The outer coffin of Queen Ahmose-Meritamun
Ahmose Meritamun was an ancient Egyptian queen who was not a ruler or wife of a king. She lived during the early Eighteenth Dynasty. She was the sister and wife of King Amenhotep I. She died young (about thirty years old) and was buried in cemetery TT358 in the Deir el-Bahri area.
Queen Ahmose Meritamun was the daughter of King Ahmose I and Queen Ahmose Nefertari, and became the great royal wife of her brother, King Amenhotep I. Queen Ahmose-Meritamun also assumed the position of wife of Amun, inheriting from her mother, Queen Ahmose-Nefertari.
The royal daughter of King Ahmose I, the liberator of Egypt from the Hyksos, and Queen Ahmose Nefertari, who became the royal wife of her brother, King Amenhotep I; Her titles include God's Wife, Lady of the Two Lands, Great Royal Wife, King's Daughter, and King's Sister.
Her mummy was discovered in cemetery TT358 in Thebes. The queen’s mummy was reburied by priests who found her tomb vandalized by thieves. The mummy was found in two coffins; The outer coffin is considered a wonderful masterpiece, in which the face, expressions, and personality of the Egyptian queen are embodied. It is made of cedar wood planks that were joined together. The body of the coffin was carefully carved with curves drawn on it in blue to create the illusion of the presence of feathers, eyes, and eyebrows inlaid. The coffin was
Covered in gold but stolen.
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