Amaninatakilebte
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Meroe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reign | c. 538–519 BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Analmaye | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Karkamani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Burial | Nuri (Nu. 10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amaninatakilebte was a
Meroe, are the only known records of the ruler. Also significant is the gold cylinder discovered with the ruler in this pyramid, not unlike those found buried with King Aspelta in Nuri 8, but the function of which remains obscure.[1]
According to Herodotus, the Persian King, Cambyses attempted an invasion of Meroe in about 525 BC that possibly occurred during the reign of Amaninatakilebte.[2]
Nuri pyramid
10. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.References
- ISBN 82-991411-6-8
- ^ Fage, J. D. 1978. The Cambridge history of Africa, Vol. 2. From c. 500 BC to AD 1050. [S.l.]: [s.n.]. p.223