ers ▁of ▁the ▁twenty - fif th ▁dynast y ▁of ▁Egypt , ▁when ▁Egypt ▁was ▁inv aded ▁and ▁absor bed ▁by ▁the ▁K ush ite ▁Empire . ▁The ▁dates ▁also ▁are ▁certain ▁for ▁k ings ▁Asp elta , ▁A rak am ani , ▁N ast as en , ▁and ▁for ▁the ▁K and akes ▁Sh an ak d akh ete , ▁A man ir enas , ▁A man ish ak het o , ▁A man itore , ▁and ▁A man ik hat ash an . ▁▁ ▁The ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁chron ology ▁is ▁incomplete . ▁The ▁gra ves ▁and ▁py ram id ▁bur ial s ▁in ▁Sud an ▁consist ▁of ▁remains ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁four teen ▁ ▁monarch s ▁of ▁the ▁K ush ite ▁Empire ▁preceding ▁P ian k hi , ▁the ▁earliest ▁tomb ▁of ▁which ▁dates ▁from ▁about ▁ 1 0 2 0 ▁B CE . ▁Two ▁of ▁these ▁are ▁known : ▁Al ara ▁and ▁Kas ht a , ▁who ▁immediately ▁preced ed ▁P ian k hi . ▁It ▁also ▁is ▁possible ▁that ▁another ▁of ▁the ▁bur ial s ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁of ▁A ser k am ani , ▁who ▁was ▁living ▁in ▁ 9 5 0 ▁B CE ▁and ▁who ▁carried ▁out ▁exped itions ▁in ▁Egypt ▁and ▁along ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁coast ▁of ▁North ▁Africa . ▁ ▁Nap atan ▁Period ▁ ▁The ▁period ▁starting ▁with ▁Kas ht a ▁and ▁ending ▁with ▁Mal ona q en ▁is ▁sometimes ▁called ▁the ▁Nap atan ▁Period . ▁The ▁Kings ▁ruled ▁over ▁Nap ata