Isetemkheb D
Isetemkheb D was the sister-wife of the Theban High Priest of Amun Pinedjem II during the Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt.
| Isetemkheb | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief of the Harem of Amun-Re | |||||
 Mummy of Isetemkheb D found in DB320 | |||||
| Died | Thebes? | ||||
| Burial | TT320 in Thebes | ||||
| Spouse | Pinudjem II | ||||
| Issue | Psusennes II Herwebenkhet Hennutawy Maatkare | ||||
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| Dynasty | 21st Dynasty of Egypt | ||||
| Father | Menkheperre | ||||
| Mother | Isetemkheb C | ||||
| Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion | ||||
Family
Isetemkheb D was the daughter of the King's Son, Theban High Priest of Amun and General, Menkheperre, and his wife, Isetemkheb C. Isetemkheb D married her brother Pinedjem II.[1]
Isetemkheb and Pinedjem II are thought to have had four children:[1] [2]
- Theban High Priest of Amun and Pharaoh Psusennes II (Pasebakhaenniut II),
- Lady Harweben, who was a Chief of the Harem of Amen-Re
- God's Wife of Amun Hennutawy
- Lady of the House and Chantress Maatkare.
Pinedjem II as depicted on his Book of the Dead
Burial
Isetemkheb's mummy and coffins were found in the royal cache found in TT320 in Deir el-Bahari in Thebes. Istemkheb's mummy was never unwrapped.[3]
References
- Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004) ISBN 0-500-05128-3
- Andrzej Niwinski: The Wives of Pinudjem II: A Topic for Discussion: The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology Vol. 74 (1988), pp. 226-230
- Isetemkheb D's Burial in TT320 from the Theban Royal Mummy Project by Max Miller
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