Shepenupet II

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The Ancient Egyptian princess Shepenupet II (alt. Shepenwepet II) was Divine Adoratrice of Amun from around 700 BC to 650 BC during the Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt. She was the daughter of the first Kushite pharaoh Piye,^[1] and sister of Piye's successors Taharqa and Shabaka. While in office she had to come to a power sharing arrangement with the mayor of Thebes, Montuemhet.^[2]

Her niece Amenirdis, the daughter of Taharqa, was appointed as her heiress.^[3] Shepenupet adopted Nitocris, daughter of pharaoh Psamtik I. In 656 BC, in the year 9 of the reign of Psamtik I, she received Nitocris at Thebes.^[4][5]

Her tomb is located in the grounds of Medinet Habu.

[edit] References

• J. H. Breasted, Ancient Records of Egypt, Part Four, §§ 935ff.: "The Adoption Stela of Nitocris"

1. ^ John Boardman ed., The Cambridge Ancient History Vol.III, Cambridge University Press 1982, ISBN 0521242894, p.136
2. ^ Michael Rice, Who's Who in Ancient Egypt, Routledge 2001, p.189
3. ^ Michael Rice, Who's Who in Ancient Egypt, Routledge 2001, p.189
4. ^ Breasted, op.cit., § 945
5. ^ Sergio Donadoni, The Egyptians, University of Chicago Press 1997, ISBN 0226155560 p.141

Preceded by: Amenirdis I

Divine Adoratrice

Succeeded by: Amenirdis II