Amenirdis II

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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].

[edit] 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

1. ^ Dodson, op.cit. p.184
2. ^ Dodson, op.cit. p.188

Preceded by: Shepenupet II

Divine Adoratrice

Succeeded by: Nitocris I