Henuttaneb, daughter of Amenhotep III & Queen Tiye

Henuttaneb’s name means “Mistress of All Lands” and she is one of the lesser-known daughters of Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye. Her role in the royal family is less well-documented compared to her siblings, particularly Sitamun and Iset, who were elevated to the status of Great Royal Wives or had prominent court roles.

Henuttaneb is primarily known from depictions in temples, where she is shown alongside her parents and siblings. These depictions emphasize her status as a member of the royal family but provide little insight into her personal life or influence.

Henuttaneb’s relatively low profile could suggest that she did not marry or play a significant political or religious role. However, we cannot say what future excavations and findings may reveal about Henuttaneb’s life and role in society as a daughter of the king.

Nonetheless, her inclusion in royal imagery indicates that she was honoured as part of the king’s family. She is depicted in a few of her father’s legendary monuments, including at the Colossi of Memnon (positioned on one side of the king’s throne ) and the Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III at Kom el-Hetan.

Also, cf. detail of Princess Henuttaneb in Cairo Museum (JE33906) in A. Kozloff and B. M. Bryan, Egypt’s Dazzling Sun, Cleveland, 1992, p. 207, fig. 24a,b.

Dominique Mallet was an epigraphist, Hellenist and Egyptologist, working particularly on the Ptolemaic period; she was the author of various works including: Le Culte de Neit à Sais, 1888, and Les premiers établissements des Grecs en Egypte, 1893.

Summary:

Limestone statuette of Princess Henuttaneb (daughter of Amenhotep III & Queen Tiye)

New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, c. 1388-1350 B.C.

Formerly in the collection of Dominique Mallet, acquired before 1930.

Antiquities, Christie’s, London, 30 April 2008, lot 236.