God's Wife

God's Wife (Egyptian ḥmt nṯr) is a title which was often allocated to royal women during the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. The term indicates an inherited sacral duty, in which the role of "God's Wife" passed from mother to daughter. The role could also exist among siblings, as in the case of the role of "God's Wife" being shared or passed by daughters of Ahmose-Nefertari, Satamun (I) and her sister, Ahmose-Merytamun.

Despite certain allegations found online, the role of "God's Wife" is not the same as the title "God's Wife of Amun", which is a separate sacral title, involved in the "Divine Cycle" myth of the deity Amun. Only two 18th Dynasty queens held this title, being Ahhotep and Ahmose-Nefertari.