Karkamani
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![]() Karkamani's pyramid, Nuri, Sudan | |||||||||||||||||
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Reign | c. 519–510 BC | ||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Amaninatakilebte | ||||||||||||||||
Successor | Amaniastabarqa | ||||||||||||||||
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Burial | Nuri (Nu. 7) |
Karkamani was a Meroitic king who ruled in the 6th century, probably between 519 to 510 BC at Napata. He succeeded King Amaninatakilebte and was in turn succeeded by King Amaniastabarqa.[1] Like others of his dynasty, he was discovered buried among the pyramid chambers at Nuri, specifically Nuri 7.[2]