Amenirdis II
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]
| Amenirdis II | |
|---|---|
| Amenardis II | |
 Amenirdis II (far right) at Karnak | |
| Divine Adoratrice of Amun | |
| Reign | 650–640 BC (25th–26th Dynasty) |
| Predecessor | Shepenupet II |
| Successor | Nitocris I |
| Consort | uncertain, possibly Atlanersa |
| Father | Taharqa |
References
- von Beckerath, Jürgen (1999). Handbuch der Ägyptischen Königsnamen (in German). Mainz am Rhein, Von Zabern. ISBN 3-8053-2591-6. pp. 210-11
- Aidan Dodson, Monarchs of the Nile, American University in Cairo Press, 2000. p.184
- Dodson, p.188
- Morkot, Robert (1999). "Kingship and Kinship in the Empire of Kush". In Wenig, Steffen (ed.). Studien zum antiken Sudan. meroitica. 15. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 200. ISBN 3447041390.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Robert Steven Bianchi, Daily Life Of The Nubians, Greenwood Press 2004
- Karol Myśliwiec, The Twilight of Ancient Egypt: First Millennium B.C.E., Cornell University Press 2000
- I. E. S. Edwards, John Boardman, John B. Bury, S. A. Cook, The Cambridge Ancient History, Cambridge University Press 1969
- Aidan Dodson, Monarchs of the Nile, American Univ. in Cairo Press 2000
Further reading
- Dodson, Aidan (2002). "The problem of Amenirdis II and the heirs of the office of God's Wife of Amun during the Twenty-sixth Dynasty". Journal of Egyptian Archaeology. 88: 179–186.
| Preceded by Shepenupet II |
Divine Adoratrice of Amun 650–640 BCE |
Succeeded by Nitocris I |
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