Gilukhepa

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Gilukhepa was a Mitannian princess who became a queen consort of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III, symbolizing a diplomatic alliance between Egypt and Mitanni during the 18th Dynasty.

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Gilukhepa canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mitannian princess ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
queen consort of Egypt ⓘ
associatedWith Amenhotep III’s foreign policy ⓘ
Mitanni–Egypt relations ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Mitanni ⓘ
culture Egyptian ⓘ
linked to: Egyptians

Mitannian ⓘ
linked to: Mitanni
ethnicGroup Hurrian ⓘ
father Shuttarna II ⓘ
floruit 14th century BCE ⓘ
languageContext Hurrian-speaking Mitanni elite ⓘ
marriageType diplomatic marriage ⓘ
marriedTo Amenhotep III ⓘ
memberOfDynasty Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Mitannian royal family ⓘ
mentionedIn Egyptian royal inscriptions ⓘ
Near Eastern diplomatic correspondence ⓘ
notableFor diplomatic marriage between Egypt and Mitanni ⓘ
strengthening Egypt–Mitanni alliance ⓘ
occupation queen consort ⓘ
politicalSignificance part of Near Eastern royal marriage diplomacy ⓘ
symbol of peace between Egypt and Mitanni ⓘ
positionHeld Great Royal Wife of Egypt ⓘ
regionOfOrigin Northern Mesopotamia ⓘ
linked to: Upper Mesopotamia
relative Shuttarna II ⓘ
religion ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
ancient Near Eastern polytheism ⓘ
residence Egypt ⓘ
Thebes ⓘ
roleInHistory link between Mitannian and Egyptian royal courts ⓘ
royalHouse House of Thutmose ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
spouse Amenhotep III ⓘ
spouseNameAndTitle Amenhotep III, pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Amenhotep III
spousePosition pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ
timePeriod 18th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
title Great Royal Wife ⓘ
Queen of Egypt ⓘ

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Amenhotep III → spouse → Gilukhepa ⓘ