Amenirdis II
Amenirdis II (far right) at Karnak
Divine Adoratrice of Amun
Tenure650–640 BC
PredecessorShepenupet II
SuccessorNitocris I
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Amenirdis
Jmn-'ir-dj-sj[1]
Spouseuncertain, possibly Atlanersa
Dynasty25th–26th Dynasty
FatherTaharqa

The ancient Nubian princess Amenirdis II, daughter of the Kushite pharaoh Taharqa of the 25th Dynasty, was adopted by Shepenupet II, daughter of Piye,[2] to become Divine Adoratrice of Amun from around 650 BC to 640 BC during the 26th Dynasty. Amenirdis adopted Nitocris, daughter of Psamtik I, to become her successor.[3] She may have been married to one of Taharqa's sons, king Atlanersa.[4]

References

  1. ^ von Beckerath, Jürgen (1999). Handbuch der Ägyptischen Königsnamen (in German). Mainz am Rhein, Von Zabern. ISBN 3-8053-2591-6. pp. 210-11
  2. ^ Aidan Dodson, Monarchs of the Nile, American University in Cairo Press, 2000. p.184
  3. ^ Dodson, p.188
  4. ^ Morkot, Robert (1999). "Kingship and Kinship in the Empire of Kush". In Wenig, Steffen (ed.). Studien zum antiken Sudan. meroitica. Vol. 15. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 200. ISBN 3447041390.

Further reading

Preceded byShepenupet II Divine Adoratrice of Amun 650–640 BCE Succeeded byNitocris I


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