Aspelta

Aspelta
Kushite King of Napata
Aspelta statue reconstruction, with Egyptian headdress. Louvre Museum
PredecessorAnlamani
SuccessorAramatle-qo
Diedc. 580 BCE
Burial
Nuri (Nu. 8)
SpouseMadiqen?, Henuttakhebit
possibly , Meqemale (?), Asata and Artaha (possible)
IssueAramatle-qo, Queen Amanitakaye
Names
Aspelta
FatherSenkamanisken ?
MotherNasalsa
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Aspelta
in hieroglyphs
Era: Late Period
(664–332 BC)

Aspelta was a ruler of the kingdom of Kush (c. 600 – c. 580 BCE). More is known about him and his reign than most of the rulers of Kush. He left several stelae carved with accounts of his reign.