Senkamanisken

Senkamanisken was a Kushite King who ruled from 640 to 620 BC at Napata. He used royal titles based on those of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs.

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Pharaoh.Name: Senkamanisken
Pharaoh.image: F5457 Louvre expo Napata Senkamanisken rwk.jpg
Pharaoh.caption: Senkamanisken statue, with Kushite headress (Louvre Museum, reconstruction of original colors through color-pigment analysis).
Pharaoh.alt_name: Senkamanisken
Pharaoh.burial: Nuri (Nu. 3)
Pharaoh.reign: c. 640–620 BC
Pharaoh.role: Kushite king of Napata
Pharaoh.NomenHiero: z:n E1 i mn:n z:k:n
Pharaoh.nomen: Senkamanisken
Pharaoh.PrenomenHiero: N5-s-xpr
Pharaoh.prenomen: SekheperenreHe who Ra has raised
Pharaoh.golden: UserpehtyWhose strength is mighty
Pharaoh.nebty: KhahermaatWho appears in Equity
Pharaoh.horus: Seh(er)tawyPacifier (?) of the Two Lands
Pharaoh.consort: Nasalsa, Amanimalel, Masalaye ?
Pharaoh.predecessor: Atlanersa
Pharaoh.successor: Anlamani
Pharaoh.father: Atlanersa ?

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Spouse: Amanimalel
Child: Anlamani
Father: Atlanersa
Occupation: pharaoh
Noble title: king
Image: Statue of King Senkamanisken 3.jpg

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Commons category: Senkamanisken
date of birth: 0700-01-01
date of death: 0700-01-01
place of burial: Nuri
time period: Cushitic peoples

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Senkamanisken was a Kushite King who ruled from 640 to 620 BC at Napata. He used royal titles based on those of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs.

==Biography== He might have been married to queens Amanimalel and Nasalsa, the latter of whom bore him two sons: Anlamani and Aspelta. Both sons would ultimately assume the Kushite throne after his death at Napata, Nubia's capital city. His pyramid is Nu.3 in Nuri.

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