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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 |
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Tyldesley, Joyce (2006). Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt. United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson. p. 29. ISBN 0-500-05145-3.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Wolfgang Helck: Untersuchungen zur Thinitenzeit (= Ägyptologische Abhandlungen. Bd. 45). Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1987, ISBN 3-447-02677-4, p. 119 & 154.
- ^ Tyldesley, Joyce (2006). Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt. United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson. p. 33. ISBN 0-500-05145-3.
- ^ a b Tyldesley, Joyce (2006). Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt. United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson. p. 34. ISBN 0-500-05145-3.
- ^ Grajetzki, Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary, Golden House Publications, London, 2005, ISBN 978-0-9547218-9-3
- ^ Grajetski Ancient Egyptian Queens: a hieroglyphic dictionary Golden House Publications, pg. 4-5
- ^ Christensen, Martin, K. I. (July 27, 2007). "Women in Power: BC 4500-1000". Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Wolfgang Helck: Untersuchungen zur Thinitenzeit. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1987, ISBN 3-447-02677-4, pp 108, 117.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Aidan Dodson, Monarchs of the Nile, American Univ in Cairo Press, 2000, p 26 Google Books Link
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.