Alara's existence is first documented in the Egyptian hieroglyphic stela of Queen Tabiry[REF] who was Alara's daughter by Queen Kasaqa, Alara's wife [REF].
One Nubian archaeologist, Timothy Kendall, has claimed that Alara is the king 'Ary' Meryamun whose Year 23 is inscribed on a now fragmented stela from the Temple of Amun at Kawa [REF].