Interview with Elizabeth Eltze on Amannote-erike, ancient King of Kush

We are joined by Dr. Elizabeth Eltze to discuss the reign of Amannote-erike, ancient King of Kush. Elizabeth is an early career researcher in ancient northeast African studies – primarily Nubiology. Originally from South Africa, she moved to Auckland, New Zealand some years ago, and completed her studies in Ancient History at the University of Auckland with a doctoral degree in 2019.Guest Bio:Liz continues to research ancient Egypt and Sudan, and has recently moved into museum and heritage studies, focusing on African collections in museums and in Africa and the repatriation debate. She is passionate about researching and teaching African history and the intersectional identities at the heart of African heritages. Currently working at the Auckland University of Technology in Research Support, and generally being a nuisance to museums and other researchers around the globe, Liz publishes as frequently as her neurospiciness will allow her to. See some of her publications below:Eltze, Elizabeth. “Putting your best foot forward: Two votive offerings of feet at Temple T at Kawa.” Der Antike Sudan. Mitteilungen der Sudanarchäologischen Gesellschaft zu Berlin 29 (2018): 97-105. https://journals.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/index.php/mittsag/article/download/90583/85199Eltze, Elizabeth. “‘Nom de Guerre’ or Misnomer? Brief considerations regarding the titularies of Amannote‐erike*.” KUSH 1 (2014): 1-13.Follow Elizabeth on academia.eduFor more on Queens of Kush:Lohwasser, Angelika. “Queenship in Kush: Status, Role and Ideology of Royal Women.” Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt 38 (2001): 61-76. https://www.jstor.org/stable/40000552 Lohwasser, Angelika and Jacke Phillips. “Women in Ancient Kush.” In The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Nubia, edited by Geoff Emberling and Bruce Beyer Williams, 1015–1032. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2021.