Jump to content

User:And Leave/sandbox

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
< User:And Leave

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by And Leave (talk | contribs) at 23:03, 25 January 2020. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

List of Ancient Egyptian Queen Consorts

This is a list of known Ancient Egyptian Queen Consorts. All dates are BC.

List of Queens

Early Dynastic Period

First Dynasty

Picture Name Spouse (and years of reign) Parents Children Burial Place Notes
Neithhotep Narmer[1] (c.3150-3100) Local Naqada Royalty(?)[1] Hor-Aha[1] Naqada 'Great Tomb'[1] Possibly ruled as regent for her son Hor-Aha.[2]
Benerib Hor-Aha[1] (c.3050) - - Umm el-Qa'ab Tomb B14[3] -
Khenthap - Djer[1] - -
Herneith Djer[1][4][5] (c.3000) - - Saqqara Tomb S3507(?)[1] -
Nakhtneith - - Umm el-Qa'ab Tomb O Complex[4] -
Penebui - - - May have died due to decapitation[5] but this is disputed.
Merneith Djet[1] (c.2980) Djer(?)[1] Den[1] Umm el-Qa'ab Tomb Y[1] Ruled as Regent for her son Den.[6]
Seshemetka Den(?)[7] (c.2970) - - - May have been a wife of Djer.[8]
Semat - - - -
Serethor - - - -
Betrest Anedjib(?)[4] (c.2930) - Semerkhet[7] - May have been a wife of Den.[9]

Second Dynasty

Picture Name Spouse (and years of reign) Children Burial Place Notes
Nimaathap Khasekhemwy[1] (c.2690) Djoser[1] Beit Khallaf (Tomb K1)(?)[1] May have ruled as regent for Djoser.[10]

Old Kingdom

Third Dynasty

Picture Name Spouse (and years of reign) Parents Children Burial Place Notes
Hetephernebti Djoser[11] (c.2670) Khasekhemwy(?)[12] Inetkaes[12] Saqqara(?)[11] -
Djeseretnebti Sekhemkhet(?)[13] (c.2649-2643) - - - The existence of this Queen is a matter of debate due to lack of royal titles found beside the name.[13]
Djefatnebti Huni(?)[14][15] (c.2637-2613) - - - -
Meresankh I - Sneferu[16], Hetepheres I(?)[11] - -

Fourth Dynasty

Picture Name Spouse (and years of reign) Parents Children Burial Place Notes
Hetepheres I Sneferu[11] (c.2613-2589) Huni[16] and Meresankh I(?)[11] Khufu[11] Giza(?)[11] -
Meritites I Khufu[17] (c.2589-2566) Sneferu[17] Kawab[18], Hetepheres II[16], Djedefre(?)[17] Pyramid G1-b[17] -
Henutsen Sneferu(?)[17] Khafre(?)[17] Pyramid G1-c[17] -
Khentetka Djedefre[17] (c.2566-2558) - - - -
Hetepheres II Prince Kawab[18]
Djedefre[18] (c.2566-2558)
Khafre(?)[17] (c.2558-2532) 		Khufu[17] With Kawab:
Duaenhor[18], Kaemsekhem[18], Mindjedef[18], Meresankh III[17]
With Djedefre:
Neferhetepes 		Giza Tomb G7530-7540[17] -
Meresankh III Khafra[17] (c.2558-2532) Kawab and Hetepheres II[17] Shepsetkau[18], Nebemakhet[18], Duaenre[18], Niuserre[18], Khenterka[18] -

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Tyldesley, Joyce (2006). Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt. United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson. p. 26. ISBN 0-500-05145-3.
  2. ^ Tyldesley, Joyce (2006). Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt. United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson. p. 29. ISBN 0-500-05145-3.
  3. ^ B. Porter and R.L.B. Moss. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings, V. Upper Egypt: Sites. Oxford, 1937, pg 88,89
  4. ^ a b c Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2010). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-500-28857-3.
  5. ^ a b Wolfgang Helck: Untersuchungen zur Thinitenzeit (= Ägyptologische Abhandlungen. Bd. 45). Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1987, ISBN 3-447-02677-4, p. 119 & 154.
  6. ^ Tyldesley, Joyce (2006). Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt. United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson. p. 33. ISBN 0-500-05145-3.
  7. ^ a b Tyldesley, Joyce (2006). Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt. United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson. p. 34. ISBN 0-500-05145-3.
  8. ^ Grajetzki, Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary, Golden House Publications, London, 2005, ISBN 978-0-9547218-9-3
  9. ^ Grajetski Ancient Egyptian Queens: a hieroglyphic dictionary Golden House Publications, pg. 4-5
  10. ^ Christensen, Martin, K. I. (July 27, 2007). "Women in Power: BC 4500-1000". Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership. Retrieved January 25, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ a b c d e f g Tyldesley, Joyce (2006). Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt. United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson. p. 38. ISBN 0-500-05145-3.
  12. ^ a b Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2010). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-500-28857-3.
  13. ^ a b Wolfgang Helck: Untersuchungen zur Thinitenzeit. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1987, ISBN 3-447-02677-4, pp 108, 117.
  14. ^ Günter Dreyer: Drei archaisch-hieratische Gefässaufschriften mit Jahresnamen aus Elephantine. In: G. Dreyer, J. Osing (Hrsg.): Form und Maß - Beiträge zur Literatur, Sprache und Kunst des Alten Ägypten. (= Festschrift G. Fecht). Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1987, p. 98-109.
  15. ^ Aidan Dodson, Monarchs of the Nile, American Univ in Cairo Press, 2000, p 26 Google Books Link
  16. ^ a b c Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2010). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-500-28857-3.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Tyldesley, Joyce (2006). Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt. United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson. p. 45. ISBN 0-500-05145-3.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2010). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson. p. 52. ISBN 978-0-500-28857-3.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:And_Leave/sandbox&oldid=937581017"