Tadukhipa

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Tadukhipa was a Mitanni princess who became a queen of Egypt during the 18th Dynasty, likely as a wife of Amenhotep III and later associated with his successor Akhenaten.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Tadukhepa 1
Tadukhepa (in some theories) 1
Tadukhipa canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mitanni princess
historical figure
queen of Egypt
approximateDate fl. c. 14th century BCE
associatedWith Amarna Period
linked to: Amarna period

Amarna letters
causeOfNotability foreign bride of Amenhotep III
countryOfCitizenship Mitanni
culture Mitanni
dynasty Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
era reign of Akhenaten
reign of Amenhotep III
ethnicGroup Hurrian
family Mitanni royal family
father Tushratta of Mitanni
historicalStatus poorly documented individual
knownFrom Egyptological reconstructions
diplomatic correspondence between Mitanni and Egypt
languageUsed Akkadian (diplomatic language)
maritalStatus married into Egyptian royal family
nameVariant Tadu-Heba
linked to: Tadu-Hepa

Tadu-Hepa
Taduhepa
linked to: Tanuhepa
nobleTitle princess of Mitanni
notableFor diplomatic marriage between Mitanni and Egypt
role in international relations of the Late Bronze Age
politicalRole cementing alliance between Mitanni and Egypt
positionHeld queen consort of Egypt
possibleIdentity Kiya
younger queen associated with Akhenaten
region Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt

Ancient Near East
religion ancient Egyptian religion
ancient Near Eastern religion
residence Egyptian royal court
royal palace at Thebes
sexOrGender female
sourceType epigraphic sources
royal correspondence
spouse Akhenaten
Amenhotep III
timePeriod 14th century BCE
Late Bronze Age
uncertainty exact identity in Egyptian records debated
possible confusion with other queens of Akhenaten

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Akhenaten spouse Tadukhipa
Amenhotep III spouse Tadukhepa
linked to: Tadukhipa
Kiya confusedWith Tadukhepa (in some theories)
linked to: Tadukhipa