Aspelta was a ruler of the kingdom of Kush (c. 600 – c. 580 BCE). More is known about him and his reign than most of the rulers of Kush. He left several stelae carved with accounts of his reign. Aspelta was the son of Senkamanisken and Queen Nasalsa. Aspelta was the brother and successor of Anlamani.

Our exhibition features more than fifty 2600-year-old objects from Aspelta’s tomb and times, including a brick still speckled with gold, as well as the world’s only fully accurate recreation of a Nubian tomb interior. At the center of the burial chamber is a cast from Aspelta’s original sarcophagus containing a replica of his gilded coffin.

Jan 11, 2022 · Aspelta, the fourth king of Napata, reigned from 600 to 580 B.C. following his brother Anlamani. Known for his efforts to strengthen and develop the Nubian kingdom, Aspelta's reign included both significant battles and innovative initiatives that shaped Nubian civilization.

Dec 9, 2024 · Who is Aspelta? Asperta was a famous king of Napata, the central city of the ancient Nubian Kingdom of Kush. He ruled from 600 to 580 BC. He had an older brother named Anlamani who was crowned king before him. Their father was King Senkamanisken, and their mother Nasarsa was one of the daughters of the previous Nubian king.

Feb 23, 2018 · An article published in the journal Sudan and Nubia revealed the “one half-scale” statue as Aspelta, a ruler of the Kush kingdom between 593 BC and 568 BC. Archaeologists recently interpreted an ancient inscription which was found on the statue which said he was “beloved of a god” and “given all life stability and dominion forever.”

Aspelta was a ruler of the kingdom of Kush. More is known about him and his reign than most of the rulers of Kush. He left several stelae carved with accounts o...

Aspelta. The king, who reigned at the end of the 7th century BC or at the beginning of the 6th century BC was buried in a pyramid at Nuri in a sarcophagus, decorated with pyramid texts. Several hieroglyphic inscriptions in Egyptian record events of his reign.

Aspelta was King of Kush from 600 to 580 BC, succeeding Anlamani and preceding Aramatle-qo. Aspelta was the son of Senkamanisken and Nasalsa and the brother of Anlamani, and he succeeded his...

"Aspelta" published on by Oxford University Press. king of Kush, was the fourth Nubian ruler of the Napatan Period, a period of time spanning about four centuries (c. seventh–third BCE) during which Ancient Kush (a region covering more or less actual Sudan), which had previously ruled over pharaonic Egypt for more than a century during the ...

Aspelta (reigned ca. 600–580 BC): A son of King Senkamanisken, Aspelta succeeded his brother Anlamani to the throne. During Aspelta’s reign, the Egyptian king Psammetichus II raided deep into Nubia, destroying temples and palaces.