Atlanersa
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Atlanersa was a Nubian king who ruled around 653 to 640 BC as the successor of Tantamani
Tantamani
Tantamani or Tanwetamani or Tementhes was a Pharaoh of Egypt and the Kingdom of Kush located in Northern Sudan and a member of the Nubian or Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt...

, the last ruler of the 25th Nubian dynasty in Egypt. In contrast to his predecessor, Atlanersa's kingdom was restricted to the region of Kush south of the Aswan.

He did adopt the titles of the Egyptian Pharaohs.

Horus name: Geregtawy ("Founder of the Two Lands")

Nebty Name: Merymaat ("Beloved of Eequity")

Golden Horus Name: Semenhepu ("Who establishes the laws")

Prenomen: Khukare ("Protected by the ka of Re")

Nomen: Atlanersa

Atlanersa was the son of king Taharqa
Taharqa
Taharqa was a pharaoh of the Ancient Egyptian 25th dynasty and king of the Kingdom of Kush, which was located in Northern Sudan.Taharqa was the son of Piye, the Nubian king of Napata who had first conquered Egypt. Taharqa was also the cousin and successor of Shebitku. The successful campaigns of...

 or possibly Tantamani
Tantamani
Tantamani or Tanwetamani or Tementhes was a Pharaoh of Egypt and the Kingdom of Kush located in Northern Sudan and a member of the Nubian or Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt...

. His mother was a queen whose name is not fully preserved, but ended with ...salka. Atlanersa was married to his two sisters: Yeturow and Khaliset. Further wives may include Malotaral - mother of his successor Senkamanisken
Senkamanisken
Senkamanisken was a Nubian king who ruled from 640 to 620 BC at Napata.Senkamisken used titles based on those of the Egyptian Pharaohs.Horus name: Sehtawy...

- and Peltasen. A lady whose name is only partially preserved: Taba[..], may be another consort.

Atlanersa is known from depictions and a granite stand found in the temple of Jebel Barkal
Jebel Barkal
Jebel Barkal or Gebel Barkal is a very small mountain located some 400 km north of Khartoum, in Karima town in Northern State in Sudan, on a large bend of the Nile River, in the region called Nubia....

. An altar was also found there inscribed with his name. At Dongola
Dongola
Dongola , also spelled Dunqulah, and formerly known as Al 'Urdi, is the capital of the state of Northern in Sudan, on the banks of the Nile. It should not be confused with Old Dongola, an ancient city located 80 km upstream on the opposite bank....

, the fragment of an obelisk was discovered with his name. He was buried in pyramid Nu. 20 at Nuri
Nuri
Nuri is a place in modern Sudan on the south side of the Nile. Close to it, there are pyramids belonging to Nubian kings. Nuri is situated about 15 km north of Sanam, and 10 km from Jebel Barkal. All these remains belonged to the ancient city Napata, the first capital of the Nubian kingdom of...

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Literature

  • László Török, in: Fontes Historiae Nubiorum, Vol. I, Bergen 1994, 210-211, ISBN 82-991411-6-8

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Preceded by:
Tantamani
Tantamani
Tantamani or Tanwetamani or Tementhes was a Pharaoh of Egypt and the Kingdom of Kush located in Northern Sudan and a member of the Nubian or Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt...

Rulers of Kush
Succeeded by:
Senkamanisken
Senkamanisken
Senkamanisken was a Nubian king who ruled from 640 to 620 BC at Napata.Senkamisken used titles based on those of the Egyptian Pharaohs.Horus name: Sehtawy...

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