Tadukhipa

Tadukhipa, in Hurrian language "Tadu-Hepa", was the daughter of Tushratta, king of Mitanni (reigned c. 1382 BC–1342 BC) and his queen, Juni.

Relatively little is known about this princess of Mitanni. She is believed to have been born around Year 21 of the reign of Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep III, (c. 1366 BC). Fifteen years later, Tushratta married his daughter to his ally Amenhotep III to cement their two states alliances in Year 36 of Amenhotep III's reign (1352 BC). [William L. Moran, The Amarna Letters, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992, EA 23, pp. 61-62] Amenhotep III died two years later (1350 BC), after serving thirty-eight years on the throne. His household was inherited by his son and heir Amenhotep IV (Akhenaten). The rest of her story is unknown.

Some scholars tentatively identify Tadukhipa with Kiya, a queen of Akhenaten.

Tadukhipa is referenced in seven of Tushratta's thirteen Amarna letters, of about 1350-1340 BC.

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