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The cartouche of Alara
in the stela of Nastasen
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Alara, the divine ruler of
Napata, in Nubia The kingdom of Napata, set in
Nubia, modern Sudan, observed Egyptian traditions in divine, social, and governmental affairs. Alara was the brother of
Kashta, who set up the 25th Dynasty of Egypt, ruling from 770 to 750 B.C.E. Kashta and his replacement, Piankhi (1), ruled only a part of Egypt in their lives. The Napatans would later claim all of Egypt when
Shabaka marched north in 712 B.C.E. and conquered the entire
the Nile Valley. Alaras daughter, Tabiry, the mother of Shabaka, married Piankhi. Alaras wife was a noble woman named Kassaga.
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