Lot Essay
Queen Henuttawy was the daughter of Ramesses XI, the last Pharaoh of the Ramessides Period, and was later the wife of Pinedjem I, a high-priest of Amun and commander-in-chief of the armies of Upper Egypt during the first 15 years of the reign of Smendes, circa 1070-1044 B.C. During the 16th year, Pinudjem assumed royal titles and had his name written in a cartouche, thereby elevating himself to the role of Pharaoh in southern Egypt, with Henuttawy as his queen. Henuttawy continued her powerful lineage with four children, including two high priests of Amun and the next Pharaoh, Psusennes I, who reunified Upper and Lower Egypt.
For more information about Henuttawy see pp. 177 and 389 in Ziegler, Reines d'Egypte: d'Hétephérès à Cléopâtre. For another faience shabti for this queen see no. 77a, pp. 152-153 in Capel and Markoe, eds., Mistress of the House, Mistress of the Heaven: Women in Ancient Egypt.
For more information about Henuttawy see pp. 177 and 389 in Ziegler, Reines d'Egypte: d'Hétephérès à Cléopâtre. For another faience shabti for this queen see no. 77a, pp. 152-153 in Capel and Markoe, eds., Mistress of the House, Mistress of the Heaven: Women in Ancient Egypt.