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An Egyptian Title: Hereditary Princess
Many ancient Egyptian royal women seem to have born the title iryt-p`t, translated as Hereditary Princess, but what does it mean? The...

Catherine Campbell
Aug 2, 20217 min read


Who were King Tut’s Parents?
The Younger Lady The Tutankhamun Family Project lead by Zahi Hawiss conducted extensive DNA testing of mummies purported to be related to Tutankhamun in an attempt to identify the relationships between them. The results of the study published in 2010[i] suggested that the body found in KV55 was Akhenaten and Tutankhamen’s father, the body dubbed Younger Lady from tomb KV35 was both Tut’s mother and a sister of KV55 and the body dubbed KV21a was likely to be the mother of the

Catherine Campbell
Aug 2, 20218 min read


Who was Nefertiti’s Mother?
The Tutankhamun Family Project[i], and the work of Kate Phizackerly[ii], has provided strong support for the identification of Ay as...

Catherine Campbell
Jul 29, 20216 min read
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