List of monarchs of Kerma

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The following is an incomplete list of monarchs of Kerma, known collectively in Middle Kingdom Egyptian texts as Hkꜣr.[1] The Kingdom of Kerma existed as an independent state from around 2500 BCE to 1520 BCE.[ambiguous] It was absorbed into the vigorous Egyptian Empire but would later reemerge as the Kingdom of Kush.

Rulers of Kerma[]

  • Kaa (1900 BCE)[2]
  • Teriahi (1880 BCE)[2] - son of Kaa[2]
  • Awaꜥa[3] (2000 BCE|1850 BCE) - son of Kaa[2]
  • Utatrerses[3] (1850 BCE|1650 BCE) - son of Awa'a[2]
  • Nedjeh (1650 BCE|1550 BCE)[2]
  • Makeda (queen, c. 1005–950 BCE)[2]
  • Aserkamani (950 BCE)[2]
  • Seb[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Török 1998, p. 589.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Hamblin 2006, p. 384.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Shillington 2004, p. 762.

Sources[]

  • Hamblin, William J. (2006). Warfare in the Ancient Near East to 1600 BC. ISBN 978-1-134-52062-6.
  • Török, László (1998). The Kingdom of Kush: Handbook of the Napatan-Meroitic Civilization. Leiden: BRILL. pp. 589 Pages. ISBN 90-04-10448-8.
  • Shillington, Kevin (2004). Encyclopedia of African History, Vol. 1. London: Routledge. pp. 1912 Pages. ISBN 1-57958-245-1.
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