Queen Amanishakheto

E207484

Queen Amanishakheto was a powerful Kushite ruler of the Kingdom of Meroë, renowned for her military leadership and the rich treasures found in her pyramid tomb.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Queen of Kush 2
Kandake Amanishakheto 1
Queen Amanishakheto canonical 1

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Kandake
Kushite queen
ruler of Meroë
areaOfInfluence Lower Nubia
Middle Nile Valley
Upper Nubia
artifactDiscoveredInTomb amulets
decorated pectorals
gold bracelets
gold necklaces
gold rings
royal signet rings
associatedWith Kingdom of Meroë
royal necropolis of Meroë
surface form: Meroitic royal cemetery

Nubian pyramids
burialPlace Beg. N 6 pyramid at Meroë
royal necropolis of Meroë
surface form: Meroë pyramids
capitalOfRealm Meroë
chronologicalPlacement between reigns of earlier and later Meroitic Kandakes
country Kingdom of Kush
culture Kingdom of Kush
surface form: Kushite
depictedAs divinely protected ruler
warrior queen
discoveredBy Giuseppe Ferlini (tomb treasures)
gender female
hasEvidence inscribed jewelry
pyramid inscriptions
temple reliefs
hasIconography accompanied by deities in reliefs
holding regalia of power
wearing royal crown
hasTitle Kandake
Lady of Kush
Queen Amanishakheto self-linksurface differs
surface form: Queen of Kush
knownFor large collection of gold jewelry
military leadership
monumental pyramid at Meroë
rich treasures in her pyramid tomb
royal inscriptions
language Meroitic
partOf Meroitic period
surface form: Meroitic period of Kush
positionHeld Kandake
surface form: Kandake of Kush

Queen Amanishakheto self-linksurface differs
surface form: Queen of Kush

Queen Amanishakheto self-linksurface differs
surface form: Queen of Meroë
reign late 1st century BCE to early 1st century CE
religion ancient Nubian religion
tombDamagedBy Giuseppe Ferlini
treasuresNowIn Egyptian Museum of Berlin collections
surface form: Egyptian Museum of Berlin

Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
surface form: State Museums of Berlin

other European collections
usedScript Meroitic script

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kingdom of Meroë notableRuler Queen Amanishakheto
Queen Amanirenas successor Queen Amanishakheto
this entity surface form: Kandake Amanishakheto
Queen Amanishakheto positionHeld Queen Amanishakheto self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Queen of Kush
Queen Amanishakheto positionHeld Queen Amanishakheto self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Queen of Meroë
Queen Amanishakheto hasTitle Queen Amanishakheto self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Queen of Kush