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AHHOTEP
AHHOTEP (fl. 1570–1540 BC). Sister and queen of probably Seqenenre
Tao of Dynasty 17 and thus daughter of Senakhtenre and
Tetisheri. She was the mother of Ahmose I, who founded Dynasty
18, and his sister-wife Ahmose-Nefertari. Ahhotep apparently acted
as regent of her son on his accession and exercised great influence
during his reign. A second queen, Ahhotep, is known from a burial at
Thebes and is probably to be identified as a queen of Kamose or Seqenenre
Tao. The gilded coffin from this burial and jewelry are now
in the Cairo Egyptian Museum.
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