Nasakhma (Nasakhmaqa) was a Kushite King of Meroë. He was the successor of king Siaspiqa.
| Nasakhma | |||||
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| Kushite King of Meroë | |||||
 Pyramid Nuri XIX of King Nasakhma, successor of king Siaspiqa | |||||
| Predecessor | Siaspiqa | ||||
| Successor | Malewiebamani | ||||
| Burial | Nuri 19 | ||||
| Spouse | Queen Saka'aye | ||||
| Issue | Malewiebamani and possibly Talakhamani | ||||
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| Nasakhma in hieroglyphs | ||||||||||||||
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| Era: Late Period (664–332 BC) | ||||||||||||||
Nasakhma was succeeded by Malewiebamani, who may have been his eldest son. It is possible that Talakhamani was a younger son of Nasakhma who took the throne after his brother Malewiebamani.[1] Another possibility is that Talakhamani is Malewiebamani's son[2] and thus possibly Nasakhma's grandson.
Nasakhma was buried at Nuri (Nu. 19).[1] The Boston Museum of Fine Arts holds several objects that may belong to Nasakhma: shabtis, vessel fragments, etc. excavated from his tomb.
References
edit- ^ a b Dunham, Dows; Macadam, M. F. Laming (1949). "Names and Relationships of the Royal Family of Napata". Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. 35: 139–149. doi:10.1177/030751334903500124. JSTOR 3855222. S2CID 192423817.
- ^ Dafa'alla, Samia. Succession in the Kingdom of Napata, 900-300 B.C., The International Journal of African Historical Studies, 26(1) (1993), pp. 167-174.