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Taharqa

The fourth pharaoh of the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty
Prenomen: Khuinefertemra
Also known as: Taharka · Taharqo
Accession 690 BC
End of reign 664 BC
Duration 26 years

Titulary & Hieroglyphs

qA-xaw
Qa khau
ḳꜢ-ḫꜤw
"Exalted of appearances"
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:208-209, 6:H1·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:V, 8+12+13
qA-xaw thrq
Qa khau Taharqa
ḳꜢ-ḫꜤw thrḳ
"Exalted of appearances, Taharqa"
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:208-209, 6:H2·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:V, 12b
qA-xaw
Qa khau
ḳꜢ-ḫꜤw
"Exalted of appearances"
ASAE 43 (1943): 412 (25)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:208-209, 6:H3
qA-xaw
Qa khau
ḳꜢ-ḫꜤw
"Exalted of appearances"
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:208-209, 6:N1·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:V, 8+12+13
qA-xaw
Qa khau
ḳꜢ-ḫꜤw
"Exalted of appearances"
ASAE 43 (1943): 412 (25)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:208-209, 6:N2
qA-xaw
Qa khau
ḳꜢ-ḫꜤw
"Exalted of appearances"
ZÄS 87, 3
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:208-209, 6:N3
xw-tAwy
Khu tawy
ḫw-tꜢwy
"Protector of the Two Lands"
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:208-209, 6:G1·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:V, 8
xw-tAwy
Khu tawy
ḫw-tꜢwy
"Protector of the Two Lands"
ASAE 43 (1943): 412 (25)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:208-209, 6:G2
xwi-nfrtm-ra
Khu nefertem Ra
ḫwi-nfrtm-rꜤ
"The one whom Nefertum and Ra protect"
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:208-209, 6:T1·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:V, 8+12+13
xwj-nfrtm-ra
Khu nefertem Ra
ḫwꞽ-nfrtm-rꜤ
"The one whom Nefertum and Ra protect"
Weight stone (Cairo Museum CG 31652)
Jansen-Winkeln, Inschriften der Spätzeit. Die 25. Dynastie (2009), III, 58-59
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:208-209, 6:T2
xwj-nfrtm-ra
Khu nefertem Ra
ḫwꞽ-nfrtm-rꜤ
"The one whom Nefertum and Ra protect"
Carter, Report of work done in Upper Egypt (1902-1903), ASAE 4 (1904): 178-180
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:208-209, 6:T4
thr-qA
Taharqa
thr-ḳꜢ
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:208-209, 6:E1·Lepsius, “Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien”:V, 8+12+13
zA-ra thr-qA
Sa Ra Taharqa
zꜢ-rꜤ thr-ḳꜢ
"Son of Ra, Taharqa"
Mariette, Monument divers recueillis en Égypte et en Nubie (1872), II, pl. 83
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:208-209, 6:E2
thr-qA mrj-jmn
Taharqa mery Amun
thr-ḳꜢ mrꞽ-ꞽmn
"Taharqa, beloved of Amun"
Dunham, The Royal Cemeteries of Kush, V, 49 (34c)
Beckerath, “Handbuch”:208-209, 6:E3

Sources of antiquity

Author Greek Transcription Reign
Africanus  xxv, 3 Ταρκος Tarcus 18 years
Eusebius  xxv, 3 Ταρακος Taracus 20 years
Jerome Tarachus Aethiops 20 years
The Bible  2 Kings 19:9 תִּרְהָקָה Tirhaqa –

References