Search results
Tantamani (Ancient Egyptian: tnwt-jmn, Neo-Assyrian: tanṭammanē, Ancient Greek: Τεμένθης Teménthēs), also known as Tanutamun or Tanwetamani (d. 653 BC) was ruler of the Kingdom of Kush located in Northern Sudan, and the last pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.
Tantamani and the Nubians never again posed a threat to either Assyria or Egypt. Upon his death, Tantamani was buried in the royal cemetery of El-Kurru, upstream from the Kushite capital of Napata. He was succeeded by a son of Taharqa, king Atlanersa. In total, the Twenty-fifth Dynasty ruled Egypt for less than one hundred years.
Bakare Tanutamun (transliteration: tꜢ-n-wt-ỉmn), or Tantamani, is an ancient Egyptian Pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty during the Third Intermediate Period. He was of Nubian origin and ruled from Napata over Kush and most of Egypt. Tanutamun lost control of Egypt to the Assyrians, who sacked...
People also ask
Who was Tanwetamani dynasty?
Where was king Tantamani buried?
Was Tantamani a son of Shebitku?
Why did Tantamani invade Egypt?
Inside the tomb of King Tantamani, circa 650 B.C, in El-Kurru, the site of royal burials during Egypt’s 25th Dynasty, when Kush conquered Egypt and initiated the reign of the “Black Pharaohs.”
Tanwetamani (Assyrian Tandamane or Tantamani, Greek Tementhes, also known as Tanutamun) was Egypt's last ruler of the 25th Dynasty as well as the last Nubain (Kushite) Ruler, ruling from about 664 to 657 BC. We are told his throne name was Ba-ka-re, meaning "Glorious is the Soul of Re".
Mar 30, 2024 · Ashurbanipal’s victory over Nubian King of Egypt Taharqa and his successor, Tanutamani (also known as Tantamani or Tanutamun), marked the zenith of the Assyrian Empire’s expansion.
Tanutamani (about 664 - 655 BC) King of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty. He reconquered Egypt after the Assyrian invasions that had ousted his predecessor Taharqo; however, the Napatan kingdom finally lost control of Egypt when the Assyrian armies invaded again. Horus name: Wakmeret. Nebty name: Golden Falcon name: Prenomen: Bakare.
Searches related to Tantamani
king tantamani
