Ahmose-Tumerisy
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Ahmose-Tumerisy was a princess of the seventeenth dynasty of Egypt
, probably a daughter of Tao II the Brave
and a sister of Ahmose I
. Her titles were: King's Daughter and King's Sister.
Her name is known from her coffin, which is now in the Hermitage Museum
. Her mummy was found in the pit MMA 1019 in Sheikh Abd el-Gurna.
Seventeenth dynasty of Egypt
The Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Second Intermediate Period. The Seventeenth Dynasty dates approximately from 1580 to 1550 BC.-Rulers:...
, probably a daughter of Tao II the Brave
Tao II the Brave
Seqenenre Tao II, , called The Brave, ruled over the last of the local kingdoms of the Theban region of Egypt in the Seventeenth Dynasty during the Second Intermediate Period. He probably was the son and successor to Senaktenre Tao I the Elder and Queen Tetisheri...
and a sister of Ahmose I
Ahmose I
Ahmose I was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and the founder of the Eighteenth dynasty. He was a member of the Theban royal house, the son of pharaoh Tao II Seqenenre and brother of the last pharaoh of the Seventeenth dynasty, King Kamose...
. Her titles were: King's Daughter and King's Sister.
Her name is known from her coffin, which is now in the Hermitage Museum
Hermitage Museum
The State Hermitage is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. One of the largest and oldest museums of the world, it was founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great and has been opened to the public since 1852. Its collections, of which only a small part is on permanent display,...
. Her mummy was found in the pit MMA 1019 in Sheikh Abd el-Gurna.