Tantamani

𓏏𓈖𓍿𓌳𓈖𓇋 (Known as "King Tantamani")

Pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty of Egypt, King of Kush

Born c. 690 BCE

Napata, Sudan

Passed Away 653 BCE Napata, Sudan

Lifespan ~37 years old

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"The two serpents of the crown belong to the son of Amun who rules from the cataracts to the sea."

Archival Overview

Last Nubian Pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt who marched north from Napata to reclaim Memphis from the Assyrian Empire in 664 BCE, immortalized in the Dream Stele.

Biographical Record

Nephew of Pharaoh Taharqa, Tantamani ascended the dual throne of Kush and Egypt in Napata. Inspired by a divine dream of two serpents, recorded on his famous Dream Stele at Jebel Barkal, he launched an expedition down the Nile in 664 BCE.

He reconquered Memphis and slew Necho I, the Assyrian vassal ruler, before King Ashurbanipal of Assyria launched a massive counter-offensive that sacked Thebes. Tantamani retreated to Upper Egypt and Nubia, where he ruled peacefully until his death.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Pyramids of el-Kurru (Tomb Ku. 16)
El-Kurru, Sudan

                         GPS: 18.4111, 31.7708                    

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