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Tirhakah
A person of the divided monarchy of Israel and Judah, first named at 2 Kings 19:9.
What we know — and how we know it
Bible — stated in scripture (with verse) · 1
Archaeology — physical evidence · 1
Life, role & deeds
BibleThe Cushite pharaoh whose approach against Assyria is noted during Sennacherib's campaign against Hezekiah.
2 Kings 19:9; Isaiah 37:9
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Hezekiah · Sennacherib
Aidan McRae Thomson — CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)
ArchaeologyHe is the well-attested pharaoh Taharqa of Egypt's 25th (Kushite) Dynasty, known from monuments across Egypt and Nubia.
Taharqa of the 25th (Kushite) Dynasty, attested by the Kawa temple stelae (excav. F. Ll. Griffith; publ. M.F. Laming Macadam, The Temples of Kawa, Oxford, 1949-55), the Karnak kiosk/colonnade of Taharqa, and his pyramid at Nuri (Sudan).