Natakamani

Statue of Natakamani, Argo Island, Tabo Temple, c. 60 CE

Natakamani, also called Aqrakamani,[1] was a king of Kush who reigned from Meroë in the middle of the 1st century CE.[1] He ruled as co-regent together with his mother Amanitore.[1] Natakamani is the best attested ruler of the Meroitic period.[2] He and Amanitore may have been contemporaries of the Roman emperor Nero.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Kuckertz, Josefine (2021). "Meroe and Egypt". UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology: 5, 13, 17.
  2. ^ Mokhtar, G. (2001) Ancient Civilizations of Africa "University of California Press". p. 168. ISBN 0-85255-092-8.