Queen Ahhotep was the wife of King Seqenenre Tao II, a historical figure who led a war of liberation against the Hyksos, and the mother of kings Kamose and Ahmose. The latter successfully expelled the ...

Ahhotep was an official of the 17th Dynasty, a fascinating period of Egyptian history when the capital of the ancient kingdom was moved to Thebes and the empire extended its control over Nubia to ...