{{Hiero, Akhrasan ''i-ḫ-rsn'', <-Sw-A40-x:r-z:n->, align=era=egypt
Akhrasan was a
Nubia
Nubia (, Nobiin language, Nobiin: , ) is a region along the Nile river encompassing the area between the confluence of the Blue Nile, Blue and White Nile, White Niles (in Khartoum in central Sudan), and the Cataracts of the Nile, first cataract ...
n queen, so far only known from her burial in the royal cemetery of
Nuri
Nuri is a place in modern Sudan on the west side of the Nile River, Nile, near the Fourth Cataract. Nuri is situated about 15 km north of Sanam, Sudan, Sanam, and 10 km from Jebel Barkal.
History
Nuri is the second of three Napatan bur ...
(Nu. 32). She was perhaps the wife of king
Malewiebamani
Malewiebamani was a List of monarchs of Kush, Kushite King of Meroë.
Malewiebamani's mother was likely Queen Saka'aye. Malewiebamani was the son of either Nasakhma or Siaspiqa.
Amanineteyerike and Baskakeren are thought to be sons of Malewiebam ...
, although this is not securely confirmed. Her only known title is ''king's wife''. Her burial consisted of a pyramid and underground burial rooms, with a staircase leading to two underground burial chambers. The burial was found robbed, but fragments of at least 45
shabti
The ushabti (also called shabti or shawabti, with a number of variant spellings) was a funerary figurine used in ancient Egyptian funerary practices. The Egyptological term is derived from , which replaced earlier , perhaps the nisba of "' ...
s were found. They bear the name and the title of the queen. Several pottery vessels and smaller objects were found, as well.Dows Dunhamː ''The Royal cemeteries of Kush'', vol. II, Boston 1955, pp. 202-206, 26 online /ref>