Satkamose

Satkamose (also Ahmose-Sat-Kamose, Sitkamose, Sat-Kamose ) was an ancient Egyptian queen during the late 17th or early 18th dynasties .

family

Their ancestry is discussed controversially in Egyptology . Aidan Dodson holds Satkamose because of her name for the likely daughter of King Kamose and wife of Ahmose I , who could then have been her cousin or uncle . On relief depictions Satkamose is referred to as the sister of Amenophis I , who in turn was a son of Ahmose I. However, the title of "royal sister" for Satkamose is not proven.

There are also various theories regarding their name interpretation. If she is the daughter of Kamose, she was not very old after his death and thus a possible heir to the throne in connection with a marriage to Ahmose I. On the other hand, the second component of her name, Kamose , can only be assigned later by Ahmose I and Ahmose Nefertari Honor of the late Kamose have been added. It is unlikely that Satkamose married, since the title of Great Royal Wife is not attested for her. After the death of Ahmose I, Ahmose Nefertari initially took over the affairs of government for Amenhotep I, since Amenhotep I was still a minor at the time of his succession to the throne. With him, Ahmose Nefertari founded the Deir el-Medina necropolis .

title

Satkamose was titled “ King's Daughter ” and “ Consort of Amun ”. Should Satkamose have been the daughter of Kamose, she would have been awarded the title of "Consort of Amun" posthumously .

death

Satkamose was only about 30 years old. Her mummy was found in the cachette of Deir el-Bahari (DB / TT320) in 1881 in the coffin of a Pediamun who lived during the 21st Dynasty . Gaston Maspero found Satkamose's mummy on June 19, 1886 without the mummy bandages; entwined with a flower garland and a shroud with an inscription on it . Tomb robbers had previously severely damaged the mummy in several places. Grafton Elliot Smith described Satkamose's physique similar to that of a man.

literature

Aidan Dodson , Dyan Hilton: The complete royal families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson, London 2004, ISBN 0-500-05128-3 .
Constantin Emil Sander-Hansen: Amun's divine wife. Munksgaard, København 1940.
Grafton Elliot Smith : The Royal Mummies. Cairo 1912 (Reprint: Duckworth, London 2000, ISBN 0-7156-2959-X ), pp. 21-22 and Plate XVIII.

Web links

Description of the mummy of Ahmose-Sitkamose (English)

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b A. Dodson, D. Hilton: The complete royal families of Ancient Egypt . London 2004, p. 129.
↑ CE Sander-Hansen: The Divine Woman of Amun. København 1940, p. 6.

personal data
SURNAME	Satkamose
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Ahmose-Sat-Kamose; Sitkamose; Sat Kamose
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Sister of Amenhotep I.
DATE OF BIRTH	16th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	16th century BC Chr.

[D129-1] A ^b A. Dodson, D. Hilton: The complete royal families of Ancient Egypt . London 2004, p. 129.

[2] CE Sander-Hansen: The Divine Woman of Amun. København 1940, p. 6.