The Tetisheri Pyramid Excavation and Conservation Project
Discover the monumental pyramid of Tetisheri outside Abydos, Egypt
Discover the monumental pyramid of Tetisheri outside Abydos, Egypt
the Tetisheri Pyramid is unlike any other in the ancient world.
Tetisheri was the daughter of Tjenna and Neferu. The names of Tetisheri's parents are known from mummy bandages found in TT320. She was selected by Senakhtenre, despite her non-royal birth, to be not only his wife but his Great Royal Wife. Tetisheri was the mother of Seqenenre Tao, Queen Ahhotep I and possibly Kamose.
Pharaoh Ahmose I erected a stela at Abydos to announce the construction of a pyramid and a "house" for Tetisheri. Ahmose refers to the Queen as "the mother of my mother, and the mother of my father, great king's wife and king's-mother, Tetisheri".
Excavation and Conservation Project
Discover the monumental pyramid of Tetisheri outside Abydos, Egypt
شارع ابيدوس، Kharga, New Valley Governorate 1600120
