Aramatle-qo

Aramatle-qo or Amtalqa was a Meroitic king.

Dunham and Macadam, as well as Török, mentions that Aramatle-qo used the following prenomen and nomen: Prenomen: Wadjkare ("Re is one whose ka endures") Nomen: Aramatle-qo

Family
Aramatle-qo was the son and successor of King Aspelta and Queen Henuttakhbit. He had several wives:
 * Atmataka, her pyramid is located at Nuri (Nu. 55). A heart-scarab belonging to Atamataka was found in Nu. 57.
 * Piankhher. Buried at Nuri (Nu. 57)
 * Akhe(qa?) was a daughter of Aspelta (and possibly Henuttakhbit). She may have been a sister wife of Aramatle-qo. She is buried at Nuri (Nu. 38)
 * Amanitakaye, was a daughter of Aspelta and a sister-wife of Aramatle-qo. She is the mother of King Malonaqen. Buried at Nuri (Nu. 26). Known from a shawabti and other funerary items.
 * Maletasen is known from many shabtis. She was buried at Nuri (Nu. 39).

Monuments
Aramatle-qo is primarily attested by his pyramid Nu 9 in Nuri which dates to the end of the 6th or the 5th century BC. A votive object bearing his name originates from Meroe. A piece of jewelry from Aramatle-qo's pyramid, a gold collar necklace which bears his name, was found here. It may have belonged to the king himself or to one of his courtiers.