Amenirdis II

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Amenirdis II
Divine Adoratrice of Amun
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Amenirdis II (far right) at Karnak
Tenure650–640 BC
Predecessor Shepenupet II
Successor Nitocris I
Nomen
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Amenirdis
Jmn-'ir-dj-sj
[1]
Dynasty 25th26th Dynasty
Spouseuncertain, possibly Atlanersa
Father Taharqa

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.

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Preceded by Divine Adoratrice of Amun
650640 BCE
Succeeded by