Ahmose-Sitamun
| Ahmose-Sitamun Princess of Egypt | |
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 Sitamun (far left) on a stele from Karnak | |
| Dynasty | 18th Dynasty |
| Pharaoh | Ahmose I, Amenhotep I |
| Father | Ahmose I |
| Burial | Thebes |
Ahmose-Sitamun or Sitamun was a princess of the early Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt.
Etymology
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| Ahmose-Sitamun in hieroglyphs |
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Name of this princess means "Child of the Moon, Daughter of Amun".
Biography
Sitamun was the daughter of Pharaoh Ahmose I and sister of Amenhotep I. A colossal statue of hers stood before the eighth pylon at Karnak.
Her mummy was found in the Deir el-Bahari cache (DB320) and is today in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
Her titles were: God's Wife; King's Daughter; King's Sister.
Source
- Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson, 2004, ISBN 0-500-05128-3, p.129
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