Arty (queen)
Queen consort of Nubia and Egypt
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Arty was a Nubian King's wife dated to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.[2]
| Arty | |
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| Queen consort of Nubia and Egypt Royal Wife | |
| Burial | Ku. 6 in El-Kurru |
| Spouse | Pharaoh Shebitku |
| Dynasty | 25th Dynasty of Egypt |
| Father | King Piye |
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| Arty in hieroglyphs | ||||||
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| Era: 3rd Intermediate Period (1069–664 BC) | ||||||
Arty was a daughter of King Piye, the founder of the 25th dynasty,[3] and was the wife of Shebitku. She is known from Cairo Statue 49157 from Karnak. Her name is mentioned on the base of a statue of Haremakhet.[1]
She was buried in the necropolis at El-Kurru, in tomb Ku.6.[2] The primary burial site for the early kings of the 25th Dynasty and their queens.[4]
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