Amenirdis II

The Ancient Egyptian princess Amenirdis II, daughter of the Kushite pharaoh Taharqa, was adopted by Shepenupet II, daughter of Piye [Dodson, op.cit. p.184] , to become Divine Adoratrice of Amun from around 650 BC to 640 BC during the Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt. Amenirdis adopted Nitocris, daughter of Psamtik I, to become her successor [Dodson, op.cit. p.188] .

References

* Robert Steven Bianchi, "Daily Life Of The Nubians", Greenwood Press 2004
* Karol Myśliwiec, "The Twilight of Ancient Egypt: First Millennium B.C.E.", Cornell University Press 2000
* I. E. S. Edwards, John Boardman, John B. Bury, S. A. Cook, "The Cambridge Ancient History", Cambridge University Press 1969
* Aidan Dodson, "Monarchs of the Nile", American Univ. in Cairo Press 2000