Adikhalamani was a

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, ruling from Meroë in the first half of the 2nd century BCE.

Sources and chronology

Adikhalamani's name is known only from inscriptions at the temple complex of

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. Although no burial for Adikhalamani can be securely identified, he is conventionally attributed either Beg. N 8 or Beg. N 9, both located in Meroë and dating to the approximate time of Adikhalamani's reign. Beg. N 8 preserves the fragmentary name "(...)mr(...)t" and Beg. N 9 preserves the name "Tabirqo". László Török (2015) suggested that Tabirqo was a "funerary name" of Adikhalamani and that (...)mr(...)t was a distinct succeeding king. Josefine Kuckertz (2021) instead proposed that Adikhalamani and (...)mr(...)t were the same king and that Tabirqo was a distinct succeeding king. If Kuckertz's identification is accepted, Adikhalamani was the husband of Nahirqo, whose name is recorded in Beg. N 8 and who later ruled as the first

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of Kush. Adikhalamani is believed to have been contemporary with an Egyptian revolt dated to ca. 207-186 BCE. During this revolt a ruler, Horwennefer took control of Thebes and revolted against Ptolemy IV Philopator. The revolt ended ca. 186 BCE when Ankhwennefer (his successor or more likely Horwennefer with a different nomen) was captured and executed.The Ptolemaic Dynasty
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Titles

* Prenomen: Titenre Setepnetjeru ("Image of Re, chosen of the Gods") * Nomen: Adikhalamani with epithet MeryisetTörök, László. ''The Kingdom of Kush: Handbook of the Napatan-Meroitic Civilization'', 1997.

References

{{Kushite Monarchs footer, state=collapsed 2nd-century BC monarchs of Kush 2nd-century BC monarchs in Africa