Our African Story Told Everyday

Our African Story Told Every Day

Ahmose-Nefertari (Ancient Kemet: J?? ms Nfr trj) was the first Great Royal Wife of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Kemet-Egypt. She was a daughter of Seqenenre Tao and Ahhotep I, and a royal sister and wife to Ahmose I. Her son Amenhotep I became pharaoh and she may have served as his regent when he was young. Ahmose-Nefertari was deified after her death. Ahmose-Nefertari was born in Thebes, likely during the reign of Senakhtenre Ahmose.

Ahmose-Nefertari had a number of siblings and half-siblings, including her future husband Ahmose, and the Pharaoh's Son Ahmose Sapair, and her many sisters: Ahmose-Henutemipet, Ahmose-Tumerisy, Ahmose-Nebetta, Ahmose Meritamon, Ahmose-Henuttamehu, Ahmose, and Ahmose-Sitkamose.

She married Ahmose I and became the great royal wife of ancient Kemet-Egypt, with whom she had at least three sons. She is depicted on a stela from Karnak with a son named Ahmose-ankh and a son named Siamun who was reburied in the royal cache DB320. But it was her son Amenhotep I who would eventually succeed his father to the throne. She was also the mother of two daughters who became Royal Wives, Ahmose-Meritamun and Ahmose-Sitamun. She may also have been the mother of Mutnofret, the wife of Thutmose I. A prince named Ramose was included among the "Nebs of the West", which is known from a statue now in Britain.

Upon her transition to the "Pet", the afterlife, she was deified and made a Netert (goddess).