Tawerettenru
Tawerettenru was an ancient Egyptian queen of the Twentieth Dynasty; the Royal Wife of Ramesses V.[1]
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| Queen consort of Egypt | |||||
| Burial | unknown | ||||
| Spouse | Pharaoh Ramesses V | ||||
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| Dynasty | 20th Dynasty of Egypt | ||||
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| Tawerettenru in hieroglyphs |
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Tawerettenru's estate is mentioned in the Wilbour Papyrus, a document dated to the reign of Ramesses V. Based on this document, Tawerettenru is thought to be a wife of this King, but it is possible she dates to an earlier period.
Grajetzki gives the hieroglyphs as transcribed from hieratic as follows:
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Sources
- Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, (London: Thames & Hudson, 2004) ISBN 0-500-05128-3, pp.193
- Grajetski Ancient Egyptian Queens: a hieroglyphic dictionary Golden House Publications
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