Ahmose-Sitamun

Ahmose-Sitamun
Princess of Egypt

Sitamun (far left) on a stele from Karnak
Dynasty 18th Dynasty
Pharaoh Ahmose I, Amenhotep I
Father Ahmose I
Burial Thebes

Ahmose-Sitamun or Sitamun was a princess of the early Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt.

Etymology

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Ahmose-Sitamun
in hieroglyphs

Name of this princess means "Child of the Moon, Daughter of Amun".

Biography

Sitamun was the daughter of Pharaoh Ahmose I and sister of Amenhotep I. A colossal statue of hers stood before the eighth pylon at Karnak.

Her mummy was found in the Deir el-Bahari cache (DB320) and is today in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.

Her titles were: God's Wife; King's Daughter; King's Sister.

Sources

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