Isitnofret

Isitnofret, or more accurately Isetnofret or Isis-nofret, was a 'Lady of the House' during the Eighteenth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt—that is, an adult woman in charge of a household, which is essentially a housewife.^[1] She was also known as 'Singer of the Mistress of the Southern Ima-Tree' and was possibly a daughter of Horemheb, the last pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt.

A stela of Isitnofret was unearthed in the Tomb of Horemheb in Saqqara, where she is referred to as the 'Osiris Isitnofret' and is shown worshiping Osiris and other Ancient Egyptian deities, depicting her in the afterlife. Another stela related to her was also discovered in Saqqara; the owner of this stela is Nemtimose, who is called 'Charioteer of His Majesty'. The exact relationship between the two is not specified; Isitnofret may have been Nemtimose’s wife or possibly his mother.^[2]

In both stelae, Isitnofret's hairstyle and clothing,^[3] are the same as those of princesses from the Eighteenth Dynasty,^[4] and the Ramesside period.^[2] which suggests that she may have been a royal daughter.^[2] Since one of her stelae was discovered in the Tomb of Horemheb, it is very likely that she was Horemheb’s daughter, born before he became Pharaoh, by his first wife, Amenia. If this is the case, she may have been the mother of Queen Isetnofret. Various pieces of evidence indicate that Queen Isetnofret had a familial relationship with Horemheb.^[5]

Isitnofret's confirmed titles are 'Lady of the House' and 'Singer of the Mistress of the Southern Ima-Tree'.^[2] The 'Mistress of the Ima-Tree' (nbt imꜣt) may have been the goddess Sekhmet.^[6]