Nitocris I (Divine Adoratrice)

Nitocris I (alt. Nitiqret, Nitokris I) (died 585 BC) served as the heir to, and then, as the Divine Adoratrice of Amun or God's Wife of Amun for a period of more than seventy years, between 655 BC and 585 BC.

Nitocris I
Relief of the Divine Adoratice Nitocris I
from her Karnak chapel
God's Wife of Amun
Divine Adoratrice of Amun
Tenure655–585 BC
PredecessorShepenupet II (as God's Wife)
Amenirdis II (as Divine Adoratrice)
SuccessorAnkhnesneferibre
Died585 BC
Burial
Dynasty26th Dynasty
FatherPsamtik I
MotherMehytenweskhet C
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