title: Qalhata
text: # Qalhata
  
  Qalhata :
  
  Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) :
  
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  Qalhata was a Nubian queen dated to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.
  
  Qalhata was a daughter of King Piye and a queen consort to her brother Shabaka. She is known from the Dream Stela of King Tantamani and from her pyramid in El-Kurru (Ku. 5).
  
  Assyrian records state that King Tantamani was the son of Taharqa's sister. The tomb of Qalhata at El-Kurru contains texts that say she is a King's Mother, giving some evidence of the family relationships.
  
  