Hetephernebti
Hetephernebti | |
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| Occupation | Queen of Egypt |
| Spouse | Djoser |
| Children | Inetkaes, Princess of Egypt |
| Parent(s) | Khasekhemwy, Pharaoh of Egypt Nimaethap, Queen of Egypt |
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| Hetephernebti ḥtp-ḥr-nb.tỉ in hieroglyphs | |||
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| Era: Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BC) | |||
Hetephernebti was a queen of the third dynasty of ancient Egypt. She was the only known wife of Pharaoh Djoser.[1]
Hetephernebti and a King's Daughter Inetkaes were named on stelae found around Djoser's Sakkara pyramid complex and on a Heliopolis relief showing Djoser accompanied by the two of them.[2]
Among her titles were “one who sees Horus” (m33.t-ḥrw-) and “great of sceptre” (wr.t-ht=s), both common for important queens in this period, also, she was called “King's Daughter”, which means she was possibly a daughter of Djoser's predecessor Khasekhemwy, thus a sister or half-sister of her husband.[3]
Sources
- ^ Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2004). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-05128-3., p.48
- ^ Dodson & Hilton, pp.46-48
- ^ Dodson & Hilton, p.48