 35: 139–149. doi:10.1177/030751334903500124. JSTOR 3855222. S2CID 192423817.
  2. ^ Dafa'alla, Samia. Succession in the Kingdom of Napata, 900-300 B.C., The International Journal of African Historical Studies, 26(1) (1993), pp. 167-174.