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Kashta was an 8th century BCE king of the Kushite Dynasty in ancient Nubia and the successor of Alara. His nomen k3š-t3 (transcribed as Kashta, possibly pronounced /kuʔʃi-taʔ/) "of the land of Kush" is often translated directly as "The Kushite". He was succeeded by Piye, who would go on to conquer ancient Egypt and establish the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty there.

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  • Hidden Books of the Holy Bible, Book One
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Key facts

Pharaoh.name
Kashta
Pharaoh.role
Kushite King of Napata
Pharaoh.image
Egyptian - Situla Bearing the names of Kashta and Amenirdis - Walters 543077.jpg
Pharaoh.caption
Bronze situla with the names of Kashta and Amenirdis I. Walters Art Museum.
Pharaoh.prenomen
M3ˁ-Rˁ - Maa-Ra - Ra is justified
Pharaoh.prenomen_hiero
ra-mA-mAa
Pharaoh.nomen
k3š-t3 - Kashta
Pharaoh.nomen_hiero
kA-S:tA
Pharaoh.predecessor
Alara
Pharaoh.successor
Piye
Pharaoh.reign
760–747 BC
Pharaoh.burial
el-Kurru
Pharaoh.spouse
Pebatjma
Pharaoh.children
Piye, Shabaka (sons); Khensa, Peksater, Amenirdis I, Neferukakashta (daughters)
Pharaoh.Father
Pashedenbast or a Theban Priest

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Sudan
Spouse
Pebatjma
Child
Shabaka
Occupation
statesperson
Noble title
pharaoh
Image
Egyptian - Situla Bearing the names of Kashta and Amenirdis - Walters 543077.jpg
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Commons category
Kashta
date of death
0745-01-01
date of birth
0800-01-01
place of burial
El-Kurru
time period
Cushitic peoples
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Family
  • Kushite rule of Upper Egypt under Kashta
  • Burial
  • References

Kashta was an 8th century BCE king of the Kushite Dynasty in ancient Nubia and the successor of Alara. His nomen k3š-t3 (transcribed as Kashta, possibly pronounced /kuʔʃi-taʔ/) "of the land of Kush" is often translated directly as "The Kushite". He was succeeded by Piye, who would go on to conquer ancient Egypt and establish the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty there.

==Family== Kashta is thought to either have been the brother of his predecessor Alara, or to have been unrelated. Both Alara and Kashta were thought to have married their sisters. These theories date back to the work of Dunham and Macadam, but Morkot points out that there is no clear evidence to support these assumptions.

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