Atmataka was a
Nubia
Nubia () (Nobiin: Nobīn, ) is a region along the Nile river encompassing the area between the first cataract of the Nile (just south of Aswan in southern Egypt) and the confluence of the Blue and White Niles (in Khartoum in central Sudan), or ...
n queen, so far only known from her burial in the royal cemetery of
Nuri
Nuri is a place in modern Sudan on the west side of the Nile, near the Fourth Cataract. Nuri is situated about 15 km north of Sanam, and 10 km from Jebel Barkal.
Nuri is the second of three Napatan burial sites and the construction of ...
. She was perhaps the wife of king
Aramatle-qo
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 ...
. Her only known title is ''king's wife''. Her burial consisted of a pyramid and the underground burial rooms. There was a staircase going underground and leading to the two burial chambers. The burial was found robbed, but fragments of at least 158
shabti
The ushabti (also called shabti or shawabti, with a number of variant spellings) was a funerary figurine used in ancient Egyptian funerary practices. The Egyptological term is derived from , which replaced earlier , perhaps the nisba of "' ...
s were found. They bear the name and the title of the queen. Her
heart scarab
The heart scarab is an oval, scarab artifact dating from ancient Egypt. Mostly an amulet, it was also used as jewelry, a memorializing artifact, or a grave good. The heart scarab was used by referring to Chapter 30 from the Book of the Dead ...
was found in Nuri burial Nu. 47. The owner of this burial is not known.
[Dunhamː ''The Royal cemeteries of Kush'', vol. II, pp. 173-174]
References
6th-century BC women
Queens of Kush