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Taharqa
Sign in to saveTaharqa, also spelled Taharka or Taharqo, ; ; Manetho's , ; Strabo's , ), was a pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt and qore (king) of the Kingdom of Kush (present day Sudan) from 690 to 664 BC. He was one of the Black Pharaohs – also called Nubian or Kushite Pharaohs – who ruled over Egypt for nearly a century.
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Taharqa was a male statesperson and pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt. Born in 720 BCE, he was the son of Piye and Abar. His reign occurred during the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt, a time associated with the Cushitic peoples. He held citizenship in both Ancient Egypt and the Kingdom of Kush. Taharqa died in 664 BCE and was buried at Nuri.
He was married to Takahatenamun, Naparaye, and Atakhebasken. His son was Amenirdis II. Historical sources describing him include the Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus and the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Key facts
- Pharaoh.Name
- Taharqa
- Pharaoh.Image
- Taharqa, Louvre Museum.jpg
- Pharaoh.Caption
- Statue of Taharqa. His name appears on the center of his belt: N17:h-rw:q (tꜣ-h-rw-q, "Taharqa"). The statue is 2.7 meters tall. Taharqa has a striding pose, the arms held tight, and holds the mekes staff. He wears a shendyt or pleated kilt and on his head is a double-uraeus skullcap, possibly signifying his rule over Nubia and Egypt. (Louvre Museum, color reconstruction of the jewelry through pigment analysis).
- Pharaoh.image_size
- 200
- Pharaoh.NomenHiero
- N17:h-rw:q
- Pharaoh.Nomen
- TaharqaTaharqa
- Pharaoh.PrenomenHiero
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- Pharaoh.Prenomen
- NefertemkhureNefertum is his Protector
- Pharaoh.GoldenHiero
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- Pharaoh.Golden
- KhutawyProtector of the Two Lands
- Pharaoh.NebtyHiero
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- Pharaoh.Nebty
- Qekhau
- Pharaoh.HorusHiero
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- Pharaoh.Horus
- Qekhau
- Pharaoh.Reign
- 690–664 BC
- Pharaoh.Died
- 664 BC
- Pharaoh.Predecessor
- Shabaka
- Pharaoh.Successor
- Tantamani
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Kush
- Spouse
- Atakhebasken
- Child
- Amenirdis II
- Father
- Piye
- Mother
- Abar
- Occupation
- statesperson
- Position held
- pharaoh
- Noble title
- pharaoh
- Image
- Taharqa portrait, Kerma Museum.jpg
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- Commons category
- Taharqa
- date of death
- 0664-01-01
- topic's main category
- Category:Taharqa
- date of birth
- 0720-00-00
- time period
- Cushitic peoples
- place of burial
- Nuri
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Ruling period
- Irregular accession to power
- Reign
- War between Taharqa and Assyria
- Death
- Nuri pyramid
- Biblical references
- Depictions
- Monuments of Taharqa
- Taharqa in Karnak
- Shrine of Taharqa in Kawa
- Taharqa in Jebel Barkal
- Museum artifacts
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
Taharqa, also spelled Taharka or Taharqo, ; ; Manetho's , ; Strabo's , ), was a pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt and qore (king) of the Kingdom of Kush (present day Sudan) from 690 to 664 BC. He was one of the Black Pharaohs – also called Nubian or Kushite Pharaohs – who ruled over Egypt for nearly a century.
== Early life ==
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