Mentuhotep (queen)
| Mentuhotep | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Djehuti | |||||
| Egyptian name | Mnṯ.w htp Montu is satisfied
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| Dynasty | Sixteenth Dynasty of Egypt | ||||
| Father | vizier Senebhenaf | ||||
| Mother | Sobekhotep | ||||
| Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion | ||||
Mentuhotep was an
Djehuti. Her main title was Great Royal Wife. Another title was Khenemetneferhedjet (she who is united with the white crown).[1]
Attestations
Queen Mentuhotep is known from parts of her burial equipment found between 1822 and 1825 near Thebes at Dra' Abu el-Naga' by the Italian excavator Giuseppe Passalacqua.
Coffin
Around 1832
Herbert E. Winlock, looking at the evidence concluded that there were two queens with the name Mentuhotep. One was the wife of king Djehuti, the other one is known from her coffin.[2]
Canopic Chest with Cosmetic Boxes
Passalacqua found a canopic chest with cosmetic boxes. The objects were later sold to Berlin. With the cosmetic box were found some other objects, including several alabaster vessels. However, these vessels belong according to their type to the 25th Dynasty.[3]
The canopic chest was given to queen Mentuhotep by king
Djehuti, as indicated in a dedication inscribed on the box. The original canopic chest is inscribed for the king.[4] Inside of it were found two cosmetic boxes, made of wood and papyrus.[5]
Inside the box were found alabaster vessels and a cosmetic spoon.
References
- ISBN 0-9547218-9-6
- ^ H. H. Winlock: Tombs of the Kings of Seventeenth Dynasty at Thebes, in: Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, 10 (1924), 269-272
- ISBN 0870997602, 59-61
- ^ Canopic Chest, Berlin, Neues Museum ÄM 1175
- ^ Berlin, Neues Museum ÄM 1176-1182