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Amenirdis II
- Term of office
- 670–640 BC
- Dynasty
- God's Wives
- Period
- Third Intermediate Period, c. 1070–664 BC
- Capital at the time
- Tanis, Bubastis, Sais; Thebes under the High Priests; Napata in Kush
Amenirdis II belongs to the group ‘God's Wives’. These dignitaries were not pharaohs, but at times held power equal to a king’s at Thebes. Term of office: 670–640 BC.
What is known about Amenirdis II
Daughter of Taharqa.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
During this reign
- 663 BCThe Assyrians under Ashurbanipal sack Thebes.
- 664 BCPsamtik I reunites the country: the beginning of the ‘Saite Renaissance’.
Other events of the period
- c. 728 BCThe Kushite king Piye conquers the whole of Egypt and records it on his Victory Stele.
- c. 690–664 BCTaharqa builds in Egypt and Nubia; the Kushite kings once again have themselves buried in pyramids.
More about this period: Third Intermediate Period
God's Wives: all rulers
- Karomama Meritmut I
- Tashakheper
- Shepenupet I
- Amenirdis I
- Shepenupet II
- Amenirdis II
- Nitocris I
- Ankhnesneferibre
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