Zatipy (''daughter of Ipy'') was an
ancient Egyptian woman who lived around 2000 BC at the beginning of the
12th Dynasty
The Twelfth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (Dynasty XII) is considered to be the apex of the Middle Kingdom by Egyptologists. It often is combined with the Eleventh, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth dynasties under the group title, Middle Kingdom. Some s ...
under king
Amenemhat I. She was the wife of
Khnumhotep I
Khnumhotep I (''ẖnmw-ḥtp, "Khnum is pleased"'') was an ancient Egyptian '' Great Chief of the Oryx nome'' (the 16th nome of Upper Egypt) during the reign of Pharaoh Amenemhat I of the 12th Dynasty, Middle Kingdom (early 20th century BCE).
T ...
who was local governor in the
Oryx nome. Zatipy is depicted in the tomb of her husband at
Beni Hasan
Beni Hasan (also written as Bani Hasan, or also Beni-Hassan) ( ar, بني حسن) is an ancient Egyptian cemetery. It is located approximately to the south of modern-day Minya in the region known as Middle Egypt, the area between Asyut and Mem ...
. There she is shown behind him, both watching activities of peasants in the marshes. Behind her depiction, her name and titles are written. She was ''member of the elite'' (
iryt-pat), ''wife of the ruler'' and ''lady of the house''. She is also called ''mistress of all women''. The relative high number of titles is remarkable. Especially the title ''member of the elite'' is rare for women and only better attested for women with royal connections. It was therefore proposed that Zatipy came from a royal or highly important family. If she was a princess, king Amenemhat I might have tried with this marriage to keep close ties to an important local family.
[Miral Lashien, Anna-Latifa Mouradː ''Beni Hassan, Volume V, The Tomb of Khnumhotep I'', p. 18]
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People of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt
20th-century BC women