Arqamani

Arqamani (also Ergamenes II ) was a Nubian king who ruled around 200 BC.

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Arqamani is mainly known by its construction. In ad - Dakka, he built a small chapel. He appears on the Temple at Philae and in an inscription in the temple of Kalabsha.

Arqamani built his pyramid Beg N7 in Meroe, where he was certainly buried. The construction consists of the actual pyramid and a chapel which is built in front of it. This chapel was richly decorated with reliefs. The grave chamber could be reached via a long staircase. The underground part of the tomb consists of three rooms. The first two are each decorated with two pillars. The last room is the grave chamber.

In the grave chamber there is also a stone base for the coffin. He is lying with the representations of Egyptian deities like Isis, Nephthys, Anubis and Horus on a bed decorated. Here are also the first biblical references that can be described as meroitisch, although these characters seem even more awkward and most inscriptions are written to the figures in Egyptian hieroglyphics. The grave chamber was heavily robbed when she was found.

In the Temple of Musawwarat it Sufra a prince appears with the name Arka. It has been suggested that it is here to Arqamani. Accordingly, it would be the son and successor of probably Arnekhamani.

The construction of Arqamani in Nubia testified that he dominated this area, which may thus communicates that at this time in Upper Egypt, a rival king (Hor - wennofer ) under Ptolemy IV reigned, so that the Ptolemaic kings no access to Nubia more had.

Pyramid N7 (first pyramid body from left)

Pyramid N7; plan

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  • Throne name: Djeretanchamun
  • Proper name: Arqamani (also Mekletek )
  • Horus name: Djeretnetjerenperef and Kaschynetjercheper
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