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Meqemale (Makmalē) 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 ...
(Nuri 40). She was perhaps the wife of king
Aspelta
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.
Family
Aspelta was the son of Senkamanisken and Q ...
, but this is only a guess. Her only known title is ''big king's wife'', Hmt-niswt aAt. (not ''great king's wife'' as usually). Her burial consisted of a pyramid with a chapel and the underground burial rooms. There was a staircase going underground and leading to the two burial chambers. The burial was found robbed, but fragments of at least 108
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 vessels and an offering table were found too.Dows Dunhamː ''The Royal cemeteries of Kush'', vol. II, Boston 1955, pp. 112-114, 261 (fig. 205 online /ref> A shabti with the name of the queen was also found at
Sanam
Sanam may refer to:
Places
* Sanam, Iran, a village in Iran
* Sanam, Niger, a commune in Niger
* Sanam, Sudan, a village in Sudan
Entertainment
* ''Sanam'' (1997 film), a 1997 Hindi drama film
* ''Sanam'' (1951 film), a 1951 Bollywood romant ...