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