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Taharqa

Kushite · demigod · 25th dynasty · demigod

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

Powers

kingship kushite conferral
kingship egyptian conferral
monumental construction

Epithets

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Relations

sibling: Piye
sibling: Shabaka
sibling: Shebitku

Sources

Kawa Stelae
2 Kings 19:9; Isaiah 37:9
Assyrian royal inscriptions of Esarhaddon

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