Amanishakheto
| Amanishakheto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stele of Amanishakheto (center) from the temple of Amun in Naqa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reign | Early 1st century AD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Amanirenas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Shanakdakhete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mother | Ar(...)tḫwit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Burial | Meroë (Beg. N 6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amanishakheto was a queen regnant (kandake) of Kush who reigned in the early 1st century AD. In Meroitic hieroglyphs her name is written "Amanikasheto" (Mniskhte or (Am)niskhete). In Meroitic cursive she is referred to as Amaniskheto qor kd(ke) which means Amanishakheto, Qore and Kandake ("Ruler and Queen").
Amanishakheto is believed to have been the direct successor of the earlier queen regnant Amanirenas. Amanishakheto's mother is recorded to have been named Ar(...)tḫwit; the relation between Amanishakheto and Amanirenas is thus unknown. The chronologically next Kushite ruler, and thus Amanishakheto's possible successor, was another queen regnant, Shanakdakhete.