Aramatle-qo


Aramatle-qo or Amtalqa was a Kushite king.
Dunham and Macadam, as well as Török, mentions that Aramatle-qo used the following prenomen and nomen:

Family

Aramatle-qo was the son and successor of King Aspelta and Queen Henuttakhbit. He had several wives:
  • Atmataka, her pyramid is located at Nuri. A heart-scarab belonging to Atamataka was found in Nu. 57.
  • Piankhher. Buried at Nuri
  • Akhe was a daughter of Aspelta. She may have been a sister wife of Aramatle-qo. She is buried at Nuri
  • Amanitakaye, was a daughter of Aspelta and a sister-wife of Aramatle-qo. She is the mother of King Malonaqen. Buried at Nuri. Known from a shawabti and other funerary items.
  • Maletasen is known from many shabtis. She was buried at Nuri.

    Monuments

Aramatle-qo is primarily attested by his pyramid Nu 9 in Nuri which dates to the end of the 6th or the 5th century BC. A votive object bearing his name originates from Meroe. A piece of jewelry from Aramatle-qo's pyramid, a gold collar necklace which bears his name, was found here. It may have belonged to the king himself or to one of his courtiers.