Karakamani
Sign in to saveKarkamani was a Meroitic king who ruled in the 6th century, probably between 519 and 510 BC at Napata. He succeeded King Amaninatakilebte and was in turn succeeded by King Amaniastabarqa. Like others of his dynasty, he was discovered buried among the pyramid chambers at Nuri, specifically Nuri 7.
Key facts
- Pharaoh.Name
- Karkamani
- Pharaoh.image
- Karkamani's pyramid, Nuri, Sudan, North-east Africa.jpg
- Pharaoh.caption
- Karkamani's pyramid, Nuri, Sudan
- Pharaoh.burial
- Nuri (Nu. 7)
- Pharaoh.reign
- c. 519–510 BC
- Pharaoh.role
- Kushite king of Meroë
- Pharaoh.nomen_hiero
- i-mn:n-E1-E23:Z1*D28-U17
- Pharaoh.nomen
- Karkamani
- Pharaoh.predecessor
- Amaninatakilebte
- Pharaoh.successor
- Amaniastabarqa
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Child
- Amaniastabarqa
- Father
- Amaninatakilebte
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- date of birth
- 0600-00-00
- date of death
- 0510-00-00
- time period
- Cushitic peoples
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Karkamani was a Meroitic king who ruled in the 6th century, probably between 519 and 510 BC at Napata. He succeeded King Amaninatakilebte and was in turn succeeded by King Amaniastabarqa. Like others of his dynasty, he was discovered buried among the pyramid chambers at Nuri, specifically Nuri 7.
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Karakamani” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.