Yeturow (Iretiru) was a

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n queen with the Egyptian titles ''king's wife'', ''king's wife of the people of Egypt'', ''king's daughter'' and ''king's sister''. Her father was most likely king Taharqa. Her royal husband was her brother Atlanersa. Yeturow is known from her burial at

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(Nu 53). Her tomb was found heavily destroyed. There was once perhaps a pyramid with a chapel but no remains of those were found. The underground parts of the tomb were better preserved. There is a staircase going down to the burial chamber that was found looted. There were found paintings on the wall, showing Yeturow in front of the Underwolrd god Osiris, Her

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was discovered near another tomb (Nu. 74). Furthermore, there were still fragments of at least 389 shabtis, all without inscriptions. Within the burial chamber were also found decorated ivory fragments, most likely once inlays for other objects Yeturow was perhaps also shown together with other royal women on a pylon at Jebel Barkal. The pylon is now destroyed but the depictions are known from older drawings. The 19th century of the depictions are not very clear, so that there remains an uncertainty whether Yeturow is shown there.Angelika Lohwasser: Die königlichen Frauen im antiken Reich von Kusch. 25. Dynastie bis zur Zeit des Nastasen. Harrassowitz, Berlin 2001, {{ISBN, 3-447-04407-1

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7th-century BC women 6th-century BC women Queens of Kush