Ahmose-Sitamun
| Ahmose-Sitamun | |
|---|---|
18th Dynasty | |
| Father | Ahmose I |
| Mother | Ahmose-Nefertari |
Ahmose-Sitamun or Sitamun was a princess of the early Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt.
Etymology
Name of this princess means "Child of the Moon, Daughter of Amun".
Biography
Sitamun was the daughter of Pharaoh Ahmose I and sister of Amenhotep I. A colossal statue of hers stood before the eighth pylon at Karnak.
Her mummy was found in the
DB320) and is today in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo
.
Her titles were: God's Wife; King's Daughter; King's Sister.
Sources
- Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson, 2004, ISBN 0-500-05128-3, p. 129