| Tentamun | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
"She of Amun" | ||||||||||||||
| Dynasty | 20th Dynasty | |||||||||||||
| Pharaoh(s) | Ramesses XI | |||||||||||||
| Titles | King's Great Wife | |||||||||||||
| Father | Nebseni | |||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Ramesses XI | |||||||||||||
| Issue | Tentamun, Nedjemet, Duathathor-Henuttawy | |||||||||||||
| Burial | Tanis (?) | |||||||||||||
- For other pages by this name, see Tentamun.
Tentamun (ancient Egyptian: tỉnt-ỉmn, "She of Amun") was an ancient Egyptian Queen of the Twentieth Dynasty during the New Kingdom.
Family[]
Tentamun was the queen consort of Pharaoh Ramesses XI, the last ruler of the New Kingdom. They are known for certain to have had at least one daughter called Duathathor-Henuttawy. Additionally, two more princesses – Tentamun[1] and Nedjemet – were presumably their daughters as well. Queen Tentamun's name is written in a cartouche on the funerary papyrus of Duathathor-Henuttawy.[1] This papyrus also mentions a man named Nebseni as Tentamun's father.[2]
Burial[]
The whereabouts of Tentamun's tomb and mummy remain unknown. She was possibly buried near Tanis, since this city was the final seat of power of her husband.
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Dodson, A./Hilton, D., 2004: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson, London.
- Grajetzki, W., 2005: Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary. Golden House Publications, London.