Baskakeren Explained

Kushite King of Meroe
Full Name:Baskakeren
Place Of Burial:Nuri (Nu. 17)
Predecessor:Amanineteyerike
Successor:Harsiotef
Father:Malewiebamani

Baskakeren was a king of Kush (about 400 BC). He was likely a son of King Malewiebamani and the younger brother of King Amanineteyerike. He succeeded King Amanineteyerike to the throne.[1]

Baskakeren is so far only known from his small pyramid in Nuri (Nu.17). The size of his pyramid indicates that he reigned for only a short period of time. Known from a stela from his chapel in Meroe Museum (in Khartoum).[2]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Samia Dafa'alla, Succession in the Kingdom of Napata, 900-300 B.C., The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 26, No. 1 (1993), pp. 167-174
  2. Dows Dunham and M. F. Laming Macadam, Names and Relationships of the Royal Family of Napata, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 35 (December, 1949), pp. 139-149