Senkamanisken

Senkamanisken
Senkamanisken
	Senkamanisken
	Senkamanisken statue, Kerma Museum
Kushite king of Napata
Reign	c. 640–620 BC
Predecessor	Atlanersa
Successor	Anlamani
Prenomen (Praenomen)
	Sekheperenre; He who Ra has raised
Nomen
	Senkamanisken
	;
Horus name
	Seh(er)tawy; Pacifier (?) of the Two Lands
	Seh(er)tawy; Pacifier (?) of the Two Lands
Nebty name
	Khahermaat; Who appears in Equity
	Khahermaat; Who appears in Equity
Golden Horus
	Userpehty; Whose strength is mighty
	Userpehty; Whose strength is mighty
Consort	Nasalsa, Amanimalel
Children	Anlamani, Aspelta, Queen Henuttakhebit?, Queen Madiqen?
Father	Atlanersa ?
Mother	Queen Maletaral
Burial	Nuri (Nu. 3)

Senkamanisken was a Kushite King who ruled from 640 to 620 BC at Napata. He used royal titles based on those of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs.[1]

Biography

He might have been married to queens Amanimalel and Nasalsa, the latter of whom bore him two sons: Anlamani and Aspelta. Both sons would ultimately assume the Kushite throne after his death at Napata, Nubia's capital city.[2] His pyramid is Nu.3 in Nuri.

Statues of Senkamanisken have been found buried or hidden in the Jebel Barkal, presumably due to Psamtik II's attack on Kush in 592 BC. A sphinx has also been found which was inscribed with his name.[3] Objects bearing the name of this king have also been found in Meroë[4] indicating that he placed a degree of importance to this site which would be the political capital of the Kushite kingdom after Psamtik II's sack of Napata in 592 BC.

Artifacts

Senkamanisken portrait in the Kerma Museum
Senkamanisken portrait in the Kerma Museum
Senkamanisken, wearing the skin of a feline over his torso, Kerma Museum
An ushabti figurine of Senkamanisken
Senkamanisken, king of Nubia, clubbing his foes.
Statue of King Senkamanisken, Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Queen Amanimalil, possible consort of Senkamanisken

References

László Török, The kingdom of Kush: handbook of the Napatan-Meroitic Civilization
Dows Dunham, M. F. Laming Macadam: Names and Relationships of the Royal Family of Napata, Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. 35, 1949, pp.139-149
Derek A. Welsby/Julie R. Anderson (Hrsg.): Sudan, Ancient Treasurers, London 2004, S. 161, Nr. 144
Török, Laszlo; Hofmann, Inge; Nagy, István (1997). Meore City An Ancient African Capital. John Garstang's Excavations in the Sudan. pp. 235–41. ISBN 978-0-85698-137-1.

External links

Senkamanisken

Preceded by Atlanersa	Rulers of Kush	Succeeded by Anlamani

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[1] László Török, The kingdom of Kush: handbook of the Napatan-Meroitic Civilization

[2] Dows Dunham, M. F. Laming Macadam: Names and Relationships of the Royal Family of Napata, Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. 35, 1949, pp.139-149

[3] Derek A. Welsby/Julie R. Anderson (Hrsg.): Sudan, Ancient Treasurers, London 2004, S. 161, Nr. 144

[4] Török, Laszlo; Hofmann, Inge; Nagy, István (1997). Meore City An Ancient African Capital. John Garstang's Excavations in the Sudan. pp. 235–41. ISBN 978-0-85698-137-1.