Nebetia
| Nebetia | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King's Daughter | |||||
| Burial | Reburied in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna cache | ||||
| Egyptian name |
| ||||
| Dynasty | 18th Dynasty | ||||
| Father | Siatum | ||||
Nebetia was an
18th Dynasty. She was the granddaughter of Pharaoh Thutmose IV and the daughter of Prince Siatum
. She is one of the few examples of a pharaoh's granddaughter bearing the title of King's Daughter – the ancient Egyptian equivalent of "princess" – which normally belonged only to women whose fathers actually ruled.
The mummy-label, which states her title and the name of her father is one of only two sources Siatum's existence. The label was found in the Sheikh Abd el-Qurna cache. Nebetia's mummy – along with several others – had been reburied during the 21st Dynasty, but the tomb was robbed before its discovery in 1857.[1]
Sources
- ^ Aidan Dodson and Jac. J. Janssen, A Theban Tomb and Its Tenants, The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology, Vol. 75 (1989), pp. 125-138
- Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004), p. 137, 140. ISBN 0-500-05128-3