# Amenartas — She character guide

> Amenartas in She by H. Rider Haggard.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the beautiful Egyptian Amenartas

**First appearance:** 0005-iii-the-sherd-of-amenartas

## Who they are

An ancient Egyptian princess who fled with Kallikrates and left a cryptic sherd.

## In the story

### [My Visitor](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/i-my-visitor)

The Egyptian princess who fled with Kallikrates and escaped after his murder, bearing a child named Tisisthenes.

### [The Sherd of Amenartas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/iii-the-sherd-of-amenartas)

The ancient Egyptian ancestress who inscribed the potsherd, recounting her flight from Egypt and the encounter with Ayesha.

### [XXV: The Spirit of Life](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/xxv-the-spirit-of-life)

Mentioned as the Egyptian who cursed Ayesha after Kallikrates' death and later bore a son.

### [Over the Mountain](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/xxviii-over-the-mountain)

Mentioned in Holly's closing thoughts as the Egyptian princess for whom Kallikrates broke his vows.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/she_se/chapters/endnotes)

Mentioned in connection with the potsherd account of Kallikrates' death and the tragic journey with his body.

## Links

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