#Pharaoh #Pharaoh_Shepnobit Who is the second Shepnobit? Shepnobit was an ancient Egyptian princess of the twenty-fifth dynasty She became the wife of Amun and the divine devotee of Amun, from about 650 BC to 700 BC. From the beginning of Taharqa's reign until Year 9 of Pharaoh Psamtik The First She was the daughter of the first Pharaoh Kushite Bankhi and the sister of Shabaka and Taharqa While in office she had to come to a power-sharing arrangement with the mayor of Thebes, Mentuemhat. Her niece, Amenirdis, the daughter of Taharqa, was appointed as her heiress Shepenupet was compelled to adopt Nitocris, daughter of pharaoh Psamtik I, who reunited Egypt after the Assyrian conquest. Her tomb is located on the grounds of Medinet Habu. #Ancient_Pharaonic_History #Discover_Channel
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