Sheikh Abd el-Qurna cache
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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 disturbed mummies. The tomb also contained several wooden labels with inscriptions mentioning several royal women.
The label for Princess Nebetia has an inscription mentioning year 27. This is thought to refer to year 27 of Psusennes I
during which the princesses may have been reburied.
Alexander Henry Rhind
Alexander Henry Rhind was a Scottish lawyer and Egyptologist.Born in Wick on 26 July 1833 in the Highlands, Rhind studied at the University of Edinburgh...
. The tomb is located in the at the foot of the hills of Sheikh Abd el-Qurna near TT131
TT131
The Theban Tomb TT131 is located in Sheikh Abd el-Qurna, part of the Theban Necropolis, on the west bank of the Nile, opposite to Luxor.The tomb belongs to a 18th dynasty Ancient Egyptian named Useramen who was a Vizier during the reigns of Hatshepsut and Thutmosis III...
. The tomb had been sealed with a wall carrying the seal of Pharaoh 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...
. The tomb contained bones, bandages and several disturbed mummies. The tomb also contained several wooden labels with inscriptions mentioning several royal women.
The label for Princess Nebetia has an inscription mentioning year 27. This is thought to refer to year 27 of Psusennes I
Psusennes I
Psusennes I, or Greek Ψουσέννης], Pasibkhanu or Hor-Pasebakhaenniut I Egyptian ḥor-p3-sib3-ḫˁỉ--niwt] was the third king of the Twenty-first dynasty of Egypt who ruled from Tanis between 1047 – 1001 BC...
during which the princesses may have been reburied.
| Name | Title | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| 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... |
King’s daughter | Daughter of the King’s Son Si-Atum |
| 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... |
King’s Daughter of Menkheperure (Tuthmosis IV) of the House of the Royal Children | Daughter of Tuthmosis IV |
| Tatau (Tawy?) | King’s Daughter of the House of the King’s Children | The beginning of the name is damaged. |
| Py-ihia Pyhia Pyhia or Pyihia or Petepihu was an Ancient Egyptian 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,... |
King’s Daughter of Menkheperure (Tuthmosis IV) | Two labels refer to this daughter of Tuthmosis IV |
| Pypuy-Tasherit | King’s daughter | Said to be daughter of Iuy; Three labels; only one of the labels mentions Iuy |
| Henut-iunu | King’s daughter | Two labels were found. |
| Ptah-meryt | King’s daughter | |
| Sat-Hori | King’s daughter | |
| Neferuamen | King’s Daughter | |
| Wiay | King’s Daughter | |
| 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... |
King’s Daughter | Probably a daughter of Tuthmosis IV |