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Nitocris I (Divine Adoratrice)
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For other uses, see Nitocris (disambiguation).
Nitocris I (alt. Nitiqret, Nitokris I) (died 585 BC) served as the heir to, and then, as the Divine Adoratrice of Amun or God's Wife of Amun for a period of more than seventy years, between 655 BC and 585 BC.[2]
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![]() Relief of the Divine Adoratice Nitocris I from her Karnak chapel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tenure | 655–585 BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Predecessor | Shepenupet II (as God's Wife) Amenirdis II (as Divine Adoratrice) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Successor | Ankhnesneferibre
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Died | 585 BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dynasty | 26th Dynasty | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Father | Psamtik I | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mother | Mehytenweskhet C |
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