[3] Horus name: Neferkha ("Whose Appearances are Beautiful") Nebty Name: Neferkha ("Whose Appearances are Beautiful") Golden Horus Name: Userib ("Whose heart is strong") Prenomen: Merykare ("Re is one whose ka is loved") Nomen: Aspelta According to relevant inscriptions, Aspelta was selected as ruler by a committee of twenty-four religious and military leaders.

Another stele that might date from Aspelta's reign recounts how a group of priests were put to death, likely as punishment for conspiring against the king.

The invaders sacked Napata, and some historians believe that because of this attack, Aspelta decided to move the Nubian capital to the more secure city of Meroe.

[citation needed] Aspelta's tomb was located at Nuri and is the second largest burial structure here.

[5] His tomb was excavated by George A. Reisner in 1916 and many items were discovered within it, most of which are now in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.