Ahhotep I

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Ahhotep I was an influential Egyptian queen of the late 17th Dynasty who played a key political and military role in supporting the wars that expelled the Hyksos and helped establish the New Kingdom.

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Ahhotep I canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian queen
queen consort of Egypt
queen mother
regent of Egypt
artifactAssociated gold jewelry from her burial
golden fly of valor decorations
inscribed ceremonial axes
associatedWithEvent expulsion of the Hyksos
unification of Egypt at the start of the New Kingdom
burialPlace Dra Abu el-Naga necropolis
Thebes
culture ancient Egyptian
discoveredAt Dra Abu el-Naga tomb cache
dynasty Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt
fatherInLaw Senakhtenre Ahmose
gender female
historicalReputation key figure in foundation of the New Kingdom
honorificEpithets one who has accomplished the rites and taken care of Egypt
knownFor political influence during transition from Second Intermediate Period to New Kingdom
receiving military honors usually reserved for kings
languageOfInscriptions Middle Egyptian
militaryRole honored for military valor
motherOf Ahmose I
Ahmose-Henuttamehu
Ahmose-Nefertari
Ahmose-Sitamun
Ahmose-ankh
placeOfActivity Thebes
Upper Egypt
politicalRole regent for Ahmose I
supporter of wars against the Hyksos
possibleMotherOf Kamose
regionRuled Theban kingdom
Upper Egypt
religion ancient Egyptian religion
spouse Seqenenre Tao
successorAsGreatRoyalWife Ahmose-Nefertari
supportedRuler Ahmose I
Kamose
timePeriod early New Kingdom of Egypt
late Second Intermediate Period
title Associate of the White Crown Bearers
Great Royal Wife
King’s Mother
King’s Wife
Lady of the Two Lands
She who unites Egypt

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Ahmose I mother Ahhotep I
Seqenenre Tao spouse Ahhotep I
Ahmose-Nefertari mother Ahhotep I
Tao I child Ahhotep I