Atasamale (also Tesmalo) was the mother of the Nubian king Harsiotef (ruled very roughly around 400 BC). She is known from a stela of her son and from her burial at Nuri. Her titles are mother of the kings, sister of the king and Lady of Kush. [1] She might have been the wife of Amanineteyerike, although this is only a guess.

Atasamale on the stela of king Harsiotef. She is depicted on the very right.

Her burial at Nuri consisted of a pyramid with a chapel and two underground burial chambers. There was a staircase going underground and leading to two rooms. The burial was found robbed, but fragments of uninscribed shabtis were found. There were several vessels and a die made of faience or white paste. Her name was preserved on an offering table found there[2]

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  1. ^ Dows Dunham and M. F. Laming Macadamː Names and Relationships of the Royal Family of Napata, in The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology˞, Vol. 35 (Dec., 1949), p. 143, pl. XV (no. 20)
  2. ^ Dows Dunhamː The Royal cemeteries of Kush, vol. II, Boston 1955, pp. 232-235 online