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Ahhotep I
Queen, mother of King Ahmose
c. 1560 BCE
Approximate date.
Biography
A royal wife and the mother of King Ahmose. A stela of Ahmose at Karnak praises her for caring for the soldiers and keeping Upper Egypt safe. Her burial, found in 1859, held weapons and jewellery, including a ceremonial axe of Ahmose.
Key facts
Certainty: Established
A stela of Ahmose at Karnak praises Queen Ahhotep for caring for the soldiers and safeguarding Upper Egypt.
Scholarly note: We know of her actual military role only through this praise.
- Ian Shaw (ed.) (2000) “The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt” Oxford University Press