Ahmose-Sitkamose
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Ahmose-Sitkamose or Sitkamose was a princess and queen during the late 17th
-early 18th
dynasties of Egypt. Based on her name, she is likely to have been the daughter of Pharaoh Kamose
. Her name really means "daughter of Kamose".
She probably married Ahmose I
who was her uncle or cousin, since her titles include King's Wife as well as King's Daughter and King's Sister. She was also the God's Wife of Amun
, but it is likely that she was given this title only posthumously.
Sitkamose's mummy was discovered in 1881 in the Deir el-Bahari cache
; it was in the coffin of a man named Pediamun who lived during the 21st dynasty
. Her mummy was unwraped by Gaston Maspero
on June 19, 1886. Sitkamose was about thirty years old when she died, Grafton Eliot Smith described her as a strong-built, almost masculine woman. The mummy was damaged by tomb robbers.
Seventeenth dynasty of Egypt
The Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Second Intermediate Period. The Seventeenth Dynasty dates approximately from 1580 to 1550 BC.-Rulers:...
-early 18th
Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
The eighteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt is perhaps the best known of all the dynasties of ancient Egypt...
dynasties of Egypt. Based on her name, she is likely to have been the daughter of Pharaoh Kamose
Kamose
Kamose was the last king of the Theban Seventeenth Dynasty. He was probably the son of Seqenenre Tao II and Ahhotep I and the full brother of Ahmose I, founder of the Eighteenth Dynasty. His reign fell at the very end of the Second Intermediate Period...
. Her name really means "daughter of Kamose".
She probably married Ahmose I
Ahmose I
Ahmose I was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and the founder of the Eighteenth dynasty. He was a member of the Theban royal house, the son of pharaoh Tao II Seqenenre and brother of the last pharaoh of the Seventeenth dynasty, King Kamose...
who was her uncle or cousin, since her titles include King's Wife as well as King's Daughter and King's Sister. She was also the God's Wife of Amun
God's Wife of Amun
God's Wife of Amun was the highest ranking priestess of the Amun cult, an important Ancient Egyptian religious institution centered in Thebes during the Egyptian 25th and 26th dynasties...
, but it is likely that she was given this title only posthumously.
Sitkamose's mummy was discovered in 1881 in the Deir el-Bahari cache
DB320
Tomb DB320 is located next to Deir el-Bahri, in the Theban Necropolis, opposite modern Luxor contained an extraordinary cache of mummified remains and funeral equipment of more than 50 kings, queens, royals and various nobility.-Usage of tomb:The tomb is thought to have initially been the last...
; it was in the coffin of a man named Pediamun who lived during the 21st dynasty
Twenty-first dynasty of Egypt
The Twenty-First, Twenty-Second, Twenty-Third, Twenty-Fourth, and Twenty-Fifth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Third Intermediate Period.-Rulers:...
. Her mummy was unwraped by Gaston Maspero
Gaston Maspero
Gaston Camille Charles Maspero was a French Egyptologist.-Life:Gaston Maspero was born in Paris to parents of Lombard origin. While at school he showed a special taste for history, and by the age of fourteen he was already interested in hieroglyphic writing...
on June 19, 1886. Sitkamose was about thirty years old when she died, Grafton Eliot Smith described her as a strong-built, almost masculine woman. The mummy was damaged by tomb robbers.