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Ahmose-Meritamun (or Ahmose-Meritamon) was a Queen of Egypt during the early Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt. She was both the sister and the wife of Pharaoh Amenhotep I. She died fairly young and was buried in tomb TT358 in Deir el-Bahari. == Biography == Ahmose-Meritamun was the royal daughter of Ahmose I and Ahmose Nefertari, and became the Great Royal Wife of her brother Amenhotep I, pharaoh of Ancient Egypt in the eighteenth dynasty.〔Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson, 2004, ISBN 0-500-05128-3, p.123, 127, 129〕 Meritamun took over the role of God's Wife of Amun from her mother Ahmose Nefertari. Other titles recorded for Meritamun include: lady of the two lands (''nbt-t3wy''), (Great) King’s Wife (''hmt-niswt(-wrt)''), mistress of the entire two lands (''hnwt-t3wy-tm''), god’s wife (''hmt-ntr''), united with the white crown (''khnmt-nfr-hdjt''), king’s daughter (''s3t-niswt''), and king’s sister (''snt-niswt''). The title king’s mother (''mwt-niswt'') is also recorded in later sources, even though she was never the mother of a king.〔Grajetzki, Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary, Golden House Publications, London, 2005, ISBN 978-0-9547218-9-3〕 A limestone statue of this queen was discovered by Giovanni Belzoni while he was working in Karnak in 1817.〔("Upper part of a limestone statue of Queen Ahmose-Merytamun," The British Museum Web site. )〕 Ahmose-Meritamun is depicted in the tomb of Inherkau (TT359) which dates to the 20th dynasty as one of the "Lords of the West". She is shown in the top row behind Queen Ahhotep I and in front of Queen Sitamun.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ahmose-Meritamun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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