| Qalhata | |
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| Queen consort of Nubia and Egypt Great Royal Wife | |
| Burial | Pyramid in El-Kurru (Ku. 5) |
| Spouse | Pharaoh Shabaka |
| Issue | King Tantamani |
| Dynasty | 25th Dynasty of Egypt |
| Father | King Piye |
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| Qalhata[1] in hieroglyphs | ||||||||||
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| Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | ||||||||||
Qalhata was a Nubian queen dated to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.[2]
Qalhata was a daughter of King Piye and a queen consort to her brother Shabaka. She is known from the Dream Stela of King Tantamani and from her pyramid in El-Kurru (Ku. 5).[3]
Assyrian records state that King Tantamani was the son of Taharqa's sister. The tomb of Qalhata at El-Kurru contains texts that say she is a King's Mother, giving some evidence of the family relationships.[4]
- ^ Joyce Tyldesley, Chronicles of the Queens of Egypt. Thames & Hudson: London, 2006.
- ^ Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson, 2004, ISBN 0-500-05128-3, p.234-240
- ^ Dows Dunham and M. F. Laming Macadam, Names and Relationships of the Royal Family of Napata, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 35 (Dec., 1949), pp. 139-149
- ^ R. Morkot: The Black Pharaohs, Egypt's Nubian Rulers, London 2000, pg 205 ISBN 0-948695-24-2