Henuttaneb

Henuttaunebu, also Henut tau nebu or Henut -ta- neb, was an ancient Egyptian princess of the 18th dynasty ( New Kingdom ).

Name and origin

Her name means mistress of all countries. Henuttaunebu was the second or third daughter of Amenhotep III. and his Great Royal Wife Tiye, as well as sister of Thutmose, Amenhotep IV ( Akhenaten ), Sitamun, Nebet - tah and Iset.

Documents

Mentioned by name Henuttaunebu alongside their parents and sister on a Iset made ​​of carnelian gem and one derived from Medinet Habu colossal statue of her father, in addition to Amenhotep III. and Tiye also called Nebet - tah and another princess. Further illustrations and mentions the Princess can be found in the temple of Amenhotep III. in Soleb and on a stele dating from Malqata and some Fayencestücken.

It is unclear whether Henuttaunebu was as Sitamun and Iset raised to the number of queens. As a wife of a king it is called at any point, but her name is surrounded on the above-mentioned Carnelian - plate of a cartridge. For this privilege only kings and their wives were entitled.

After the death of her father, she is not mentioned again.