Amanikhalika

Relief of the Kushite ruler buried in Beg N. 32, often identified as Amanikhalika

Amanikhalika is the name often[1][2][3][4] attributed to a Kushite queen regnant buried in pyramid Beg N. 32 in Meroë. If the attribution is correct, Amanikhalika would have reigned in the second half of the 2nd century CE based on her known relations to other monarchs.

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