Ita (princess) explained

Ita was an Ancient Egyptian king's daughter who lived in the 12th Dynasty around 1850 BC. She is known from the statue of a sphinx found in Qatna in modern Syria. The statue is today in the Louvre (AO 14075).[1] On this statue she bears the titles noblewoman (iryt-p`t) and king's daughter of his body. She is better known from her burial next to the pyramid of king Amenemhat II at Dahshur. The burial was found intact and contained a decorated wooden coffin with longer religious texts including her name and a set of precious personal adornments, including a richly adorned dagger.[2] It is uncertain whether both women are identical.[3] The location of the tomb might indicate that she was indeed a daughter of Amenemhat II.

References

  1. Biri Fay: The Louvre Sphinx and Royal Sculpture from the Reign of Amenemhat II, von Zabern, Mainz 1996,, pp. 30-32, 44-45
  2. [Jacques de Morgan]
  3. Biri Fay: The Louvre Sphinx and Royal Sculpture from the Reign of Amenemhat II, von Zabern, Mainz 1996,, pp. 44