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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.

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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
ra-nfr-U15-x-w
Pharaoh.Prenomen
NefertemkhureNefertum is his Protector
Pharaoh.GoldenHiero
x-w-tA:tA-
Pharaoh.Golden
KhutawyProtector of the Two Lands
Pharaoh.NebtyHiero
q:N28-w-
Pharaoh.Nebty
Qekhau
Pharaoh.HorusHiero
-q:N28-w-
Pharaoh.Horus
Qekhau
Pharaoh.Reign
690–664 BC
Pharaoh.Died
664 BC
Pharaoh.Predecessor
Shabaka
Pharaoh.Successor
Tantamani

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Taharqa portrait, Kerma Museum.jpg
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Taharqa
date of death
0664-01-01
date of birth
0720-00-00
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  • 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.

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