Tarekeniwal

Tarekeniwal
Tarekeniwal
	Portrait of Tarekeniwal from his tomb
Nubian King of Meroë
Reign	Second half of the 2nd century AD
Previous pharaoh	Amanikhatashan
Next pharaoh	Amanikhalika
	Royal titulary
Consort(s)	Amanikhalika
Children	Aritenyesbokhe
Burial	Meroe: Beg. N 19

Tarekeniwal was a Nubian King of Meroë of whom little is known. He likely reigned in the second half of the CE 2nd century.^[1] Tarekeniwal is only known from his pyramid in Meroe (Beg. N 19).^[2] 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.

Imagery in Tarekeniwal's tomb places unusually strong emphasis on him as a triumphant warrior.^[3] The offering table of the later king Aritenyesbokhe identifies Aritenyesbokhe ruler as a son of Tarekeniwal, presumably the same person as the king. The table also identifies Amanikhalika as Aritenyesbokhe's mother and thus as Tarekeniwal's queen.^[3]

Images

Kushite king Tarekeniwal in full scale armor
Pyramid of Tarekeniwal (middle)
Pyramid of Tarekeniwal (front)

References

↑ Kuckertz, Josefine (2021). "Meroe and Egypt". UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology: 6.
↑ Welsby, Derek A. [in Deutsch] (1998) [1996]. The Kingdom of Kush: The Napatan and Meroitic Empires. Princeton: Markus Wiener Publishers. ISBN 978-1558761810.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Eide, Tormod; Hägg, Tomas; Holton Pierce, Richard; Török, László (1998). Fontes Historiae Nubiorum: Textual Sources for the History of the Middle Nile Region Between the Eighth Century BC and the Sixth Century AD: Vol. III: From the First to the Sixth Century AD. University of Bergen. pp. 936, 939. ISBN 82-91626-07-3. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2025-05-28.

Literature

Hofmann, Inge. Beiträge zur meroitischen Chronologie, St. Augustin bei Bonn 1978, p. 140, ISBN 3-921389-80-1
Török, László in: Fontes Historiae Nubiorum, Vol. III, Bergen 1998, p. 935–936, ISBN 82-91626-07-3

[1] Kuckertz, Josefine (2021). "Meroe and Egypt". UCLA Encyclopedia of Egyptology: 6.

[2] Welsby, Derek A. [in Deutsch] (1998) [1996]. The Kingdom of Kush: The Napatan and Meroitic Empires. Princeton: Markus Wiener Publishers. ISBN 978-1558761810.

[:0-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Eide, Tormod; Hägg, Tomas; Holton Pierce, Richard; Török, László (1998). Fontes Historiae Nubiorum: Textual Sources for the History of the Middle Nile Region Between the Eighth Century BC and the Sixth Century AD: Vol. III: From the First to the Sixth Century AD. University of Bergen. pp. 936, 939. ISBN 82-91626-07-3. Archived from the original on 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2025-05-28.

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