Senkamanisken

Senkamanisken was a Nubian king who ruled from 640 to 620 BC at Napata. He was married to Queen Nasalsa who bore him two sons: Anlamani and Aspelta. Both sons would ultimately assume the Nubian/Kushite throne after his death. at Napata, Nubia's capital city. [Dows Dunham, M. F. Laming Macadam: Names and Relationships of the Royal Family of Napata, Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. 35, 1949, pp.139-149] His pyramid is Nu.3 in Nuri. Statues of Senkamanisken have been found buried or hidden in the Gebel Barkal presumably due to Psamtik II's attack on Kush in 592 BC. A spinx has also been found which was inscribed with his name. [Derek A. Welsby/Julie R. Anderson (Hrsg.): Sudan, Ancient Treasurers, London 2004, S. 161, Nr. 144 ] Objects bearing the name of this king have also been found in Meroë [László Török: Meroe City, an Ancient African Capital, London 1997, S. 235-41, ISBN 0856981370] 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.

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* [http://www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk/chronology/nubia/senkamanisken.html Senkamanisken]
* [http://wysinger.homestead.com/kingsenkamanisken.html Statue of Senkamanisken]