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Gilukhipa, or more probable Kilu-Hepa in Hurrian language, in the Egyptian language Kirgipa (fl. early 14th c. BCE), was the daughter of Shuttarna II, king of Mitanni. She was the sister of Tushratta (later King of Mitanni), Biria-Waza and Artashumara .
Transliteration and translation for the "Gilukhepa" scarab of Amenophis III, series D, following LSD 1 (plate 34) of Blankenberg-Van Delden (1969). Part of this text is also given on p. 67 of De Buck (1948).
Commemorative Scarab of Amenhotep III Recording a Lion Hunt. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 119. During Amenhotep's reign, a series of large glazed steatite scarabs were issued commemorating events in the king's life. This scarab commemorates the king's prowess as a lion hunter.
There is not much information about Princess Gilukhipa. Let us look at the facts one by one: 1.- Gilukhipa was the daughter of the King of Mitanni, King Shuttarna. 2.- She was sent to Kemet in the 10th year of Amenhotep III's reign. 3.-She arrived at Wast with 317 women of the Mitanni king's royal palace.
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Kilu-Ḫepa or Gilukhipa (transliteration: kïrgïpꜣ, meaning: "The Sun Goddess Ḫepa is my Strength") was a Princess from Mitanni and King's Wife of the Eighteenth Dynasty during the New Kingdom.
Kilu-Ḫepa was the daughter of king Šuttarna II of Mitanni. She was the sister of the later king of Mitanni, Tušratta. Kilu-Ḫepa had married Pharaoh Amenhotep III in his 10th regnal year. Her niece Tadu-Ḫepa (daughter of Tušratta) also married Amenhotep III, more than two decades later.
For political reasons, Kilu-Ḫepa was sent to Egypt to join Amenhotep III in marriage. The Egyptian pharaoh made a special issue of commemorative scarabs on the occasion of his marriage to Kilu-Ḫepa in his 10th regnal year, where he recorded that the princess was escorted by 317 ladies-in-waiting, women from the Mitanni king's royal palace. Kilu-Ḫep...
1.Dodson & Hilton 2004.
2.Dodson & Hilton 2004, p. 154.
•Dodson, A./Hilton, D., 2004: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson, London.
15 de jun. de 2018 · GILUKHIPA. Gilukhipa was the daughter of Shuttarna II who was king of the Hurrian Kingdom in the early 14th century BC. The Amana letters were partly addressed to her father from her husband Amenhotep III.
Gilukhipa. Gilukhipa, or more probable Kilu-Hepa in Hurrian language, in the Egyptian language Kirgipa (fl. early 14th c. BCE), was the daughter of Shuttarna II, king of Mitanni. Read more on Wikipedia. Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gilukhipa has received more than 31,477 page views.
