Duatentopet

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Duatentopet
Queen consort of Egypt
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Duatentopet from QV74
Burial
QV74
SpousePharaoh Ramesses IV
Issue Ramesses V
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Duatentopet of Egypt
Dynasty 20th Dynasty of Egypt
Religion Ancient Egyptian religion
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Duatentopet [1]
in hieroglyphs

Duatentopet or Tentopet (fl. 1150 BCE) was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 20th Dynasty, the wife of Pharaoh Ramesses IV, and mother of Ramesses V. [2] Even though the identity of Ramesses IV's wife has not been clearly stated in history, she is considered the most likely candidate by virtue of the titles she was given and which were found listed in her tomb (QV74).

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In the Karnak Temple Complex, an Adoratrix named Tentopet is shown with Ramesses III in the Temple of Khonsu. It is thought likely that Tentopet and Queen Duatentopet were the same person, and that she was a daughter of Ramesses III. This would make her a sister, or a half-sister, of her husband. [3]

Her steward Amenhotep was buried in Theban tomb TT346. [4]

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