East Wall from the Shrine of Taharqa
Title

East Wall from the Shrine of Taharqa

Caption

East Wall from the Shrine of Taharqa the third of the line of Kushite kings of Egypt / whose power extended from their native Nubia to the whole of Egypt / which they ruled as the Pharaohs of the 25th Dynasty (712-657 BC). Within the Kawa temple stood the small self-contained shrine which is now in the Ashmolean Museum. Taharqa and the gods of Thebes. He offers "a white loaf to his father" Amon-Re / accompanied by Mut.

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP11A03_059

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Rights managed

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Keywords

Ancient Egypt

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