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Amanitore, also spelled Amanitere or Amanitare, was a queen regnant of the Kingdom of Kush, ruling from Meroë in the middle of the 1st century AD. She ruled together with her son, Natakamani. The co-reign of Amanitore and Natakamani is a very well attested period and appears to have been a prosperous time. They may have been contemporaries of the emperor Nero.

Life
Amanitore and Natakamani are known from their tombs and from numerous monuments where the two are depicted together. Older scholars assumed that Amanitore was Natakamani's wife, although they are now assumed to have been mother and son, because an ancient graffito found at the Temple of Dakka suggests that Amanitore was Natakamani's mother. They are however clearly depicted as co-rulers with equal power given that both are shown with the regalia and attire of kings. Three crown princes are attested in Amanitore and Natakamani's co-reign: Arikhankharer, Arikakahtani, and Shorkaror. Both Arikhankharer and Arikakahtani are believed to have predeceased Natakamani and Amanitore since only Shorkaror is attested to have become king. The familial relationship between the princes and Natakamani and Amanitore is unknown. Amanitore and Natakamani may based on their chronological position have been preceded by Amanikhabale. They were succeeded by Shorkaror. ==Construction projects==
Construction projects
Amanitore was among the last Kush builders. She was involved in restoring the large temple for Amun at Meroë and the Amun temple at Napata after it was demolished by the Romans. Reservoirs for the retention of water also were constructed at Meroë during her reign. More than two hundred Nubian pyramids were built, most plundered in ancient times. File:Amanitore.jpg|Queen Amanitore quashing her enemies File:Amanitore pyramid.jpg|Pyramid of Amanitore in Meroë File:Nubia pyramids1.JPG|Pyramids built in Meroë differed significantly from those of the Ancient Egyptians ==New Testament==
New Testament
Amanitore may be the kandake mentioned in the Bible in the story about the conversion of the Ethiopian in Acts 8:26–40: ==References==
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