| Iaret | |||||
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| Queen consort ofEgypt Great Royal Wife King's Daughter King's Sister | |||||
 Queen Iaret and Pharaoh Tuthmosis IV. | |||||
| Burial | Thebes? | ||||
| Spouse | Tuthmosis IV | ||||
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| Dynasty | 18th of Egypt | ||||
| Father | Amenhotep II | ||||
| Mother | unknown | ||||
| Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion | ||||
Iaret was aGreat Royal Wife from the middle of theEighteenth Dynasty ofAncient Egypt.
laret was the daughter ofAmunhotep II and wife ofThutmose IV. The transcription of her name is uncertain; it is written with a single cobra, which has a number of possible readings.
Her titles include: King's Daughter (s3t-niswt), Great King's Daughter (s3t-niswt-wrt), King's Sister (snt-niswt), and Great King's Wife (hmt-niswt-wrt).[1]
There are no known children for Queen Iaret.[2]
Iaret was the second great royal wife from the reign ofThutmose IV. QueenNefertari is shown in inscriptions dating to the earlier part of the reign. A secondary wife of Thutmose IV by the name ofMutemwiya was the mother to the heir of the throne.[2]
Iaret is depicted on a Year 7 stela of Thutmose IV from Konosso.[3] The stela depicts Thutmose smiting enemies before the Nubian godsDedwen and Ha. Queen Iaret is depicted standing behind him.[4]
Iaret's name is also known from inscriptions from theturquoise mines atSerabit el-Khadim in the Sinai from the same year.[5]
It is not known when Iaret died or where she was buried.
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