Amenirdis II
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The ancient Nubian princess Amenirdis II, daughter of the Kushite pharaoh Taharqa of the 25th Dynasty, was adopted by Shepenupet II, daughter of Piye, to become Divine Adoratrice of Amun from around 6
Amenirdis II (far right) at Karnak
Taharqa
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Taharqa, also spelled Taharka or Taharqo, was a pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt and qore of the Kingdom of Kush from 690 to 664 BC. He was one of the Black Pharaohs – also called Nubian o
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, to become Divine Adoratrice of Amun from around 650 BC to 640 BC during the 26th…
Taharqa, Louvre Museum
Taharqa portrait, Nubian Museum.
Statue of Taharqa, in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Kushite heartland, and Kushite Empire of the 25th dynasty of Egypt, under Taharqa