Adikhalamani was a king of Kush, ruling from Meroë in the first half of the 2nd century BCE.[1]
Sources and chronology
Aerial views of the Nubian pyramids at Meroe in 2001 with highlighting of pyramids N 8 (left) and N 9 (right)
Adikhalamani's name is known only from inscriptions at the temple complex of Philae.[2]
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.[3] Josefine Kuckertz (2021) instead proposed that Adikhalamani and (...)mr(...)t were the same king and that Tabirqo was a distinct succeeding king.[1] 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 queen regnant of Kush.[1]
Adikhalamani is believed to have been contemporary with an Egyptian revolt dated to ca. 207-186 BCE.[4] During this revolt a ruler, Horwennefer (who may have been a Nubian) 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.[5]
Titles
Prenomen: Titenre Setepnetjeru ("Image of Re, chosen of the Gods")
