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Isetemkheb
Chief of the Harem of Amun-Re
Mummy of Isetemkheb D found in DB320
DiedThebes?
Burial
TT320 in Thebes
Spouse Pinudjem II
Issue Psusennes II
Herwebenkhet
Hennutawy
Maatkare
Names
Isetemkheb
Dynasty 21st Dynasty of Egypt
Father Menkheperre
MotherIsetemkheb C
Religion Ancient Egyptian religion

Isetemkheb D was the sister-wife of the Theban High Priest of Amun Pinedjem II during the Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt.

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]

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

  1. ^ a b Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004) ISBN  0-500-05128-3
  2. ^ Andrzej Niwinski: The Wives of Pinudjem II: A Topic for Discussion: The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology Vol. 74 (1988), pp. 226-230
  3. ^ Isetemkheb D's Burial in TT320 from the Theban Royal Mummy Project by Max Miller