Takhat (20th dynasty)
Appearance
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Takhat in hieroglyphs | ||||
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Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | ||||
Takhat was the mother of ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Ramesses IX of the 20th Dynasty.
It is likely that she was the wife of Montuherkhepeshef, a son of Ramesses III.[1]
A chamber of Amenmesse's tomb KV10 was probably usurped and redecorated for her. Parts of a mummy thought to be hers were found.[2]
Sources
[edit]- ^ Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2004). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-05128-3., p.194
- ^ Dodson & Hilton, p.194