The Assyrian conquests under Pharaoh Taharqa
The Assyrian conquests under Pharaoh Taharqa
The shrine was built in or after 684 BC under the rule of Pharaoh Taharqa The carved walls of the shrine along with the Aspelta Wall were removed from the site in 1936 with the permission of the Sudanese government while the other carvings were moved to Khartoum for the purpose of preventing further decay Taharqa Shrine Taharqa Shrine is an Egyptian shrine built by Pharaoh Taharqa in the early 7th century BC Located in Kawa the southern side contains deities associated with Heliopolis while the northern side contains deities associated with Memphis. In Nubian construction and rituals the deity in human birth is often depicted with the horns of a ram a sacred animal worshipped in ancient Egypt
wearing the Atef crown decorated with two feathers or the white crown of Upper Egypt. Pharaoh Taharqa clearly states in Kawa Stela V line 15 that he succeeded his predecessor previously assumed to be Shebitku but now replaced by Shabaka after Shabaka's death with the following statement: I was enthroned at Memphis after the Falcon ascended to heaven Taharqa began to form alliances with Phoenician and Philistine factions that were ready to stand more independent against Assyria Taharqa's armies carried out successful military campaigns as can be seen from the list of conquered Asian kingdoms from the Temple of Mut at Karnak
Under Taharqa the cultural fusion of Egypt and Kush reached a point of irreversibility, even after the Assyrian conquest. During Taharqa's reign the main features of Thebesian theology were incorporated into the ideology of the Middle Egyptian Empire and the New Kingdom In the temple of Kava Taharqa offered sacrifices to the ram-headed god Amun-Re and the god of the Kematen of the temple of Kava On one side on
Taharqa offering wine vases to Hemen-E 25276-IMG 0506-gradient
the inscription of Taharqa and the gods of Thebes he stands to the left offering white bread to the father Amun-Re accompanied by Mutkhonshu and Montu of the shrine of Kava and is associated with Taharqa and Horus On one side of the inscription Taharqa embraces Horus On the bas-relief carved into the surface hieroglyphic inscriptions are given to the Egyptian gods of the shrine of Taharqa
The ruins of the pyramid of Taharqa at Nuri.
It is the earliest and largest pyramid of the Nuri site.
Nubian or Kushite pharaoh Taharqa of the 25th dynasty of Egypt of the Kingdom of Kush now Sudan between 690 and 664 BC He was one of the Black Pharaohs Taharqa's reign can be dated from 690 BC to 664 BC Taharqa is said to have been brought to Egypt by King Shebitku who was a great favor to him and during that journey He had the opportunity to view the deplorable state of the Temple of Amun at Kawa an event he remembered after his accession to the throne Taharqa during the conflict with the Assyrians but also during the flourishing Renaissance in Egypt and Kush flourished under Taharqa due in part to the great Nile flood abundant crops and the independent material provided by an effective central government
Cast of a rock relief of Sennacherib from the foot of Cudi Dağı, near Cizre
Taharqa a king of Nubia Kush who waged war against Sennacherib during the reign of King Hezkiah of Judah The biblical account in Genesis mentions Taharqa's ancestors Shebitku and Shabako regarding Taharqa's succession The sack of Thebes was a major event that reverberated throughout the ancient Near East It is mentioned in the Book of Nahum The events in the biblical account are believed to have occurred in 701 BC when Taharqa ascended to the throne some ten years later If the biblical title refers to his future kingship He may have been too young to be a military commander although this is disputed Egyptologist Jeremy Pope states that Tahargana would have been between 25 and 33 years old in 701 BC and following the Kushite custom of delegating military authority to subordinates was sent by the previous king Shabako as a military commander to fight the Assyrians
