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Malonaqen was a Meroitic king who probably governed in the first half of the 6th century BC. His
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Malonaqen was a Meroitic king who probably governed in the first half of the 6th century BC. His prenomen
The ''praenomen'' (; plural: ''praenomina'') was a personal name chosen by the parents of a Roman child. It was first bestowed on the ''dies lustricus'' (day of lustration), the eighth day after the birth of a girl, or the ninth day after the bi ...
was "Sekhemkare."
He is thought to be the son 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 ...
and queen Amanitakaye, although this is based merely on assumptions. His queen consort is thought to be Tagtal Tagtal was a Nubian queen with the titles ''king's wife'' and ''Egyptian''. Her husband is not known for sure. Malonaqen had been proposed although this is only a guess. So far she is only known from her burial at Nuri (Nu. 45).
Tagtalis also know ...
, who was buried 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. 45).
Attestations
He is well known from his pyramid (Nu.5) atNuri
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 ...
as well as by a votive cartouche
In Egyptian hieroglyphs, a cartouche is an oval with a line at one end tangent to it, indicating that the text enclosed is a royal name. The first examples of the cartouche are associated with pharaohs at the end of the Third Dynasty, but the fea ...
from Kawa and on blocks (from temple M 242, 294) and other objects in Meroë
Meroë (; also spelled ''Meroe''; Meroitic: or ; ar, مرواه, translit=Meruwah and ar, مروي, translit=Meruwi, label=none; grc, Μερόη, translit=Meróē) was an ancient city on the east bank of the Nile about 6 km north-east ...
. His pyramid at Nuri consists of the pyramid proper with a base length of 27.8 m. In front of the pyramid there was once a small chapel. The three underground burial chambers were reached by a staircase. The chambers were found looted, but still contained a number of objects, including the shabtis of the king and stone vessels inscribed with his name.Dows Dunhamː ''The Royal cemeteries of Kush'', vol. II, Boston 1955, pp. 140-14online
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