Amenirdis I

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The Ancient Kushite princess commonly known as Amenirdis I was the daughter of Kashta and sister of Piye ^[1] and Shabaka. Kashta arranged to have her adopted by the Divine Adoratrice of Amun, Shepenupet I, at Thebes as her successor ^[2]; this proves that he already controlled Upper Egypt prior to the reign of Piye, his successor.

On her death, she was buried in a tomb in the grounds of Medinet-Habu.

[edit] References

• Ian Shaw, The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, Oxford University Press 2003
• Alexander J. Peden, The Graffiti of Pharaonic Egypt: Scope and Roles of Informal Writings (c. 3100-332 B.C.), Brill Academic Publishers 2001

1. ^ Shaw op.cit p.347
2. ^ Peden op.cit. p.276

Preceded by: Shepenupet I

Divine Adoratrice

Succeeded by: Shepenupet II