Henuttawy (priestess)

Henuttawy D
God's Wife of Amun
Adoratrice of Amun

An ushabti of Henuttawy D (center), now at the Petrie Museum
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

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. 1 2 Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004) ISBN 0-500-05128-3, p.205
  2. ↑ Dodson & Hilton, op. cit., pp. 200-201
Preceded by
Maatkare Mutemhat		 God's Wife of Amun
21st Dynasty 		Succeeded by
Karomama Meritmut
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