Shanakdakhete | |
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![]() Ruins of Temple F in Naqa, built under Shanakdakhete | |
Queen regnant of Kush | |
Reign | First half of the 1st century AD |
Predecessor | Amanishakheto (?) |
Successor | Unknown king (Bar. 2) (?) |
Burial | Meroë, pyramid Beg. N 21 (?) |
Shanakdakhete, also spelled Shanakdakheto[1] or Sanakadakhete,[2] was a queen regnant of the Kingdom of Kush, ruling from Meroë in the early first century AD.[2] Shanakdakhete is poorly attested, though is known to have constructed a temple in Naqa.
Shanakdakhete was previously believed to have been the first Kushite queen regnant[1] due to an erroneous dating of her inscriptions.[2] This role is now instead attributed to Nahirqo.[2][3]