Nasakhma | |||||
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Kushite King of Meroe | |||||
![]() Pyramid Nuri XIX of King Nasakhma, successor of king Siaspiqa | |||||
Predecessor | Siaspiqa | ||||
Successor | Malewiebamani | ||||
Burial | Nuri 19 | ||||
Spouse | Queen Saka'aye | ||||
Issue | Malewiebamani and possibly Talakhamani | ||||
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Nasakhma (Nasakhmaqa) was a Kushite King of Meroe. He was the successor of king Siaspiqa.
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Nasakhma in hieroglyphs | ||||||||||||||
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Era: Late Period (664–332 BC) | ||||||||||||||
Nasakhma was succeeded by Malewiebamani, who may have been his eldest son. It is possible that Talakhamani was a younger son of Nasakhma who took the throne after his brother Malewiebamani.[1] Another possibility is that Talakhamani is Malewiebamani's son[2] and thus possibly Nasakhma's grandson.
Nasakhma was buried at Nuri (Nu. 19).[1] The Boston Museum of Fine Arts holds several objects that may belong to Nasakhma: shabtis, vessel fragments, etc. excavated from his tomb.