The punishment was this: Taharka was now all those things the priest of the sun called him. He was king over all Egypt a land that stretched from the mouth of the Nile on the Northern Sea (some day to be known as the Mediterranean Sea) to the southern border of Kush.
He was very rich. He owned gold and copper mines and jungles of Zimbabwe. He owned every animal, farmland and every man and woman for he was the god on earth.
As a god he had many duties. He must get up and be in his golden chair before the sun rose or it wouldn’t rise. And there were tabus (tabus are laws). He must not eat any meat except for the flesh of calf or goose and only flat bread made without yeast. He was only allowed out side of the Great House walls at certain times and his head must be covered and his feet must not touch the ground.
Taharka felt like he was a prisoner in his own home. Of course there was Shepnu (Shepnuset) who he had to marry, but not until he was sixteen, because the tabu says to. He had to go meet with her and the first thing she said to him was “Are you hungry.”
“I’m starving” said Taharka. She gave him a handful of dates he wondered if he was aloud to eat them but he ate them anyway.
That evening Shepnu’s brother Shabataka came over and he and Taharka gambled, Taharka lost everything he had to gamble with.

“The forbidden things are the forbidden things,” said Embutah “you are the God. I owe you the respect”
With Shabataka’s advice, Taharka began his weapons training.
When they were finished training they went to the pool wiping sweat of there forehead’s. Taharka said “Tell me how we became to be lords of Egypt.”
“You can read it for yourself when they take you to the temple.” Said Embutah
Taharka said “But I like to hear you read it I cannot read.” So Embutah told him the story. 

A while later Shepnu’s Aunt died and Shepnu had to take her place as the high priestess.