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.[1]

Senkamanisken
Senkamanisken
Senkamanisken statue, Kerma Museum
Kushite king of Napata
Reignc. 640–620 BC
PredecessorAtlanersa
SuccessorAnlamani
Prenomen  (Praenomen)
Sekheperenre
He who Ra has raised
Nomen
Senkamanisken




Horus name
Seh(er)tawy
Pacifier (?) of the Two Lands
Nebty name
Khahermaat
Who appears in Equity
Golden Horus
Userpehty
Whose strength is mighty
ConsortNasalsa, Amanimalel
ChildrenAnlamani, Aspelta, Queen Henuttakhebit?, Queen Madiqen?
FatherAtlanersa ?
MotherQueen Maletaral
BurialNuri (Nu. 3)

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.[2] His pyramid is Nu.3 in Nuri.

Statues of Senkamanisken have been found buried or hidden in the Jebel Barkal, presumably due to Psamtik II's attack on Kush in 592 BC. A sphinx has also been found which was inscribed with his name.[3] Objects bearing the name of this king have also been found in Meroë[4] indicating that he placed a degree of importance to this site which would be the political capital of the Kushite kingdom after Psamtik II's sack of Napata in 592 BC.

Artifacts
  • Senkamanisken portrait in the Kerma Museum
  • Senkamanisken portrait in the Kerma Museum
  • Senkamanisken, wearing the skin of a feline over his torso, Kerma Museum
  • An ushabti figurine of Senkamanisken
  • Senkamanisken, king of Nubia, clubbing his foes.
  • Statue of King Senkamanisken, Boston Museum of Fine Arts
  • Queen Amanimalil, possible consort of Senkamanisken
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References
  1. László Török, The kingdom of Kush: handbook of the Napatan-Meroitic Civilization
  2. Dows Dunham, M. F. Laming Macadam: Names and Relationships of the Royal Family of Napata, Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. 35, 1949, pp.139-149
  3. Derek A. Welsby/Julie R. Anderson (Hrsg.): Sudan, Ancient Treasurers, London 2004, S. 161, Nr. 144
  4. Török, Laszlo; Hofmann, Inge; Nagy, István (1997). Meore City An Ancient African Capital. John Garstang's Excavations in the Sudan. pp. 235–41. ISBN 978-0-85698-137-1.
Preceded by
Atlanersa		 Rulers of Kush Succeeded by
Anlamani
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