Predecessor Shepenupet II Role Taharqa's daughter Aunts Shepenupet II Name Amenirdis II Uncles Shebitku | Father Taharqa Grandparents Piye, Abar Successor Nitocris I Parents Taharqa | |
Reign 650–640 BC (25th–26th Dynasty) Great-grandparents Kashta, Alara of Nubia, Pebatjma People also search for Shepenupet II, Taharqa, Shebitku, Tantamani, Piye, Atlanersa, Abar |
The Ancient Egyptian 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 Dynasty. Amenirdis adopted Nitocris, daughter of Psamtik I, to become her successor.
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