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Taharqa

Kushite · demigod · 25th dynasty · Recorded classification

Pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty (~690-664 BCE). Ruled both Kush and Egypt. Mentioned in 2 Kings 19:9 and Isaiah 37:9 as Tirhakah, the king who came to defend Hezekiah's Jerusalem against Sennacherib. Lost Egypt to Assyrian invasion under Esarhaddon and Ashurbanipal. Pyramid at Nuri.

Parentage

paternal: Amani
maternal: Abar

Powers

kingship kushite conferral
kingship egyptian conferral
monumental construction

Epithets

𓄤𓏏𓊪𓇳 egyptian-hieroglyphic · Ḫw-Nfr-tm-Rꜥthrone-name Khunefertemre 'Re protects the beauty of Atum/Nefertem'Kawa Temple stelae of Taharqa (primary)

Relations

sibling: PiyeKawa Stela IV; el-Kurru pyramid genealogies (primary)
sibling: ShabakaKawa Stela IV; el-Kurru pyramid genealogies (primary)
sibling: ShebitkuKawa Stela IV; el-Kurru pyramid genealogies (primary)

Sources

existence: Kawa Stelae (primary); 2 Kings 19:9; Isaiah 37:9 (primary); Assyrian royal inscriptions of Esarhaddon (primary)

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