Aspelta

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Aspelta was a king of the ancient Kushite kingdom of Nubia who ruled from Napata in the early 6th century BCE and is known for consolidating power and engaging diplomatically and militarily with Egypt.

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Aspelta canonical 5

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Kushite king ⓘ
ancient historical figure ⓘ
ruler of Nubia ⓘ
associatedSite Jebel Barkal ⓘ
attestedBy archaeological remains at Nuri ⓘ
inscribed stelae ⓘ
temple reliefs at Napata ⓘ
burialPlace Nuri ⓘ
burialType pyramid tomb ⓘ
capitalDuringReign Napata ⓘ
chronologicalPosition late Napatan king ⓘ
contemporaryEgyptianDynasty 26th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
contemporaryEgyptianKing Psamtik II ⓘ
culturalSphere Kushite-Nubian civilization ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Kush
dynasty Napatan period of Kush ⓘ
linked to: Napatan period
interactionWithEgypt conflict with Saite Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
issued royal stelae ⓘ
kingdom Kingdom of Kush ⓘ
knownFor consolidation of royal power in Kush ⓘ
diplomatic relations with Egypt ⓘ
military engagements with Egypt ⓘ
religious and administrative reforms ⓘ
languageOfInscriptions Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ
Meroitic (early use debated) ⓘ
linked to: Meroitic language
mainDeityVenerated Amun ⓘ
movedCourtInfluence towards southern regions of Kush ⓘ
name Aspelta ⓘ
notableInscription Election Stela of Aspelta ⓘ
policy centralization of royal authority ⓘ
strengthening priesthood of Amun at Napata ⓘ
predecessor Anlamani ⓘ
pyramidNumberAtNuri Nuri 8 ⓘ
linked to: Nuri
realm Nubia ⓘ
regionRuled Middle Nile Valley ⓘ
reignEnd circa 568 BCE ⓘ
reignStart circa 593 BCE ⓘ
religion Kushite religion ⓘ
ruledFrom Napata ⓘ
spouse Henuttakhebit ⓘ
Madiqen ⓘ
successor Aramatle-qo ⓘ
suffered Egyptian military campaign against Napata ⓘ
timePeriod early 6th century BCE ⓘ
title King of Kush ⓘ
linked to: King of Napata

King of Upper and Lower Egypt (claimed) ⓘ
usedRoyalIconography Egyptian-style regalia ⓘ
usedRoyalTitles Egyptian pharaonic titulary ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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

Pyramids of Nuri → burialOf → Aspelta ⓘ
subject linked to: pyramids of Nuri
Aspelta → name → Aspelta ⓘ
Anlamani → successor → Aspelta ⓘ