Sithathoriunet
| Sithathoriunet in hieroglyphics | ||||||
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| 12th dynasty |
Sithathoriunet / Sathuthoriunet (Sat Hut Hor Iunet) S3t Ḥwt Ḥr Jwnt daughter of Hathor of Dendara |
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.jpg) Egyptian Museum Cairo (JE 44919) |
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Sithathoriunet , also Sit-Hathor-Iunet or Sat-Hathor-Iunit , actually Sathuthoriunet , was an ancient Egyptian king daughter of the 12th Dynasty ( Middle Kingdom ), whose grave was found in Al-Lahun near the pyramid of Sesostris II .
Assignments
Because of the reference to Sesostris II, it is assumed that she was the daughter of this ruler, without this being proven. Jewelery in her tomb also name the name of Amenemhet III. , which is why it can be assumed that she lived until his reign.
Grave complex
Sithathoriunet became particularly important because a niche was found in its burial chamber during excavations carried out by the British School of Archeology under the direction of Flinders Petrie in 1914 that had been overlooked by grave robbers . This contained numerous first-class jewelry in various chests.
The pieces of jewelry include, among other things, two pectorals , a golden crown, various chains and bracelets. The jewelry found here is one of the most artistically outstanding works from ancient Egypt .
The wood of the chests had long gone by when the tomb was found, but some of them could be reconstructed from the inlays that adorned them.
A mirror, razor blades and other objects related to female beauty care were also found .
literature
- Guy Brunton: Lahun I: The Treasure. (= Publications of the Egyptian Research Account and British School of Archeology in Egypt. (ERA / BSAE) Vol. 27, British School of Archeology in Egypt, London 1920 ( Das Buch online )).
- Herbert E. Winlock : The Treasure of El Lahun. Arno Press, New York 1973, p. 34, panels XIV, XV.
- The main works in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Official catalog. Published by the Antiquities Service of the Arab Republic of Egypt. von Zabern , Mainz 1986, ISBN 3-8053-0640-7 ; ISBN 3-8053-0904-X (museum edition), No. 112.
Web links
- Pectoral in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (English) ( Memento from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Some objects from her grave
- Tour Egypt: Gold Diadem of the Sithathoriunet
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Sithathoriunet |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sit-Hathor-Junet; Sat-Hathor-Junit; Sathuthoriunet |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian king daughter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century BC BC or 19th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th century BC Chr. |