Abar
Kushite · mortal · 25th dynasty · Recorded classification
Mother of Taharqa. Sister and wife of Piye, mortal Kushite queen.
Children
Powers
- served as a sistrum-player (consecrated musician) in the temple of Amun
- transmits and legitimizes Kushite kingship as King's Mother
Epithets
- mwt nswt King's MotherKawa Stela V; Lohwasser, 'Royal Sisters and royal legitimization in the Nubian period' (primary)
- snt nswt King's SisterKawa Stela V; Lohwasser, 'Royal Sisters and royal legitimization in the Nubian period' (primary)
- hnwt Sma' mhw Lady of Upper and Lower EgyptStela of Abar; Wikipedia, 'Abar (queen)' (primary)
Relations
- spouse: PiyeAbar was the sister-wife of Piye and mother of Taharqa (her motherhood encoded on Taharqa's record).Kawa stelae of Taharqa (Macadam, The Temples of Kawa I, 1949), naming Abar mother of the king (primary); Kahn & Jurman chronology / Dunham-Macadam, The Royal Cemeteries of Kush, on Abar as sister-wife of Piye (secondary)
- sibling: PiyeBrother-sister marriage typical of the Napatan royal house.Dunham & Macadam, Names and Relationships of the Royal Family of Napata (JEA 35, 1949), on Abar as sister of Piye (secondary)
Sources
- existence: Tombos Stela of Taharqa (primary)