Tadukhipa | |
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Queen consort of Egypt | |
Spouse | Amenhotep III Akhenaten (possibly, if Tadukhipa and Kiya are one and the same) |
Dynasty | 18th of Egypt |
Father | Tushratta |
Mother | Juni |
Tadukhipa, in the Hurrian language Tadu-Hepa, was a princess of the Mitanni kingdom. The daughter of King Tushratta of Mitanni and his queen Juni, and niece of Artashumara. Tadukhipa's aunt Gilukhipa (sister of Tushratta) had married Pharaoh Amenhotep III in his 10th regnal year. Tadukhipa was to marry Amenhotep III more than two decades later.[1]