Tadukhipa | |
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Consort of the Pharaoh of Egypt | |
![]() One of the "Amarna Letters" EA 19 negotiating a marriage between Amenhotep III and Tushratta's daughter Tadukhipa | |
Spouse | Amenhotep III Akhenaten (?) |
Dynasty | 18th of Egypt (marriage) |
Father | Tushratta |
Mother | Juni |
Tadukhipa (in the Hurrian language Tadu-Hepa), was a princess of the Mitanni kingdom. She was the daughter of King Tushratta of Mitanni and his queen Juni, and the niece of Artashumara. Tadukhipa's aunt Gilukhipa (sister of Tushratta) had married Pharaoh Amenhotep III in his 10th regnal year. Tadukhipa was to marry Amenhotep III more than two decades later.[1]