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Ankhnesneferibre
- Term of office
- 595–525 BC
- Throne name
- Hekat-neferu-Mut
- 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
Ankhnesneferibre 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: 595–525 BC. The throne name is Hekat-neferu-Mut.
What is known about Ankhnesneferibre
595–560 BC simultaneously High Priestess of Amun.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
During this reign
- 525 BCThe Persian king Cambyses II conquers Egypt.
Other events of the period
- c. 690–664 BCTaharqa builds in Egypt and Nubia; the Kushite kings once again have themselves buried in pyramids.
- 663 BCThe Assyrians under Ashurbanipal sack Thebes.
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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