Ahmose-Nefertari was the first Great Royal Wife of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. She was a daughter of Seqenenre Tao and Ahhotep I, and royal sister and wife to Ahmose I. Her son Amenhotep I beca
Ahmose Nefertari in deified form in tomb TT359
Posthumous stele of Amenhotep I and Ahmose-Nefertari making an offering to Osiris.
Alleged mummy of Ahmose-Nefertari, from DB320
Ahmose-Nefertari, 18th dynasty, Louvre Museum
Amenhotep I or Amenophis I, was the second Pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt. His reign is generally dated from around 1525 to 1505 BC.
Ahmose-Nefertari
…Great Royal Wife of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. She was a daughter of Seqenenre Tao and Ahhotep I, and royal sister and wife to Ahmose I. Her son Amenhotep I became pharaoh and she may have served as his regent when he was young. Ahmose-Nefertari was deified after her death. Ahmose-Nefertari was a daughter…
Cult statue of Amenhotep I now in the Museo Egizio in Turin, Italy
Ahmose I (left) and Amenhotep I as depicted in the Tomb of Inherkhau
Mold with Royal Sphinx of Amenhotep I LACMA M.80.202.326
Osiride statue of Amenhotep I from his mortuary temple, originally found in the nearby mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II, now in the British Museum