Pyhia
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Pyhia or Pyihia or Petepihu (p3-ỉḥỉ3) was an Ancient Egypt
ian princess during the 18th dynasty
, a daughter of Thutmose IV
.
Her mummy was reburied in the Sheikh Abd el-Qurna cache
along with that of several other princesses: her probable sisters Amenemopet
and Tiaa
; 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...
, 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...
.
Her mummy was reburied in the 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 Amenemopet
Amenemopet (princess)
Amenemopet was an Ancient Egyptian princess during the 18th dynasty, probably a daughter of Thutmose IV.She is mentioned in the Theban tomb of her tutor Horemheb...
and 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...
; 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.