Ankhnesneferibre
Ankhnesneferibre was an ancient Egyptian princess and priestess during the 26th Dynasty, daughter of pharaoh Psamtik II and his queen Takhuit. She held the positions of Divine Adoratrice of Amun and later God's Wife of Amun between 595 and 525 BC, during the reigns of Psamtik II, Apries, Amasis II and Psamtik III, until the Achaemenid conquest of Egypt.
| Ankhnesneferibre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Statue CG 42205 of Ankhenesneferibre, now in the Nubian Museum, Aswan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| God's Wife of Amun Divine Adoratrice of Amun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tenure | 595–525 BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Nitocris I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Nitocris II (as Divine Adoratrice) office abolished (as God's Wife)
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| Burial | Medinet Habu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Father | Psamtik II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mother | Takhuit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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