Satiah (also, Sitiah, Sitioh; "Daughter of the Moon") was an ancient Egyptian queen, the first Great Royal Wife of Pharaoh Thutmose III.
Family
Satiah was the daughter of the royal nurse Ipu.Dodson & Hilton, p.140 It is possible that her father was the important official Ahmose Pen-Nekhebet. She was likely the mother of Prince Amenemhat – Thutmose's eldest son (sometimes considered son of Neferure), who died during his father's reign.Dodson & Hilton, pp. 132–133, 137, 140
Satiah died during her husband's reign, shortly after Hatshepsut's death, and Thutmose's next Great Royal Wife was Merytre.
Biography
Satiah's titles include: King's Wife (ḥmt-nisw), Great King's Wife (ḥmt-niswt-wrt) and God's Wife (ḥmt-ntr).Grajetski Ancient Egyptian Queens: a hieroglyphic dictionary Golden House Publications. p.53
Satiah is attested in several places. In Abydos the text on an offering table mentions her mother, the “nurse of the god” Ipu. The offering table was dedicated by the lector priest Therikiti.Porter and Moss Topographical Bibliography; Volume V Upper Egypt Griffith Institute. p.52 A bronze votive axe-head(?) (now in the Cairo Museum), inscribed with the name of Queen Satiah, was also found in Abydos.Porter and Moss Topographical Bibliography; Volume V Upper Egypt Griffith Institute. p.49
At the temple of Montu at El-Tod, a statue of the queen was dedicated by Thutmose III after her death (the statue is now in the Cairo Museum).Porter and Moss Topographical Bibliography; Volume V Upper Egypt Griffith Institute. p.169
Queen Satiah is depicted behind Queen Merytre-Hatshepsut and Thutmose III on a pillar in the tomb of the king (KV34). Behind Queen Satiah, we see the King's Wife Nebtu and the King's Daughter Nefertari.A. Bart Queen Sitiah website
Satiah is depicted before Thutmose III in a relief from Karnak. A stela in the Cairo Museum shows Queen Satiah standing behind Thutmose III.A. Bart Queen Sitiah website
References
Further reading Alexandre Herrero Pardo, Satiah, 1ª Gran Esposa Real; Meritre, 2ª Gran Esposa Real; Isis, la madre del Rey - Las mujeres en la vida de Tutmosis III - Los Nobles de Egipto
External links Queen Sitiah (website by A. Bart)