Nodjmet
| Nodjmet | |
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TT320 | |
| Spouse | possibly Piankh, then Herihor |
| Issue | Pinedjem I and others (see text) |
| Father | Ramesses XI? |
| Mother | Hrere |
Nodjmet, Nedjmet, or Notmit was an
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| Nodjmet in hieroglyphs | |||||
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| Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | |||||
Nodjmet may have been a daughter of the last ramesside pharaoh, Ramesses XI, and likely even Piankh's wife, if the latter really was Herihor's predecessor as supported by Karl Jansen-Winkeln.[1] Early in her life, she held titles such as Lady of the House and Chief of the Harem of Amun.[2]
According to the two Egyptologists Aidan Dodson and Dyan Hilton,Two Lands and King's Mother.[2]
Nodjmet outlived even her second husband, and finally died in the first years of pharaoh Smendes (c. 1064 BCE).[5]
Mummy
Her
TT320). The body is that of an old woman. She had been embalmed with a new mummification technique which involved the use of fake eyes and the packing of the limbs and face. The heart was still in place inside her body.[6]
With her mummy two Books of the Dead were found.[7]
One of them, Papyrus BM 10490, now in the British museum, belonged to “the King’s Mother Nodjmet, the daughter of the King’s Mother Hrere”. Whereas the name of Nodjmet was written in a cartouche, the name of Hrere was not. Since mostly this Nodjmet is seen as the wife of the High Priest Herihor, Herere’s title is often interpreted as “King’s Mother-in-law”,[8] although her title “who bore the Strong Bull” suggests that she actually must have given birth to a king.[9] The other Book of the Dead from her tomb can also be found in the British Museum's collection (BM 10541) and is one of the most beautifully illustrated papyri from ancient Egypt.[10]
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References
- ^ Karl Jansen-Winkeln, “Das Ende des Neuen Reiches”, ZAS 119 (1992), pp. 22-37.
- ^ a b Kitchen, The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt (1100–650 BC), 1996, Aris & Phillips Limited, Warminster, 40-45.
- ISBN 0-500-05128-3, pp. 200-201.
- ^ John Taylor, Nodjmet, Payankh and Herihor: The end of the New Kingdom reconsidered, in Christopher J. Eyre (ed), Proceedings of the Seventh International Congress of Egyptologists, Leuven 1998, pp. 1143-55.
- ^ Kitchen, o.c., 81, n.397.
- ^ Margaret R. Bunson, Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, revised edition, 2002, Facts on File, New York, pp. 279-80.
- ^ Kitchen, o.c., 42-45
- ^ Kitchen, o.c., 44
- ^ Wente, JNES 26 (1967), 173-174
- ^ British Museum Collection
Bibliography
- E. A. Wallis Budge, Facsimiles of the Papyri of Hunefer, Anhai, Kerasher and Netchemet, London 1899.
- Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson, 2004, ISBN 0-500-05128-3, 200-201.
- Karl Jansen-Winkeln, “Das Ende des Neuen Reiches”, ZAS 119 (1992), 22-37.
- ISBN 0-85668-298-5.
- Ursula Rößler-Köhler, Piankh - Nedjemet - Anchefenmut - eine Kleinigkeit, GM 167 (1998), 7-8.
- John Taylor, Nodjmet, Payankh and Herihor: The end of the New Kingdom reconsidered, in Christopher J. Eyre (ed), Proceedings of the Seventh International Congress of Egyptologists, Leuven 1998, 1143-1155.