Skip to content
EntityQ887963· pop 17· linked from 94 articles

Natakamani

Sign in to save

Natakamani, also called Aqrakamani, was a king of Kush who reigned from Meroë in the middle of the 1st century CE. He ruled as co-regent together with his mother Amanitore. Natakamani is the best attested ruler of the Meroitic period. He and Amanitore may have been contemporaries of the Roman emperor Nero.

Key facts

Pharaoh.name
Natakamani
Pharaoh.image
Statue National Museum Sudan.jpg
Pharaoh.caption
Statue of Natakamani, Argo Island, Tabo Temple,
Pharaoh.role
Kushite King of Meroë
Pharaoh.reign
Middle 1st century
Pharaoh.coregency
Amanitore (mother)
Pharaoh.predecessor
Amanikhabale (?)
Pharaoh.successor
Shorkaror

via Wikipedia infobox

~3 min read

Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Monumental remains
  • Historical images
  • See also
  • References

Natakamani, also called Aqrakamani, was a king of Kush who reigned from Meroë in the middle of the 1st century CE. He ruled as co-regent together with his mother Amanitore. Natakamani is the best attested ruler of the Meroitic period. He and Amanitore may have been contemporaries of the Roman emperor Nero.

==Monumental remains== Natakamani is known from several temple buildings and from his pyramid in Meroe. He is also known for restoring the temple of Amun, as well as his dedication of the temple at Faras.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Natakamani” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.