Tadukhipa

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Tadukhipa, in Hurrian language Tadu-Hepa, was the daughter of Tushratta, king of Mitanni (reigned ca. 1382 BC – 1342 BC) and his queen, Juni.

Relatively little is known about this princess of Mitanni. She is believed to have been born around Year 21 of the reign of Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep III, (ca. 1366 BC). Fifteen years later, Tushratta married his daughter to his ally Amenhotep III to cement their two states alliances. The latter had just begun Year 36 of his reign (1351 BC). Amenhotep III died two years later (1351 BC), after serving thirty-eight years on the throne. His harem was inherited by his son and heir Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten). The rest of her story is unknown.

Some scholars tentatively identify Tadukhipa with Kiya, a queen of Akhenaten who later died or was murdered by Nefertiti.