Satiah
| Satiah | |
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| Queen consortofEgypt Great Royal Wife God's Wife of Amun | |
 Queen Satiah is the second woman behind pharaoh Thutmose III in the lower register. | |
| Died | Thebes? |
| Burial | Thebes? |
| Spouse | Thutmose III |
| Issue | Amenemhat (disputed[1]) |
| Dynasty | 18th Dynasty |
| Mother | Ipu,a royal nurse |
| Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion |
Satiah(also,Sitiah, Sitioh;"Daughter of the Moon") was anancient Egyptianqueen, the firstGreat Royal WifeofPharaohThutmose III.[2]
Family
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| Era:New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | ||||||||||
Satiah was the daughter of the royal nurseIpu.[3]It is possible that her father was the important officialAhmose Pen-Nekhebet.[4]Most probrably she was the mother of PrinceAmenemhat– Thutmose's eldest son (sometimes considered son ofNeferure), who died during his father's reign.[5]
Satiah died during her husband's reign, shortly afterHatshepsut's death, and Thutmose's next Great Royal Wife wasMerytre.
Biography
[edit]Satiah's titles include: King's Wife (ḥmt-nisw), Great King's Wife (ḥmt-niswt-wrt) and God's Wife (ḥmt-ntr).[6]
Satiah is attested in several places. InAbydosthe text on an offering table mentions her mother, the “nurse of the god” Ipu. The offering table was dedicated by the lector priest Therikiti.[7]A bronze votive axe-head(?) (now in the Cairo Museum), inscribed with the name of Queen Satiah, was also found inAbydos.[8]
At the temple ofMontuatEl-Tod,a statue of the queen was dedicated by Thutmose III after her death (the statue is now in the Cairo Museum).[9]
Queen Satiah is depicted behind QueenMerytre-HatshepsutandThutmose IIIon a pillar in the tomb of the king (KV34). Behind Queen Satiah we see the King's WifeNebtuand the King's Daughter Nefertari.[10]
Satiah is depicted before Thutmose III in a relief fromKarnak.[10] A stela in the Cairo Museum shows Queen Satiah standing behind Thutmose III.[11]
References
[edit]- ^Sometimes he is considereted son ofNeferure.
- ^Aidan Dodson; Dyan Hilton (2004).The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt.Thames & Hudson. p. 140.ISBN0-500-05128-3.
- ^Dodson & Hilton, p.140
- ^"Anneke Bart:The New Kingdom Tombs of El Kab / Nekhen".Archived fromthe originalon 2007-10-12.Retrieved2007-04-27.
- ^Dodson & Hilton, pp. 132–133, 137, 140
- ^GrajetskiAncient Egyptian Queens: a hieroglyphic dictionaryGolden House Publications. p.53
- ^Porter and MossTopographical Bibliography; Volume V Upper EgyptGriffith Institute. p.52
- ^Porter and MossTopographical Bibliography; Volume V Upper EgyptGriffith Institute. p.49
- ^Porter and MossTopographical Bibliography; Volume V Upper EgyptGriffith Institute. p.169
- ^abA. BartQueen Sitiah website[1]
- ^A. BartQueen Sitiah website[2]
Further reading
[edit]Alexandre Herrero Pardo,Satiah, 1ª Gran Esposa Real; Meritre, 2ª Gran Esposa Real; Isis, la madre del Rey - Las mujeres en la vida de Tutmosis III - Los Nobles de Egipto
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