Tawerettenru was an ancient Egyptian queen of the Twentieth Dynasty; the Royal Wife of Ramesses V.[1]
| Tawerettenru | |||||
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| Queen consort of Egypt | |||||
| Burial | unknown | ||||
| Spouse | Pharaoh Ramesses V | ||||
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| Dynasty | 20th Dynasty of Egypt | ||||
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| Tawerettenru in hieroglyphs | |||||||||
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| Era: New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | |||||||||
Tawerettenru's estate is mentioned in the Wilbour Papyrus, a document dated to the reign of Ramesses V. Based on this document, Tawerettenru is thought to be a wife of this King, but it is possible she dates to an earlier period.
Grajetzki gives the hieroglyphs as transcribed from hieratic as follows:
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Sources
edit- ^ Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2004). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-05128-3., pp.193
- ^ Grajetski Ancient Egyptian Queens: a hieroglyphic dictionary Golden House Publications
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