Aramatle qo

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Predecessor Aspelta Burial Nuri 9 Father Aspelta Parents Aspelta, Henuttakhbit Uncle Anlamani		Successor Malonaqen Issue King Malonaqen Children Malonaqen Grandparents Senkamanisken, Nasalsa Great-grandparent Atlanersa

Spouse Atamataka, Piankh-her, Maletasen, Amanitakaye, Akhe(qa)? Similar Aspelta, Senkamanisken, Anlamani

Aramatle-qo or Amtalqa was a Meroitic king.

Dunham and Macadam, as well as Török, mentions that Aramatle-qo used the following prenomen and nomen:
Prenomen: Wadjkare ("Re is one whose ka endures")
Nomen: Aramatle-qo

Family

Aramatle-qo was the son and successor of King Aspelta and Queen Henuttakhbit. He had several wives:

Atamataka, her pyramid is located at Nuri (Nu. 55). A heart-scarab belonging to Atamataka was found in Nu. 57.

Piankh-her. Buried at Nuri (Nu. 57)

Akhe(qa?) was a daughter of Aspelta (and possibly Henuttakhbit). She may have been a sister wife of Aramatle-qo. She is buried at Nuri (Nu. 38)

Amanitakaye, was a daughter of Aspelta and a sister-wife of Aramatle-qo. She is the mother of King Malonaqen. Buried at Nuri (Nu. 26). Known from a shawabti and other funerary items.

Maletasen is known from a shabti. She was buried at Nuri (Nu. 39).

Monuments

Aramatle-qo is primarily attested by his pyramid Nu 9 in Nuri which dates to the end of the 6th or the 5th century BC. A votive object bearing his name originates from Meroe. A piece of jewelry from Aramatle-qo's pyramid, a gold collar necklace which bears his name, was found here. It may have belonged to the king himself or to one of his courtiers.

References

Aramatle-qo Wikipedia

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