Henuttawy | ||||||||||||||
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Duatnetjer-Henuttawy | ||||||||||||||
"Divine Adoratrice, Mistress of the Two Lands" | ||||||||||||||
Predecessor: Maatkare |
God's Wife of Amun | Successor: Tashakheper | ||||||||||||
Dynasty | 21st and 22nd Dynasty | |||||||||||||
Pharaoh(s) | Siamun (?) – Osorkon II | |||||||||||||
Titles | God's Wife of Amun Divine Adoratrice of Amun | |||||||||||||
Father | Pinedjem II | |||||||||||||
Mother | Isetemakhbit | |||||||||||||
Burial | Unknown |
- For other pages by this name, see Henuttawy.
Henuttawy (transliteration: ḥnw.t-tꜢwy, meaning: "Mistress of the Two Lands") was an ancient Egyptian God's Wife of Amun of the Twenty-first Dynasty during the Third Intermediate Period.
Name[]
As a God's Wife of Amun, Henuttawy's name is written in a cartouche. Like her predecessors in office, she made use of the prefix; Duatnetjer, which simply means Divine Adoratrice. It remains unknown whether Henuttawy - like other God's Wives of Amun - also took on a praenomen.
Family[]
- See also: 21st Dynasty Family Tree.
Henuttawy's father was the High Priest of Amun Pinedjem II her mother was Isetemakhbit, Chief of the Harem of Amun. Both her parents were children of the High Priest Menkheperre, who was brother to Maatkare, the God's Wife of Amun preceding Henuttawy.[1]
Burial[]
The location of Henuttawy's tomb and mummy remain unknown. A few of her ushabtis have been discovered and are currently held at the Petrie Museum.[2]
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Dodson, A./Hilton, D., 2004: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson, London.
Predecessor: Maatkare |
God's Wife of Amun 21st Dynasty |
Successor: Tashakheper |