Rahonem

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Rahonem (fl.c. 2500 BC) was an Egyptian musician. She was the director of the female singers and tabour (drum) players in her temple.[1]

Rahonem was both the chief woman manager of the lesser wives and director of the female musical performers. She has the same title as that given to the priestess-musician.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Drinker, Sophie (1999). Music and Women: The Story of Women in Their Relation to Music ([Reprinted] ed.). New York: The Feminist Press at the City Univ. of New York. p. 79. ISBN 1558611169.



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