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Ahhotep I
- ... that the discovery of a coffin belonging to Ahhotep I, which had been reused to bury a high priest, ignited a debate among scholars over the true number of Egyptian queens named Ahhotep?
- Source: "In 1859, a discovery was made at Dra Abu el-Naga of the burial of a queen. The deceased was named as Queen-Consort Ahhotep on her coffin... However, the identification of this Ahhotep with the historically-known wife of King Seqenenra-Tao and mother of King Ahmose was thrown into doubt with the discovery of another coffin from the Deir el-Bahari cache, which also identified the owner as Queen-Consort Ahhotep... This has led to considerable debate over their identities, familial relationships and discussions of whether there were one, two, or even three Ahhoteps." (Sidpura, pp. 21, 23)
- "In 1881, the discovery of the cache at Deir el-Bahri revealed a second coffin for a queen Ahhotep... which contained no more the original mummy but had been reused to host the body of Pinudjem I." (Betro, pp. 134-135).
Sources:
Betro, Marilina. (2022). "The Identity of Ahhotep and the Textual Sources". In Miniaci, Gianluca; Lacovara, Peter (eds.). The Treasure of the Egyptian Queen Ahhotep and International Relations at the Turn of the Middle Bronze Age (1600-1500 BCE). Golden House Publications. pp. 131–152. ISBN 978-1906137724.
Sidpura, Taneash. (2016). Gregory, Steven R. W. (ed.). "Where is my Mummy…Who is my Mummy? A Re-Evaluation of the Dra Abu-el Naga Coffin of Queen Ahhotep (CG 28501) with Queen Satkamose'". Proceedings of the Second Birmingham Egyptology Symposium. 2: 21–46.Improved to Good Article status by Alanna the Brave (talk).
Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 12 past nominations.
Alanna the Brave (talk) 00:03, 14 July 2024 (UTC).