Qalhata | |||||
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Queen consort of
Nubia and
Egypt Great Royal Wife | |||||
Burial | Pyramid in
El-Kurru (Ku. 5) | ||||
Spouse | Pharaoh Shabaka | ||||
Issue | King Tantamani | ||||
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Dynasty | 25th Dynasty of Egypt | ||||
Father | King Piye |
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Qalhata
[1] in hieroglyphs | ||||||||||
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Era:
New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | ||||||||||
Qalhata was a Nubian queen dated to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt. [2]
Qalhata was a daughter of King Piye and a queen consort to her brother Shabaka. She is known from the Dream Stela of King Tantamani and from her pyramid in El-Kurru (Ku. 5). [3]
Assyrian records state that King Tantamani was the son of Taharqa's sister. The tomb of Qalhata at El-Kurru contains texts that say she is a King's Mother, giving some evidence of the family relationships. [4]
Qalhata | |||||
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Queen consort of
Nubia and
Egypt Great Royal Wife | |||||
Burial | Pyramid in
El-Kurru (Ku. 5) | ||||
Spouse | Pharaoh Shabaka | ||||
Issue | King Tantamani | ||||
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Dynasty | 25th Dynasty of Egypt | ||||
Father | King Piye |
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Qalhata
[1] in hieroglyphs | ||||||||||
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Era:
New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | ||||||||||
Qalhata was a Nubian queen dated to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt. [2]
Qalhata was a daughter of King Piye and a queen consort to her brother Shabaka. She is known from the Dream Stela of King Tantamani and from her pyramid in El-Kurru (Ku. 5). [3]
Assyrian records state that King Tantamani was the son of Taharqa's sister. The tomb of Qalhata at El-Kurru contains texts that say she is a King's Mother, giving some evidence of the family relationships. [4]