Ipsus The site of a major battle between the members of the DIADOCHE, the council of Greek warriors who struggled for power following the death of Alexander [III] THE GREAT (323 b. c.e.), Ipsus was located in Phrygia, modern Turkey, and there a coalition of ptolemy i soter (304-284 b. c.e.), Cassander, lysimachus, and seleucus i
Nicator faced antigonus i monophthalmus and his son DEMETRIUS I POLIORCETES. Antigonus was defeated and slain at Ipsus. His death put an end to the aspirations of restoring a Seleucid-Alexandrian empire. The domains of Antigonus I were assumed by the victors of this battle.
Ipuki (fl. 15th century b. c.e.) Famed sculptor of the Eighteenth Dynasty
He served amenhotep iii (r. 1391-1353 b. c.e.). Ipuki was a famous sculptor involved in the royal building programs of the period. He was buried at thebes on the western shore near deir el-bahri. A fellow artist named NEBAMUN (2) shared Ipuki’s tomb.
Iput (1) (fl. 24th century b. c.e.) Royal woman of the Sixth Dynasty
She was a daughter of unis (r. 2356-2323 b. c.e.) and became the consort of teti (r. 2323-2291 b. c.e.). Iput was the mother of pepi i (r. 2289-2255 b. c.e.) and served as his regent during his infancy Her tomb in saqqara, near Teti’s pyramid, contained a limestone sarcophagus, and her mummy was interred in a cedar coffin. There is evidence of a robbery soon after her burial, but a necklace and bracelet were discovered in her tomb. Her mortuary temple, now in ruins, contained a limestone false DOOR with her name and titles and an offering table of red granite.
Iput (2) (fl. 23rd century b. c.e.) Royal woman of the Sixth Dynasty
The daughter of pepi i (r. 2289-2255 b. c.e.) or merenre (r. 2255-2246 b. c.e.), she was a lesser ranked queen of PEPI II (r. 2246-2152 b. c.e.). Her tomb at saqqara was decorated with a version of the pyramid texts.
Iput-isut An Egyptian term translated as “the most revered place,” used to designate the original core of the temple of amun at karnak, in thebes, the Iput-isut stood between the festival hall erected by tuthmosis iii (r. 1479-1425 b. c.e.) and the pylon erected by montuhotep II (r. 2061-2010 b. c.e.). The origins or foundations of temples were esteemed over the centuries because they had spiritual connotations of dating to “the time of the gods,” the moment of creation.
See also foundation deposits.
Ipuwer See admonitions of ipuwer.
Irbast’udjefru (fl. eighth century b. c.e.) Royal woman of the Twenty-third Dynasty
She was the consort of peftjau’abast (r. 740-725 b. c.e.), the daughter of rudamon, and a niece of takelot iii. Peftjau’abast was defeated by the Nubian (modern
Sudanese) armies of piankhi (1) and was reduced to the status of governor for his former capital, herakleopolis.
Irukaptah (fl. 24th century b. c.e.) Official of the royal kitchens during the Fifth Dynasty
He was “the chief of Butchers” during the reign of several pharaohs and was buried in the royal complex of SAQQARA as a sign of his rank and faithful service. Irukap-tah’s elegant burial site contained reliefs and paintings depicting the butchering of animals. He also commissioned KA statues for his burial site.
Irunefer (fl. 13th century b. c.e.) Nineteenth Dynasty artist and official of the Valley of the Kings
He served several rulers in royal burial projects in the VALLEY OF THE KINGS on the west bank of the NILE at THEBES. His tomb at deir el-medina, the community erected for the artisans, who were called “the servants OF THE PLACE OF TRUTH,” identifies him and his family A rock-cut chamber, originally capped with a brick pyramid, the burial site contained portraits of his father, Siwozet, and his mother, Tauret. They are depicted wearing white wigs.
Iry Hor (fl. before 3,000 b. c.e.) Predynastic ruler who reigned before the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt His burial site is reportedly at abydos, where he was venerated as a warrior from “the time of the gods.” Details about the actual lives of such predynastic figures are interwoven with mythical lore.
Iseion This was a temple complex dedicated to the cult of the Egyptian goddess ISIS. Established by ptolemy ii PHILADELPHUS (r. 285-246 b. c.e.), the Iseion was located in the Damietta region of the Nile in the eastern Delta.
Iset (1) (fl. 15th century b. c.e.) Royal woman of the Eighteenth Dynasty, the mother of Tuthmosis III (1479-1425 B. C.E.)
She was not a princess by birth but a concubine of tuthmosis ii, bearing the heir to the throne. As the mother of a pharaoh, Iset rose to a high rank in the Theban court. She was buried in thebes.
Iset (2) (Iset Takemdjert) (fl. 12th century b. c.e.) Royal woman of the Twentieth Dynasty She was the ranking queen of ramesses iii (r. 1194-1163 b. c.e.). She was the mother of ramesses iv, and probably RAMESSES vi, RAMESSES VIII, and Princes kha’emweset (2), AMENHIRKHOPSHEF (1), and MERYAMEN. Her large tomb was the last one erected in the valley of the queens on the western shore of thebes. When Prince Amenhirkhop-shef died at the age of nine, Queen Iset miscarried the child that she was carrying at the news of his demise.
Iset (3) (fl. 14th century b. c.e.) Royal woman of the Eighteenth Dynasty
She was the daughter of amenhotep iii (r. 1391-1353 b. c.e.) and Queen tiye (1). Like her royal sister, sitamun (2), Iset married her father. A cartouche discovered on a cosmetic case commemorates this marriage.
Isetnofret (1) (fl. 13th century b. c.e.) Royal woman of the Nineteenth Dynasty
She was the ranking consort of ramesses ii (r. 1290-1224 b. c.e.). Isetnofret replaced Queen nefertari Merymut as the Great Wife sometime after the dedication of ABU SIMBEL by the pharaoh. She was the mother of Ramesses Il’s successor, merenptah (r. 1224-1214 b. c.e.), and she bore several other sons and daughters, including Prince Kha’emweset and Queen bint-anath. Isetnofret died or retired to mi-wer, the harem enclosure in the faiyum a decade after replacing Nefertari. There is some indication that she may have been buried in the serapeum (1) alongside her son, Prince Kha’emweset (1).
Isetnofret (2) (fl. 13th century b. c.e.) Royal woman of the Nineteenth Dynasty
She was the ranking consort of merenptah (r. 1224-1214 b. c.e.), also his sister. Isetnofret was the mother of seti ii (r. 1214-1204 b. c.e.), Prince Kha’emweset, and Princess Isetnofret.
Isetnofret (3) (fl. 12th century b. c.e.) Royal woman of the Twentieth Dynasty
She was the consort of ramesses iv (r. 1163-1156 b. c.e.) and his sister. Isetnofret was not the mother of the heir.
Isetnofret (4) (fl. 12th century b. c.e.) Royal woman of the Twentieth Dynasty
A consort of ramesses vii (1143-1136 b. c.e.), Isetnofret bore a son, Prince Ramesses.
Isfet This was the Egyptian word for chaos or disorder, a state abhorred by the people of the Nile Valley. MA’at, the social imperative of the nation, opposed isfet and its manifestations.
Ished Tree A sacred tree in Egypt, thought to be the Balanites aegyptiaca, the Ished Tree was used as a symbol throughout the nation’s history, dating to the earliest periods. Like the persea tree, the Ished Tree was associated with life and destiny. The god thoth and the goddess SESHAT wrote the names of the newly appointed pharaohs on the leaves of the Ished Tree.
Ishtar See astarte; gods and goddesses.
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