Aramatle-qo | |||||
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Kushite King of Meroe | |||||
Sitting statue of Aramatle-qo. Ägyptisches Museum, Berlin (ÄM 2249)
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Predecessor | Aspelta | ||||
Successor | Malonaqen | ||||
Burial | Nuri 9 | ||||
Spouse | Atamataka, Piankh-her, Maletasen, Amanitakaye, Akhe(qa)? | ||||
Issue | King Malonaqen | ||||
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Father | Aspelta | ||||
Mother | Queen Henuttakhbit |
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Wadjkare Aramatle-qo |
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
Aramatle-qo was the son and successor of King Aspelta and Queen Henuttakhbit. He had several wives:
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.
Preceded by:
Aspelta
Succeeded by:
Malonaqen