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Arqamani

Kushite King of Meroë

Field	Value
Name	Arqamani
image	Temple relief of a Kushite king from Dakka by Dennis C. Jarvis.jpg250px
caption	Arqamani (right) presenting an offering, from the Temple of Dakka
burial	Pyramid at Meroë: Beg. N 7
role	Kushite king of Meroë
Nomen
*Arqamani ankhdjet meriaset
'rk-Jmn-ˁnḫ-ḏt-mrj-ȝst*
Arqamani, given life, beloved of Isis
Prenomen
*Djeretankhamun titre
Ḏrt-ˁnḫ-Jmn Tjt-Rˁ*
Living hand of Amun, image of Ra
horus	Djeret-netjer-en-perefkai(...)ef-Setepenamunre-suab-tawy
The God's Hand in his temple, Whose arm is raised (...),
Chosen of Amun-Ra to purify the Two Lands.
reign
predecessor	Arnekhamani
successor	Adikhalamani
death_date

Arqamani ankhdjet meriaset 'rk-Jmn-ˁnḫ-ḏt-mrj-ȝst Arqamani, given life, beloved of Isis Djeretankhamun titre Ḏrt-ˁnḫ-Jmn Tjt-Rˁ Living hand of Amun, image of Ra The God's Hand in his temple, Whose arm is raised (...), Chosen of Amun-Ra to purify the Two Lands. Arqamani (also Arkamani or Ergamenes II) was a Kushite King of Meroë dating from the late 3rd to early 2nd century BCE.

Biography

It is believed that Arqamani ruled in Meroë at the time of the Egyptian revolt of Horwennefer against Ptolemy IV Philopator (reign 221–204 BC). In the latter locality, he usurped some donation inscriptions originally inscribed for Ptolemy IV. He was buried in a pyramid in Meroë now known as Beg. N 7.

Arqamani took an elaborate ancient Egyptian royal titulary (see infobox) which likely reflects his control above the reconquered Lower Nubia and its inhabitants.

He was sometimes tentatively identified with the king Ergamenes mentioned by Diodorus Siculus but modern scholars now believe that an earlier king with a similar name, Arakamani, is a better candidate for this identification. Nevertheless, Arqamani is sometimes called Ergamenes II.

Sudan tempel of musawwar es sufra.jpg|Temple of Apedemak in Musawwarat es-sufra, built by Arnekhamani File:Prince Arka.jpg|Prince Arka, son of Arnekhamani, and possibly identical with Arqamani. File:Pyramid of King Arqamani, Meroe Southern Cemetery.jpg|Pyramid of King Arqamani, Meroe Northern Cemetery

References

von Beckerath, Jürgen. (1999). "Handbuch der Ägyptischen Königsnamen". Mainz am Rhein, Von Zabern.
Török (2008), p. 393.
Clark, J. Desmond. (1975). "The Cambridge history of Africa". Cambridge University Press.
Török (2008), p. 388.
Török (2008), pp. 389–90 and references therein.
Török, László (1996). ''Fontes Historiae Nubiorum'', '''II'''. Bergen. {{ISBN. 8291626014, p. 582.

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