Editing Taharqa (section)

== Ruling period ==
Taharqa's reign can be dated from 690 BC to 664&nbsp;BC.{{sfn|Kitchen|1996|p=380-391}} Evidence for the dates of his reign is derived from the [[Serapeum of Saqqara|Serapeum]] [[stele]], catalog number 192. This stela records that an [[Apis (deity)|Apis bull]] born and installed (fourth month of [[Season of the Emergence]], day&nbsp;9) in year 26 of Taharqa died in Year 20 of [[Psamtik I]] (4th month of Shomu, day&nbsp;20), having lived 21 years. This would give Taharqa a reign of 26 years and a fraction, in 690–664 BC.{{sfn|Kitchen|1996|p=161}}
[[File:El-Kurru King Taharqa XXV Dynasty.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Taharqa portrait, [[Nubian Museum]].<ref name="Yale University Press">{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=William Stevenson |last2=Simpson |first2=William Kelly |title=The Art and Architecture of Ancient Egypt |date=1 January 1998 |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-07747-6 |page=235 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zJYMRcibM_QC&pg=PA235 |language=en}}</ref>]]