Siaspiqa

Siaspiqa
Siaspiqa
Siaspiqo, Siaspi-qo, Si'aspiqo, Sa'asheriqa.
	Granite stela of Siaspiqa originally from his pyramid at Nuri, now on display in the National Museum of Sudan
Pharaoh
	Kushite king of Meroë
Reign	c. 487–468 BC
Predecessor	Amaniastabarqa
Successor	Nasakhma
Prenomen (Praenomen)
Prenomen (Praenomen)
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Nomen
Consort	possibly queen Pi'ankhqewqa
Burial	Nuri, pyramid 4

Siaspiqa (also Si'aspiqo) was a ruler of the Kushite kingdom of Meroë reigning for close to twenty years in the first half of the 5th century BC. Very little is known of Siaspiqa's activities beyond the construction of his pyramid at Nuri, now known as Nuri 4. The pyramid and its chapel have yielded several inscribed stelas bearing his name as well as numerous artefacts suggesting a once rich burial. Nothing is known for certain on the relations between Siaspiqa and his predecessor Amaniastabarqa and successor Nasakhma. Equally uncertain is the identity of his consort, with queen Pi'ankhqewqa buried in the nearby Nuri 29 conjectured for that role.

^ Dunham, Dows, The Royal Cemeteries of Kush, Volume II Nuri, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Massachusetts, 1955, fig. 212.
^ ^a ^b ^c Von Beckerath, Jürgen (1997). Handbuch der Ägyptischen Königsnamen. Mainz: Von Zabern. pp. 270–271. ISBN 3-8053-2591-6.
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[1] Dunham, Dows, The Royal Cemeteries of Kush, Volume II Nuri, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Massachusetts, 1955, fig. 212.

[jwb-2] Von Beckerath, Jürgen (1997). Handbuch der Ägyptischen Königsnamen. Mainz: Von Zabern. pp. 270–271. ISBN 3-8053-2591-6.

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