Ahmose (queen)

Ahmose, Ahmes also, an ancient Egyptian queen of the 18th Dynasty ( New Kingdom ) and Great Royal Wife of Thutmose I was Her other titles include King 's mother and sister of the king.

Origin and family

The parents of Queen Ahmose have been archaeologically proven by inscriptions. So there are their origins in Egyptology different views. Aidan Dodson called their kinship relations as uncertain as it is not clear which person the title of king sister actually refers. For this purpose are her spouse or any of his predecessors into consideration. Never has the title king's daughter, which would be assumed if she was the daughter of a predecessor of her husband, a king. The latter title is the second wife of Thutmose I, Mutnofret, is not.

Thomas Schneider According Ahmose was the daughter of Amenhotep I. Since the paternal line for Thutmose I is not used, this could only pass through marriage to Ahmose to the throne.

Hermann A. Schlögl other hand, sees Ahmose, the daughter of King Ahmose I, the founder of the 18th dynasty, Ahmose Nefertari and Queen, which at this time still only living God's Wife of Amun.

It is generally assumed that Ahmose and Thutmosis I. had four children. However, only the princesses Hatshepsut and Nofrubiti are sure busy. As sons of the two Amunmose and Wadjmes apply.

Documents

Queen Ahmose is shown along with Tuthmosis I and the god Amun on a statue group. She also appears on a memorial stone of Thutmosis II

Your daughter Hatshepsut calls on reliefs birth legend in the mortuary temple at Deir el- Bahari. This is confirmed, among other things, a statue of her dead priest from Karnak night.

The posthumous veneration of Ahmose dating to the Ramesside period, where it is attested on grave reliefs.