Aramatle-qo or Amtalqa was a Meroitic king. Dunham and Macadam, as well as Török, mentions that Aramatle-qo used the following prenomen and nomen:
''Prenomen:'' Wadjkare ("Re is one whose ka endures")
''Nomen:'' Aramatle-qo

Family

Aramatle-qo was the son and successor of King Aspelta and Queen Henuttakhbit. He had several wives: *

Atmataka Atmataka was a Nubian queen, so far only known from her burial in the royal cemetery of Nuri. She was perhaps the wife of king Aramatle-qo. Her only known title is ''king's wife''. Her burial consisted of a pyramid and the underground burial rooms. ...

, her pyramid is located at

Nuri Nuri is a place in modern Sudan on the west side of the Nile River, Nile, near the Fourth Cataract. Nuri is situated about 15 km north of Sanam, Sudan, Sanam, and 10 km from Jebel Barkal. Nuri is the second of three Napatan burial sites ...

(Nu. 55). A heart-scarab belonging to Atamataka was found in Nu. 57. *

Piankhher Piankhher (Pi-ankh-her) was a Nubian queen with the Egyptian title ''king's wife''. Her royal husband is not known for sure, but for chronological reason it seems to be Aramatle-qo. Piankhher is known solely from her burial at Nuri Nuri is a plac ...

. Buried at Nuri (Nu. 57) * Akhe(qa?) was a daughter of Aspelta (and possibly Henuttakhbit). She may have been a sister wife of Aramatle-qo. She is buried at Nuri (Nu. 38) * Amanitakaye, was a daughter of Aspelta and a sister-wife of Aramatle-qo. She is the mother of King

Malonaqen Malonaqen was a Meroe, Meroitic king who probably governed in the first half of the 6th century BC. His prenomen was "Sekhemkare." He is thought to be the son of king Aramatle-qo and queen Amanitakaye, although this is based merely on assumptio ...

. Buried at Nuri (Nu. 26). Known from a shawabti and other funerary items. *

Maletasen {{Hiero, Maletasen, , align=era=egypt Maletasen was a Nubian queen, so far only known from her burial in the royal cemetery of Nuri (Nuri 39). She was perhaps the wife of king Aramatle-qo. Her only known title is ''big king's wife''. (not ''great ki ...

is known from many shabtis. She was buried at Nuri (Nu. 39).

Monuments

Aramatle-qo is primarily attested by his pyramid Nu 9 in Nuri which dates to the end of the 6th or the 5th century BC. A votive object bearing his name originates from Meroe.László Török: ''Meroe City, an Ancient African Capital'', London 1997, S. 236-39, A piece of jewelry from Aramatle-qo's pyramid, a gold collar necklace which bears his name, was found here. It may have belonged to the king himself or to one of his courtiers. File:Nuri Pyramid Nu -IX Kushite (Napatan) (2).jpg, left,

pyramid IX of Aramatle-qo. File:Kushite necklace spacer.jpg, left, Napatan necklace spacer made of gold, 6th century BC. It is inscribed with

Egyptian hieroglyphs Egyptian hieroglyphs (, ) were the formal writing system used in Ancient Egypt, used for writing the Egyptian language. Hieroglyphs combined logographic, syllabic and alphabetic elements, with some 1,000 distinct characters.There were about 1,00 ...

in the name of Aramatle-qo.

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