Amenirdis II explained
The ancient Nubian princess Amenirdis II, daughter of the Kushite pharaoh Taharqa of the 25th Dynasty, was adopted by Shepenupet II, daughter of Piye,[1] 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.[2] She may have been married to one of Taharqa's sons, king Atlanersa.[3]
References
- 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 . 10.1177/030751330208800112 . 190737173 .
Notes and References
- Aidan Dodson, Monarchs of the Nile, American University in Cairo Press, 2000. p.184
- Dodson, p.188
- Book: Morkot. Robert. Wenig. Steffen. Kingship and Kinship in the Empire of Kush. 3447041390. Studien zum antiken Sudan. meroitica. 15. Harrassowitz Verlag. Wiesbaden. 1999. 200.