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Silko of Nobatia
Σιλκω
(Known as "King Silko")
King of the Nobatae, Christian Monarch of Nubia, Conqueror of the Blemmyes
Born
c. 510 CE
Faras, Sudan
Faras, Sudan
Passed Away
c. 560 CE
Faras, Sudan
Lifespan
~50 years old
"I drove the predators from our valley and gave peace to the villages along the Nile."
Archival Overview
5th-century Christian King of the Nobatae who established the medieval Kingdom of Nobatia and inscribed his legendary Greek triumphal inscription at the Temple of Kalabsha.
Biographical Record
King Silko united the post-Meroitic Nubian tribes between the First and Third Cataracts of the Nile, adopting Greek as the official court and diplomatic language. In three major campaigns, he crushed the nomadic Blemmyes (Beja) invaders.
To celebrate his victories, he had an epic Greek triumphal inscription carved on the walls of the Temple of Mandulis at Kalabsha, proudly declaring: 'I am Silko, Kinglet of the Nobatae and of all the Ethiopians... I conquered them from Primis to Telmis.'
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual Memorial
Royal Tumuli of Qustul and Ballana
Faras Region, Sudan
Faras Region, Sudan
GPS: 22.2500, 31.5000
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