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Queen
Ahhotep II
was possibly the chief wife of pharaoh
Kamose
, the last ruler of the 17th dynasty of Egypt. Ahhotep II's gilded funerary sarcophagus, originally discovered at Dra Abu el-Naga, is now located in the Cairo Museum of Egypt. It is 2.12 metres or almost 7 feet long. Her tomb originally contained several items bearing the name of Kamose, but more objects in it were inscribed with the name of
Ahmose I
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| Author | Hans Ollermann |
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