Taharqa, also spelled Taharka or Taharqo, was a pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt and qore (king) of the Kingdom of Kush from 690 to 664 BC. He was one of the "Black Pharaohs" who ruled over Egypt for nearly a century.
Statue of Taharqa. His name appears on the center of his belt: πΏπππ (tκ£-h-rw-q, "Taharqa"). The statue is 2.7 meters tall. Taharqa has a striding pose, the arms held tight, and holds the mekes staff. He wears a pleated kilt called shendjyt and on the head the double-uraeus skullcap, possibly signifying the double rule over Nubia and Egypt. (Louvre Museum, color reconstruction of the jewelry through pigment analysis).
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
Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt
The Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt, also known as the Nubian Dynasty, the Kushite Empire, the Black Pharaohs, or the Napatans, after their capital Napata, was the last dynasty of the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt that occurred after the Nubian invasion.
Kushite heartland, and Kushite Empire of the 25th dynasty of Egypt, circa 700 BC.
Image: Rulers of Kush, Kerma Museum
Cartouche with the name of pharaoh Shabaka
Shebitku, Nubian Museum
