Qalhata
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| Qalhata | |
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| Queen consort of Nubia and Egypt Great Royal Wife | |
| Burial | Pyramid in El-Kurru (Ku. 5) |
| Spouse | Pharaoh Shabaka |
| Issue | King Tantamani |
| Dynasty | 25th Dynasty of Egypt |
| Father | King Piye |
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| Qalhata[1] in hieroglyphs | ||||||||||
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| Era: Late Period (664–332 BC) | ||||||||||
Qalhata was a Nubian queen dated to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.[2]
Qalhata was a daughter of King Piye and a queen consort to her brother Shabaka. She is known from the Dream Stela of King Tantamani and from her pyramid in El-Kurru (Ku. 5).[3]
Assyrian records state that King Tantamani was the son of Taharqa's sister. The tomb of Qalhata at El-Kurru contains texts that say she is a King's Mother, giving some evidence of the family relationships.[4]
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