Henuttaunebu

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Henut-tau-nebu in hieroglyphics
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Henuttaunebu
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Mistress of all countries

Henuttaunebu , also Henut-tau-nebu or Henut-ta-neb , was an ancient Egyptian princess of the 18th Dynasty , ( New Kingdom ).

Name and origin

Colossal statues (Cairo JE 33906), between their parents, King Amenhotep III. and his wife Teje , stands Henuttaunebu , Egyptian Museum (Cairo) .

Her name means "mistress of all countries". Henuttaunebu was the second or third daughter of Amenhotep III. and his Great Royal Wife Tiy as well as sister of Thutmose , Amenophis IV. ( Akhenaten ), Sitamun , Nebet-tah and Iset .

supporting documents

Is mentioned by name Henuttaneb addition to her parents and her sister Iset on one of carnelian made Gemme and one from Medinet Habu coming colossal statue of her father, in addition to Amenhotep III. and Teje also calls Nebet-tah and another princess. Further representations and mentions of the princess can be found in the temple of Amenophis III. in Soleb and on one of Malkata derived stele and some Fayencestücken .

It is unclear whether Henuttaunebu was raised to the rank of queens like Sitamun and Iset . She is never mentioned as the wife of a king, but her name is surrounded by a cartouche on the above-mentioned carnelian plaque . Only kings and their wives were entitled to this privilege.

She is not mentioned again after the death of her father.

literature

  • Dorothea Arnold , James P. Allen, Lyn Green: The Royal Women of Amarna. Images of Beauty in Ancient Egypt. Metropolitan Museum of Art / Distribution: Harry N. Abrams, New York 1996, ISBN 0-87099-818-8 , p. 9.
  • Aidan Dodson , Dyan Hilton: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson, London 2004, ISBN 0-500-05128-3 , p. 154.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hermann Ranke : The Egyptian personal names . tape 1 : Directory of names . Augustin, Glückstadt 1935, OCLC 6812607 .
  2. ↑ tungsten Grajetzki: Life-history to the royal family at the end of the 18th Dynasty. In: Kemet. No. 1, 2002, p. 15.
  3. ^ Aidan Dodson, Dyan Hilton: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. London 2004, p. 154.

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personal data
SURNAME Henuttaunebu
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Henut-tau-nebu; Henut-ta-neb; Henuttaneb
BRIEF DESCRIPTION second or third daughter of Amenhotep III. and his Great Royal Wife Tiy , and sister of King Akhenaten
DATE OF BIRTH 14th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 14th century BC Chr.