Amenirdis II

Amenirdis
Prenomen: Mery-Tefnut
Name and title of Amenirdis II
Created by Jean Rijlant
Amenirdis was the daughter of Taharqa.
Titles: Kings Daughter, Adoratrix, Gods Hand.
She was adopted ! Shepenwepet "", who was her aunt #sister of Taharqa$
a%%ording to the &eitiqret adoption stela. Amenirdis "" then adopted &eitiqret " as
her ownsu%%essor in !ear ' of (samti) ". At the death of Shepenwepet "", the title
of Gods *ife passed o+er Amenirdis and the position went to &eitiqret. Amenirdis
seems to ha+e remained in offi%e as Adoratrix. ,Dodson-Hilton, pg ./01
On the right Amenirdis II appears before Hathor.
To the left we see a scene where hepenwepet !II" appears before #tah.
$intel from %arna& !Temple of Osiris #edean&h'" !C( J)*+*,-." ,Dodson-
Hilton, pg .221
3rom left to right we see:
The Adoratrix Shepenwepet #"4$ efore Amen-5e.
The Gods hand Amenirdis #""$ efore Amen-5e and 6ut: Amenirdis is
depi%ted with the +ulture headdress and doule plumes. Shes offering
6aat to Amen-5e and 6ut. Shes identified as Gods Hand Amenirdis,
Kings daughter ,..1d7rt-nt7r #"mn-r-di-s$8 sat nsw ,..1
The Gods *ife &eithiqret efore Amen-re and (tah.
The Adoratrix Shepenwepet #"4$ efore Amen-5e.
A ase of a statue 9:;2</' re%ords the titles Di+ine Adoratrix and God=s *ife for
Amenirdis.
/acade of tombs mentioning hepenwepet0 Neiti1ret and #samti&.
/or more detail see2 $epsi3s0 Abt III0 .and 40 #age *56
References
Dodson A, The problem of Amenirdis II and the heirs to the office of
7od8s wife of Am3n d3ring the twenty9si:th dynasty, >ournal of ?g!ptian
ar%haeolog!, .@@., +ol. 00, pp. ;<'-;0A
Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, D!an. The Complete Royal /amilies of Ancient
)gypt. Thames B Hudson. .@@2. "SC& @-D@@-@D;.0-/
6or)ot, 5oert G., The .lac& #haraohs2 )gypt8s N3bian R3lers, The
5ui%on (ress, .@@@, "SC& @-'20A'D-.2-.
Eepsius, Den)mahler, Fnline.
/or more images see2 $epsi3s0 Abt III0 .and 40 #age *5; and $epsi3s0 Abt III0
.and 40 #age *5*