Baskakeren

Baskakeren was a king of Kush (about 400 BC). He was likely a son of King Malewiebamani and the younger brother of King Amanineteyerike. He succeeded King Amanineteyerike to the throne.

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Pharaoh.role: Kushite King of Meroë
Pharaoh.image: File:Nuri Pyramid Nu XVII King Baskakeren rc 400 BCE (ruins in the center).jpg
Pharaoh.caption: Nuri pyramid Nu XVII of King Baskakeren (ruins in the center)
Pharaoh.name: Baskakeren
Pharaoh.burial: Nuri (Nu. 17)
Pharaoh.reign: end of the 5th century BC
Pharaoh.predecessor: Amanineteyerike
Pharaoh.successor: Harsiotef
Pharaoh.father: Malewiebamani
Pharaoh.nomen: Baskakeren
Pharaoh.nomen_hiero: E10:z-D28:Z1*D21:nb-M22-M22

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date of birth: 0500-00-00
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Baskakeren was a king of Kush (about 400 BC). He was likely a son of King Malewiebamani and the younger brother of King Amanineteyerike. He succeeded King Amanineteyerike to the throne.

Baskakeren is so far only known from his small pyramid in Nuri (Nu.17). The size of his pyramid indicates that he reigned for only a short period of time. Known from a stela from his chapel in Meroe Museum (in Khartoum).