Hatshepsut (king's daughter)

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Stela, Cairo Museum CG 20394

Hatshepsut was the name of one or several

13th Dynasty
. There are three instances where a person named Hatshepsut is mentioned. It is not known if these items refer to the same or different individuals.

Attestations with King's Daughter Hatshepsut

Three items referring to a King's Daughter Hatshepsut are known. All attestations seem to date to the early 13th Dynasty.

Stela of Nedjesankh/Iu, husband of King's Daughter Hatshepsut

At Abydos, a limestone stela was found mentioning a King's Daughter Hatshepsut.[1][2][3] In the stela it is stated that she was the daughter of a king's wife Nofret. The name of her royal father is not recorded here. The queen Nofret is not known from other sources.[4] On stylistic grounds, the stela can be dated to the 13th Dynasty.[5]

The stela belonged to the Commander of the [Ruler's] Crew Nedjesankh/Iu who had two wives, Hatshepsut, daughter of King's Wife Nofret, and a second wife with the name Nubemwakh. On the stela is also mentioned her daughter, the lady of the houses Nebetiunet. The stela has been published.[6]

Scarab-seal of King's Daughter Hatshepsut

A king's daughter Hatshepsut is also known from a

scarab seal.[7] Ryholt [8] argues the seal is decorated with a sprial cord and can be classified under "Queen Type A", a style used in the time before Sobekhotep III
, in the early 13th Dynasty.

Pyramid of King's Daughter Hatshepsut

Pyramid

At

Second Intermediate Period
.

Burial Chamber

A burial chamber beneath the pyramid was still sealed with a 10 ton granite stone. Once opened, the content inside was already heavily disturbed. Evidence indicate the burial chamber had been robbed before the chamber was sealed. Inside was found a decorated wooden box thought to be the canopic box naming the king's daughter Hatshepsut,[11] missing the four canopic jars. The box originally stood in a niche in the burial chamber, but was found on the floor. Also found was the fragmented remains of a wooden coffin (later partially reconstructed) carved in a style consistent with a high status female of the Middle Kingdom with a Hathor-wig.[12] There was no mummy, but bones found indicate the tomb was used.

References

  1. Cairo Egyptian Museum
    (CG 20394/JE 15107)
  2. ^ H.O. Lange, H. Schäfer, Grab- und Denksteine des Mittleren Reichs, Theil I: Text zu No. 20001-20399, Berlin, 1902, pp. 393–4
  3. ^ [1]https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/4/inscription/877
  4. ISBN 8772894210
    , p. 246
  5. ^ Ryholt 1997:246
  6. ^ Joseph, Amgad. (2019). An Unpublished Stela of Nedjesankh/Iew and His Family (CG 20394/JE 15107). Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt. 55. 67-84. 10.5913/jarce.55.2019.a005.
  7. ^ Ägyptisches Museum, Berlin 16/64
  8. ^ Ryholt 1997:246
  9. ^ Ein neues Fragment der Pyramidentexte ist in der Pyramide des Ameny Qemau gefunden (identified by Ivan Bogdanov)
  10. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVucZ2VYP50
  11. ^ Owen Jarus: Burial Chamber of Princess Possibly Found in Ancient Egypt Pyramid, in Live Science
  12. ^ Face of an Egyptian Princess Who Lived 4,000 Years Ago Uncovered
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