Henuttawy (priestess)
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| Henuttawy D | |
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| God's Wife of Amun Adoratrice of Amun |
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An ushabti of Henuttawy D (center), now at the Petrie Museum
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| Died | Thebes? |
| Issue | None |
| Dynasty | 21st Dynasty |
| Father | Pinedjem II |
| Mother | Isetemkheb D |
| Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion |
Henuttawy D was an ancient Egyptian high priestess, a God's Wife of Amun during the 21st Dynasty.[1]
Biography
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| Henuttawy in hieroglyphs |
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Her father was Pinedjem II, High Priest of Amun, her mother was Isetemkheb D, Singer of Amun. Both her parents were children of the high priest Menkheperre who was brother to Maatkare Mutemhat, the God's Wife preceding Henuttawy.[2]
Henuttawy is known only from a few ushabtis.[1] She was followed as God's Wife by Karomama Meritmut.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004) ISBN 0-500-05128-3, p.205
- ↑ Dodson & Hilton, op. cit., pp. 200-201
| Preceded by | God's Wife of Amun 21st Dynasty |
Succeeded by Karomama Meritmut |
