Henuttawy C
| Henuttawy C | |
|---|---|
| Chantress of Amun | |
21st Dynasty | |
| Pharaoh | Siamun(?) and others |
| Father | Menkheperre(?) |
| Mother | Isetemkheb C |
| Children | Isetemkheb E |
| Burial | Deir el-Bahari, Tomb MMA 60 |
Henuttawy or Henettawy, was an
21st Dynasty
.
Biography
Henuttawy was probably a daughter of the
Theban High Priest of Amun Menkheperre and of Isetemkheb C, herself daughter of pharaoh Psusennes I. She likely married her brother Smendes II who became High Priest of Amun after his father's death. The couple had at least a daughter, Isetemkheb E.[2]
She holds many titles such as Chantress of Amun, Mistress of the House, Chief of the Harim of Amun, Flautist of Mut, God's Mother of Khonsu.[3] Henuttawy died as an elderly woman around her 70s, and was buried in the
Boston Museum of Fine Arts (acc. no. 54.639-40).[5]
According to
Precinct of Amun-Ra at Karnak, and issued in years 5, 6 and 8 of an unnamed king – possibly Siamun – when the High Priest of Amun at Thebes was Smendes II's successor, Pinedjem II. The inscriptions did not mentions any title but from these is clear that Henuttawy and her daughter Isetemkheb inherited the property of a man named Smendes, likely the former's defunct husband (Smendes II).[6]
References
- ^ Though Henuttawy C was daughter of a High Priest of Amun, she is often referred as princess likely due to the fact that her father Menkheperre held a kingly status within Karnak.
- ISBN 0-85668-298-5, § 46 (ii).
- ^ a b Mummy board of Henettawy (C), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (see description)
- ^ Porter, B. & Moss, R., Topographical bibliography of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic texts, reliefs and paintings. I. The Theban necropolis, part 2. 2nd edition, Oxford University Press 1964, p. 629.
- ^ "Search". Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
- ^ Kenneth Kitchen, op. cit., § 389.