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Ahmose-Henuttamehu
Ahmose-Henuttamehu (“Child of the Moon; Mistress of Lower Egypt”) was a princess and queen of the late 17th-early 18th dynasties of Egypt.
Family.
Ahmose-Henuttamehu was a daughter of Pharaoh Seqenenre Tao by his sister-wife Ahmose Inhapy. She was probably married to her half-brother Pharaoh Ahmose I, since her titles include King’s Wife ("hmt-nisw"), Great King’s Wife ("hmt-niswt-wrt"),
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An alternative interpretation has been developed by Ann Macy Roth. This suggests that Seqenenre Tao had three queens:
- Ahhotep I, who was the mother of a Prince Ahmose (not the future pharaoh) and several princesses named Ahmes.
- Sitdjehuti, who was the mother of a princess named Ahmes.
- Tetisheri, who was the mother of Kamose, Ahhotep II and Ahmose-Henuttamehu.
In this interpretation, Kamose married his sister Ahhotep II and then were the parents of Ahmose I, Ahmose