Aburni

Aburni was a king of Nobatia, who ruled around 450 AD as a successor to the Silko.

Aburni is known from a letter that was found in Qasr Ibrim. The value written in bad Greek letter was sent by the king of Blemmyes, speaking people, and his son, the phylarch Breytek to Aburni and his sons Nakase and Mouses. It is the response to a lost letter.

In the letter makes Phonen clear that he is an enemy of the Nobatäer and looks at different conflicts he had with Silko and his successor Aburni. Phonen reports of animals that have been exchanged for land upon which Silko killed the blemmyrischen phylarch Yeny and many priests have kidnapped. It remains unclear whether Phonen got back his land. However, speaking is the last attested ruler of the Blemmyrer and one may suspect that succeeded Aburni to destroy them and take over their empire.