Ahhotep I was an ancient Egyptian queen who lived circa 1560–1530 BC, during the end of the Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt. She was the daughter of Queen Tetisheri and Senakhtenre Ahmose, and was probably the sister, as well as the queen consort, of Pharaoh Seqenenre Tao ll. Ahhotep I had a long and influential life. She ruled as regent for her son Ahmose I for a time.
Ring of Ahhotep I, Louvre.
A Bracelet naming king Ahmose I found in the tomb of Ahhotep I.
Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt
The Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt was a dynasty of pharaohs that ruled in Upper Egypt during the late Second Intermediate Period, approximately from 1580 to 1550 BC. Its mainly Theban rulers are contemporary with the Hyksos of the Fifteenth Dynasty and succeed the Sixteenth Dynasty, which was also based in Thebes.
Sarcophagus of Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef, Louvre Museum
Image: Red Granite Statue Of Sobkemsaf I(Detail) British Museum August 19 08
Image: Sekhemre Wepmaat Intef, Louvre
Image: Wooden Coffin Of Intef British Museum August 21 08