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Taharqo (about 690-664 BC)

King of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty. Most important Napatan ruler in Egypt, know for extensive building activity, and for his several campaigns against the Assyrians. However in his reign they conquered Thebes, forcing the king to flee south to Nubia.

Horus name: Qaikhau
Nebty name: Qaikhau
Golden Falcon name: Khutawy
Prenomen: Khuinefertemre
Nomen: Taharqo

Burial place: Nuri

Attestations in the Petrie Museum

UC 13167
weight

shabti found at Nuri
UC 13216

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