Amanitaraqide

Amanitaraqide held the title of Kandake in the Kingdom of Kush during the years 21-41 CE. This title, often Latinised as Candace (Ancient Greek: Κανδάκη), was the Meroitic term for the sister of the king who, due to the matrilineal succession, would bear the next heir, making her a queen mother. She had her own court, probably acted as a landholder[1] and held a prominent secular role as regent.[2] Given the dates of her reign as Kandake, Amanitaraqide appears to be the subject of a brief reference in the New Testament (Acts 8:27).[3][4][5] Amanitaraqide was the direct successor of Amanitore, who served as Kandake from 1 BCE to 20 CE.[6] A Nubian ornamental bracelet from the period of Amanitaraqide's reign is on display at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.[7]

References
  1. Lohwasser, Angelika (1999). "Die Frau im antiken Sudan" (PDF). p. 131.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. Khan, Dan'el (2012). "The Queen Mother in the Kingdom of Kush: Status, Power and Cultic Role". Teshura le-Zafrira: Studies in the Bible, the History of Israel, and the Ancient Near East Presented to Zafrira Ben-Barak of the University of Haifa. pp. 67–68.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. Lobban, Richard A. Jr. (2003). Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-6578-5.
  4. Miriam Ma'at-ka-re Monges (2005). "Kush". In Molefi Kete Asante, Ama Mazama (ed.). Encyclopedia of Black Studies. Sage. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-7619-2762-4.
  5. Fage, John (23 October 2013). A History of Africa. Routledge. p. 115. ISBN 978-1317797272.
  6. Department of Egyptian Art. "List of Rulers: Ancient Sudan". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–. metmuseum.org (October 2001)
  7. https://collections.mfa.org/objects/145336
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