| Amanishakheto | |
|---|---|
| Kushite Queen of Meroë | |
 Stele of Amanishakheto (center) from the temple of Amun in Naqa | |
| Reign | Early 1st century AD |
| Predecessor | Amanirenas |
| Successor | Shanakdakhete |
| Burial | Meroë (Beg. N 6) |
| Mother | Ar(...)tḫwit |
Amanishakheto was a queen regnant (kandake) of Kush who reigned in the early 1st century AD.[1] In Meroitic hieroglyphs her name is written "Amanikasheto" (Mniskhte or (Am)niskhete). In Meroitic cursive she is referred to as Amaniskheto qor kd(ke) which means Amanishakheto, Qore and Kandake ("Ruler and Queen").[2]
Amanishakheto is believed to have been the direct successor of the earlier queen regnant Amanirenas.[1][3] Amanishakheto's mother is recorded to have been named Ar(...)tḫwit; the relation between Amanishakheto and Amanirenas is thus unknown.[3] The chronologically next Kushite ruler, and thus Amanishakheto's possible successor, was another queen regnant, Shanakdakhete.[1]
- ^ a b c Kuckertz, Josefine (2021). "Meroe and Egypt". UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology: 5, 16.
- ^ Török, László (1997). The Kingdom of Kush: Handbook of the Napatan-Meroitic Civilization. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-10448-8.
- ^ a b Eide, Tormod; Hägg, Tomas; Holton Pierce, Richard; Török, László (1996). Fontes Historiae Nubiorum: Textual Sources for the History of the Middle Nile Region Between the Eighth Century BC and the Sixth Century AD: Vol. II: From the Mid-Fifth to the First Century BC. University of Bergen. p. 723. ISBN 82-91626-01-4.