Tarekeniwal
| Tarekeniwal | |||||
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| Kushite King of Meroe | |||||
| Predecessor | Takideamani | ||||
| Successor | Amanikhalika | ||||
| Burial | Meroe: Beg. N 19 | ||||
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Tarekeniwal was a Kushite King of Meroe of whom little is known. He likely ruled the Meroitic empire during the 2nd century AD. Tarekeniwal is only known from his pyramid in Meroe (Beg. N 19).[1] His name appears on the pylon of the cult chapel in front of the pyramid, which was in modern times restored. The chapel and its decoration is still well preserved.
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Pyramid of Tarekeniwal (middle) -
Pyramid of Tarekeniwal (front)
References
- ^ Derek A. Welsby, The Kingdom of Kush (Princeton: Markus Wiener Publishers, 1998),
Literature
- Inge Hofmann, Beiträge zur meroitischen Chronologie, St. Augustin bei Bonn 1978, p. 140, ISBN 3-921389-80-1
- László Török, in: Fontes Historiae Nubiorum, Vol. III, Bergen 1998, p. 935–936, ISBN 82-91626-07-3