Adikhalamani

Adikhalamani was a king of Kush, ruling from Meroë in the first half of the 2nd century BCE.

Sources and chronology

Adikhalamani's name is known only from inscriptions at the temple complex of Philae.

Although no burial for Adikhalamani can be securely identified, he is conventionally attributed either Beg. N 8 or Beg. N 9, both located in Meroë and dating to the approximate time of Adikhalamani's reign. Beg. N 8 preserves the fragmentary name "(...)mr(...)t" and Beg. N 9 preserves the name "Tabirqo". László Török (2015) suggested that Tabirqo was a "funerary name" of Adikhalamani and that (...)mr(...)t was a distinct succeeding king. Josefine Kuckertz (2021) instead proposed that Adikhalamani and (...)mr(...)t were the same king and that Tabirqo was a distinct succeeding king.

Titles Prenomen: Titenre Setepnetjeru ("Image of Re, chosen of the Gods") Nomen: Adikhalamani with epithet Meryiset