Sarcophagus of Ahmes Nefertari

The Egyptian Museum: Floor 2 Hall 46


Material : Wood & Cloth
Found in : West Thebes , Cachette of Deir Al-bahari (1881)
Period : New Kingdom
Reign of : Ahmes
Dynasty: XVIII
Belonged_to: Ahmes Nefertari
Excavation : The Egyptian Antlquities Service
This sarcophagus belonging to Ahmes Nefertari (Ahmose Nefertary) was found in 1881 in the Tomb of Inhapy (the consort of Ahmes) , in the cachette of Deir al Bahari in West Thebes (present-day Luxor) . It dates back to early the New Kingdom , during the time of the reign of Ahmes . The mother of King Amenhotep I , Ahmes Nefertari was wife of Ahmes , the first ruler of the Eighteenth Dynasty (1550-1525 BC) . Ahmes struggled against the Hyksos and led the capture of Memphis and later , Avaris . On this firm basis , the successors were able to build the power of their empire . On monuments , the Queen is mentioned as 'king's daughter , king's sister , king's great wife , God's wife of Amun and mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt' . The first queen to be installed as "God's wife of Amun" , she was worshipped as deity in Thebes after her death .

Made from wood and cloth , this colossal , wooden , anthropoid (mummy-shaped) sarcophagus of the Queen was originally inlaid with gold leaf (now lost since it was stolen by thieves) . The body is decorated with a long row of Hieroglyphics of the "Hetep-di-nesu Formula" of offerings for the deceased's ka and "Sarcophagus Texts" that runs all the way up to stop at the crossed hands at the chest . The rest of the surface of the sarcophagus is ornamented with long feathers of birds which are thought to resemble the wings of the goddess Isis . With her fists only visible , she holds two large Ankhs (keys of life) , the symbol of rebirth and eternal life . On her wrists , there is a pair of stripped bracelets with a similar shape . Framing the Queen's face is a large wig , over which rests a modius topped by a pair of ostrich feathers . Surprisingly , when the sarcophagus was opened , two mummies were found: the mummy of King Ramesses III as well as another of an unknown woman .

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