page_title: Ahhotep II
hierarchical_section_title: Ahhotep II
caption_attribution_description: English: Queen Ahhotep II was possibly the chief wife of pharaoh Kamose, the last ruler of the 17th dynasty of Egypt. Ahhotep II's gilded funerary sarcophagus, originally discovered at Dra Abu el-Naga, is now located in the Cairo Museum of Egypt. It is 2.12 metres or almost 7 feet long. Her tomb originally contained several items bearing the name of Kamose, but more objects in it were inscribed with the name of Ahmose I.
context_page_description: Ahhotep II was an ancient Egyptian queen, and likely the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Kamose.
context_section_description: Ahhotep II was an ancient Egyptian queen, and likely the Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Kamose.
caption: Queen Ahhotep's coffin from Dra' Abu el-Naga'
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