Amenirdis II
| Amenirdis II | ||||||
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| Divine Adoratrice of Amun | ||||||
 Amenirdis II (far right) at Karnak. | ||||||
| Predecessor | Shepenupet II | |||||
| Successor | Nitocris I | |||||
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| Dynasty | 25th dynasty | |||||
| Father | Taharqa | |||||
| Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion | |||||
The Ancient Egyptian princess Amenirdis II, daughter of the Kushite pharaoh Taharqa, was adopted by Shepenupet II, daughter of Piye,[1] to become Divine Adoratrice of Amun from around 650 BC to 640 BC during the Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt. Amenirdis adopted Nitocris, daughter of Psamtik I, to become her successor.[2]
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
| Preceded by Shepenupet II |
Divine Adoratrice of Amun 650–640 BCE |
Succeeded by Nitocris I |