Nasakhma
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| Nasakhma | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Pyramid Nuri XIX of King Nasakhma, successor of king Siaspiqa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reign | 5th century BC[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Siaspiqa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Malewiebamani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Consort | Queen Saka'aye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Malewiebamani and possibly Talakhamani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Nuri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nasakhma (Nasakhmaqa) was a Kushite King of Meroë. He was the successor of king Siaspiqa.
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.[2] Another possibility is that Talakhamani is Malewiebamani's son[3] and thus possibly Nasakhma's grandson.
Nasakhma was buried at Nuri (Nu. 19).[2] The Boston Museum of Fine Arts holds several objects that may belong to Nasakhma: shabtis, vessel fragments, etc. excavated from his tomb.
