Sitre In

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Sit-re
in hieroglyphs
Era: New Kingdom
(1550–1069 BC)
Ostracon, Vienna with an inscription for a statue of Sitre In Ostracon, Vienna.jpg
Ostracon, Vienna with an inscription for a statue of Sitre In

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

  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.
  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.