Baskakeren was a king of Kush

Kingdom of Kush

The native name of the Kingdom was likely kaš, recorded in Egyptian as .The name Kash is probably connected to Cush in the Hebrew Bible , son of Ham ....

 (about 400 BC

400 BC

Year 400 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Tribunate of Esquilinus, Capitolinus, Vulso, Medullinus, Saccus and Vulscus...

). He was likely a son of King Malewiebamani

Malewiebamani

Malewiebamani was a Kushite King of Meroe.Prenomen: Kheperkare Nomen: MalewiebamaniMalewiebamani's mother was likely Queen Saka'aye...

 and the younger brother of King Amanineteyerike

Amanineteyerike

Amanineteyerike was a Kushite King of Meroe. His reign is dated to the end of the 5th century BCE.Amanineteyerike took on a full set of titles based on those of the Egyptian Pharaohs....

. He succeeded King Amanineteyerike

Amanineteyerike

Amanineteyerike was a Kushite King of Meroe. His reign is dated to the end of the 5th century BCE.Amanineteyerike took on a full set of titles based on those of the Egyptian Pharaohs....

 to the throne.

Baskakeren is so far only known from his small pyramid in 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...

 (Nu.17). The size of his pyramid indicates that he reigned for only a short period of time. Known from a stela from his chapel in Meroe Museum (in Khartoum

Khartoum

Khartoum is the capital and largest city of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran"...

).

Further reading

• Laszlo Török, in: Fontes Historiae Nubiorum, Vol. II, Bergen 1996, 435