Sitre In

Last updated July 15, 2025

Era: New Kingdom
(1550–1069 BC)

The ancient Egyptian noble Sitre In (or Sitra In, or Sit-re known as In or Inet, or simply Sitre) was buried in the Valley of the Kings, in tomb KV60. She has been identified as the nurse of Hatshepsut. A life-sized statue of her holding Hatshepsut is inscribed with her charge, which is repeated on an ostrakon now in Vienna.^[1] Although not a member of the royal family, she received the honour of a burial in the royal necropolis. Her coffin has the inscription wr šdt nfrw nswt In, identifying her as the Great Royal Wet Nurse In.^[2]

References

↑ Cline, Eric H., O'Connor, David B., Thutmose III: A New Biography , University of Michigan Press (2006), ISBN 0-472-11467-0. p. 98.
↑ Hawass, Zahi; Saleem, Sahar N. (2016). Scanning the Pharaohs: CT Imaging of the New Kingdom Royal Mummies. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-977-416-673-0.

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[1] Cline, Eric H., O'Connor, David B., Thutmose III: A New Biography , University of Michigan Press (2006), ISBN 0-472-11467-0. p. 98.

[Hawass_Saleem_2016-2] Hawass, Zahi; Saleem, Sahar N. (2016). Scanning the Pharaohs: CT Imaging of the New Kingdom Royal Mummies. Cairo: The American University in Cairo Press. p. 58. ISBN 978-977-416-673-0.

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