Queen Takheta, a Butcher

Abstract This article aims to investigate an obscure title held by Takheta, the wife of the penultimate pharaoh of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty, Amasis. While previous studies focused mostly on the queen’s origin and its implications for the diplomatic policy of the Saite kings, this paper explores Takheta’s inclusion of a rare title ḫrp(t) sšmt šnḏt (the directress of the butchers of the Acacia House) in her queenly titulary.