Aspelta

Aspelta
Aspelta statue reconstruction, with Egyptian headdress. Louvre Museum
Pharaoh
Kushite King of Napata
Predecessor	Anlamani
Successor	Aramatle-qo
Royal titulary Horus name Neferkha ("Whose Appearances are Beautiful")[1] Nebty name Neferkha ("Whose Appearances are Beautiful") Golden Horus Userib ("Whose heart is strong") Praenomen Merykare ("Re is one whose ka is loved") Nomen Aspelta
Consort	Madiqen?, Henuttakhebit possibly , Meqemale (?), Asata and Artaha (possible)
Children	Aramatle-qo, Queen Amanitakaye
Father	Senkamanisken ?
Mother	Nasalsa
Died	c. 580 BCE
Burial	Nuri (Nu. 8)

Aspelta was a ruler of the kingdom of Kush (c. 600 – c. 580 BCE). More is known about him and his reign than most of the rulers of Kush. He left several stelae carved with accounts of his reign.