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title: The King's Mother Tasherenese
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5344/the-kings-mother-tasherenese/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The King's Mother Tasherenese

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![The King's Mother Tasherenese](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5344.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5344.jpg)

## Image Caption

The cobras on Tasherenese's headdress and forehead signal a royal status, and her fly-whisk was typical of queens. She was, however, not a queen. An inscription on the back-pillar identifies her as the mother of King Amasis, who started out as a general but seized the crown in a coup. The dethroned king, Apries, was blamed for a catastrophic [Egyptian](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Egyptian/) defeat in Libya. Apries sought to regain his crown with support from the Babylonian army, but Amasis stopped the invasion and Apries was killed. 26th Dynasty, reign of Amasis, circa 570-526 BCE. Exact provenance of excavation in unknown. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, July 18). The King's Mother Tasherenese. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5344/the-kings-mother-tasherenese/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "The King's Mother Tasherenese." *World History Encyclopedia*, July 18, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5344/the-kings-mother-tasherenese/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "The King's Mother Tasherenese." *World History Encyclopedia*, 18 Jul 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5344/the-kings-mother-tasherenese/>.

## License & Copyright

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