silko

{{about|the Nubian king|the American writer|Leslie Marmon Silko}}

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| name = Silko

| title = King of Nobatia and all Aethiopia

| image = File:Silko király ábrázolása a kalabsai templom falán (cropped).jpg

| caption = Graffito from the Temple of Kalabsha (Talmis), depicting king Silko on horse back spearing an enemy

| succession = King of Nobatia

| reign = c. 450

| successor = Aburni

| birth_place = Faras

| religion = Coptic Orthodox Christianity

| type = King

}}

Silko ({{Langx|grc|Σιλκω}}) was ruler of the Nubian kingdom of Nobatia. He is known for uniting Nobatia and being the first Nubian king to adopt Christianity.Hägg T. (2002) ‘Silko’s Language: a Retrospect’ In Tamás A.Bács (Ed.) A Tribute to Excellence-Studia Aegyptiaca XVII, Budapest, 289-300

During Silko's reign Nobatia successfully defeated the Blemmyes to the North, and an inscription by Silko at the Temple of Kalabsha claims to have driven the Blemmyes into the Eastern Desert.{{Cite web|url=https://homepage.univie.ac.at/helmut.satzinger/Wurzelverzeichnis/Silko_Inscription.html|title=Silko Inscription|website=homepage.univie.ac.at}}Obluski A. The Rise of Nobadia. Social Changes in Northern Nubia in Late Antiquity p28-30 https://www.academia.edu/462120/The_Rise_of_Nobadia_Social_Changes_in_Northern_Nubia_in_Late_AntiquityHägg T. (2002) ‘Silko’s Language: a Retrospect’ In Tamás A.Bács (Ed.) A Tribute to Excellence-Studia Aegyptiaca XVII, Budapest, 289-300 The inscription on the temple was made in Greek suggesting that he was influenced by Byzantine culture{{Broken anchor|date=2024-07-19|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=Byzantine Empire#Culture|reason= The anchor (Culture) has been deleted.}}.Burstein S. (1995) Greaco-Africana: Studies in the History of Greek Relations with Egypt and Nubia, Aristide D p221 Caratzas Publisher, New Rochelle, Athens &Moscow He established Pakhoras (modern Faras) as the Capital of the Kingdom. Nobatia officially converted to Coptic Orthodox Christianity under his reign.Oakes, p.209Hobson, p.185{{cite web |url=https://www.sag-online.de/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Vryzidis2009_SilkosInscriptionsUseOfKoineGreek_MittSAG20.pdf |title=Der Antike Sudan |date=2018 |website= www.sag-online.de|format=PDF|access-date=2020-12-10}}