Tentkheta

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Tentkheta in hieroglyphs
<hiero>U33-n:t-Aa1:t-U30:N25</hiero>[1]
Tɜ-nt-ḫtɜ
She from the land of the Hittites

Tentkheta (Tanetkheta) was the Great Royal Wife of Amasis II. She dates to the Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt.[2]

Biography

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Tentkheta was one of the wives known for Pharaoh Amasis II.[3] She was a daughter of a priest of Ptah named Padineith. She was the mother of a King's son named Khnum-ib-Re[1] and the mother of Pharaoh Psamtik III.[3] Tentkheta held the titles king's wife (hmt nswt) and overseer of the affairs of the acacia house (khrp seshmtiw shendjet).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Grajetzki, Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary, Golden House Publications, London, (2005), Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
  2. ^ Tyldesley, Joyce. Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt. Thames & Hudson. (2006). Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
  3. ^ a b Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. 2004. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
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