Ahmose-Henuttamehu
Ahmose-Henuttamehu | |
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18th of Egypt | |
Father | Seqenenre Tao |
Mother | Ahmose Inhapy |
Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion |
Ahmose-Henuttamehu ("Child of the Moon; Mistress of Lower Egypt") was a princess and queen of the late
Family
Ahmose-Henuttamehu was a daughter of Pharaoh Seqenenre Tao by his sister-wife Ahmose Inhapy. She was probably married to her half-brother Pharaoh Ahmose I, since her titles include King's Wife (hmt-nisw), Great King's Wife (hmt-niswt-wrt), King's Daughter (s3t-niswt) and King's Sister (snt-niswt).[1][2] Ahmose-Henuttamehu was a half-sister to the Great Royal Wife and God's Wife of Amun Ahmose-Nefertari.
Life and burial
Not much is known about the life of Ahmose-Henuttamehu. The Queen is mentioned on a stela as depicted in Lepsius' Denkmahler.
Ahmose-Henuttamehu's mummy was discovered in 1881 in her own coffin in the tomb
Ahmose-Henuttamehu is included in the list of royal ancestors worshipped in the
References
- ^ Grajetzki, Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary, Golden House Publications (2005)
- ISBN 0-500-05128-3., p.128
- ^ "View 17'th Dynasty Royal Mummies from DB320". members.tripod.com. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
- ^ Kitchen, K.A., Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated & Annotated, Translations, Volume III, Blackwell Publishers, 1996