Shepenupet II

Shepenupet II
Head of Shepenupet II from Alexandria National Museum, Egypt
Divine Adoratrice of Amun
God's Wife of Amun
Tenurearound 700–650 BC
PredecessorAmenirdis I
SuccessorAmenirdis II (as Divine Adoratrice)
Nitocris I (as God's Wife)
Prenomen  (Praenomen)
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Burial
Dynasty25th Dynasty
FatherPiye

Shepenupet II (alt. Shepenwepet II, prenomen: Henutneferumut Irietre) was an ancient Egyptian princess of the 25th Dynasty who served as the high priestess, the Divine Adoratrice of Amun, from around 700 BC to 650 BC. She was the daughter of the first Kushite pharaoh Piye[2] and sister of Piye's successors, Shabaka and Taharqa.

  1. ^ a b von Beckerath, Jürgen (1999). Handbuch der Ägyptischen Königsnamen (in German). Mainz am Rhein, Von Zabern. ISBN 3-8053-2591-6. pp. 210-11
  2. ^ John Boardman ed., The Cambridge Ancient History Vol.III, Cambridge University Press 1982, ISBN 0-521-24289-4, p.136