Ankhesenpaaten Tasherit

Who is Ankhesenpaaten Tasherit?

Ankhesenpaaten Tasherit was an ancient Egyptian princess of the 18th dynasty.

Ankhesenpaaten Tasherit and another princess, Meritaten Tasherit are two small princesses who appear in scenes dating to the later part of the reign of Akhenaten. The titles of at least one of the princess is of the form "[...-ta]sherit, born of [...], born of the King's Great Wife [...]. The inscription is damaged and the name of the mother and grandmother of the princesses has not been preserved. Ankhesenpaaten Tasherit has been known to archaeologists since 1938, when a talatat with her picture and name was found in Hermopolis.