Amenemopet (princess)
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Amenemopet was an Ancient Egypt
ian princess during the 18th dynasty
, probably a daughter of Thutmose IV
.
She is mentioned in the Theban tomb of her tutor Horemheb (TT78). Horemheb (not identical with the pharaoh of the same name) served under the reigns of Amenhotep II
, Thutmose IV and Amenhotep III
, so the princess could have been the daughter of any of these pharaohs, but Thutmose is the most likely.
She died during the reign of Amenhotep III. Her mummy was reburied in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna cache
along with that of several other princesses: her probable sisters Tiaa
and Petepihu; her niece Nebetia
and Princesses Tatau, Henutiunu, Merytptah, Sithori and Wiay. The tomb was discovered in 1857.
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
ian princess during the 18th dynasty
Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
The eighteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt is perhaps the best known of all the dynasties of ancient Egypt...
, probably a daughter of Thutmose IV
Thutmose IV
Thutmose IV was the 8th Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt, who ruled in approximately the 14th century BC...
.
She is mentioned in the Theban tomb of her tutor Horemheb (TT78). Horemheb (not identical with the pharaoh of the same name) served under the reigns of Amenhotep II
Amenhotep II
Amenhotep II was the seventh Pharaoh of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. Amenhotep inherited a vast kingdom from his father Thutmose III, and held it by means of a few military campaigns in Syria; however, he fought much less than his father, and his reign saw the effective cessation of hostilities...
, Thutmose IV and Amenhotep III
Amenhotep III
Amenhotep III also known as Amenhotep the Magnificent was the ninth pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty. According to different authors, he ruled Egypt from June 1386 to 1349 BC or June 1388 BC to December 1351 BC/1350 BC after his father Thutmose IV died...
, so the princess could have been the daughter of any of these pharaohs, but Thutmose is the most likely.
She died during the reign of Amenhotep III. Her mummy was reburied in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna cache
Sheikh Abd el-Qurna cache
The Sheikh Abd el-Qurna cache was discovered in 1857 by Alexander Henry Rhind. The tomb is located in the at the foot of the hills of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna near TT131. The tomb had been sealed with a wall carrying the seal of Pharaoh Amenhotep III. The tomb contained bones, bandages and several...
along with that of several other princesses: her probable sisters Tiaa
Tiaa (princess)
Tiaa was an Ancient Egyptian princess of the 18th dynasty. She was the daughter of Pharaoh Thutmose IV.It is likely that she is the princess shown in the tomb of Sobekhotep . Canopic jars that probably belong to her were found in the Valley of the Queens..She died during the reign of her brother...
and Petepihu; her niece Nebetia
Nebetia
Nebetia was an ancient Egyptian princess of the 18th dynasty. She was the granddaughter of Pharaoh Thutmose IV and the daughter of Prince Siatum...
and Princesses Tatau, Henutiunu, Merytptah, Sithori and Wiay. The tomb was discovered in 1857.