Maatkare

Maatkare Mutemhat at the foot of the colossal statue of Pinudjem I in Karnak.

Maatkare (also Maatkare Mutemhat ), daughter of the high priest of Amun and king of Upper Egypt Pinudjem I , was Amun's wife of God during the 21st Dynasty ( Third Intermediate Period ) .

She was the sister of King ( Pharaoh ) Psusennes I and the Theban high priests Mencheperre , Djedchonsiuefanch and Masaharta . In the temple complex of Luxor she is attested by a graffito as a child and on the pylon of the temple of Chon in the temple of Karnak as "God's wife". Her mummy , some papyri and 150 ushabtis from Maatkare were found in the cachette of Deir el-Bahari (DB / TT320).

literature

Thomas Schneider : Lexicon of the Pharaohs . Albatros, Düsseldorf 2002, ISBN 3-491-96053-3 , p. 149 .

personal data
SURNAME	Maatkare
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Maatkare Mutemhat
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Daughter of Pinudjem I, wife of Amun
DATE OF BIRTH	11th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	11th century BC Chr.