Satkhnum (''daughter of Khnum''; reading uncertain, Satba – ''daughter of Ba'' is another option) was an

ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt () was a cradle of civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in Northeast Africa. It emerged from prehistoric Egypt around 3150BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology), when Upper and Lower E ...

ian ''king's daughter'' who lived most likely in the Second Dynasty. She is only known from her stela once placed in her tomb and found at

Helwan Helwan ( ', , ) is a suburban district in the Southern Area of Cairo, Egypt. The area of Helwan witnessed prehistoric, ancient Egyptian, Roman and Muslim era activity. More recently it was designated as a city until as late as the 1960s, befor ...

. On the stela, Satkhnum is shown sitting on a chair in front of an offering table. Next to the offering table are shown many offerings. Above this scene is a short text: ''Satkhnum, the king's daughter''. Her royal father is not known. On stylistical grounds, the stela is datable to the Second Dynasty.E. Christiana Köhler, Jana Jones: ''Helwan II, The Early Dynastic and Old Kingdom Funerary Relief Slabs'', Studien zur Archäologie und Geschichte Altägyptens, Band 25, Rahden 2009, , p. 142-143

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{{Second Dynasty of Ancient Egypt Princesses of the Second Dynasty of Egypt 3rd-millennium BC births 3rd-millennium BC deaths