Who's Who of Egyptian people, queens and family: Ahmose Meryt-Amon

'Ahmose Meryt-Amon

18th Dynasty

'Ahmose Meryt-Amon was the daughter of 'Ahmose I and was the wife of the 18th Dynasty king Amenhotep I. Her remains were discovered at Deir el-Bahri where she had been rewrapped and reburied by priests that had found her tomb violated by robbers. It appeared that she had died when she was in her early thirties with evidence of being affected by arthritis and scoliosis.

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Last Updated: June 19th, 2011