Chamerernebti II.

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chamerernebti II in hieroglyphics
G16 xa mr D21
D21 		B7

Chamerernebti
(Cha merer nebti)
Ḫˁ mrr nb.tj
The lover of the two mistresses appears
King Menkaura (Mycerinus) and queen-2.jpg
Part of a double statue of Mykerinos and Chamerernebti II, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Chamerernebti II is the name of an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th Dynasty during the Old Kingdom . She was the daughter of King ( Pharaoh ) Chephren and Queen Chamerernebti I. She was married to King Mykerinos . Chuenre is known to be the only son . She had royal titles such as " Royal wife ", " Who looks at Horus and Seth ", " Who is great at Hetes sceptres " and " Priestess of Thoth ". Chamerernebti II was buried in a rock grave (so-called "Galarza grave") in Giza .

literature

  • Michel Baud : Famille royale et pouvoir sous l'Ancien Empire égyptien. Tome 2 (= Bibliothèque d'Étude. Volume 126/2). Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, Cairo 1999, ISBN 2-7247-0250-6 , pp. 533-534 ( PDF; 16.7 MB ).
  • Silke Roth: The royal mothers of ancient Egypt from the early days to the end of the 12th dynasty. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2001, ISBN 3-447-04368-7 .
  • Joyce A. Tyldesley : Chronicle of the queens of Egypt: from early dynastic times to the death of Cleopatra . Thames & Hudson, London 2006, ISBN 0500051453 .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Joyce A. Tyldesley: Chronicle of the queens of Egypt . P. 46ff.
  2. ↑ Silke Roth: The King of the Old Kingdom mothers ... . Pp. 395 & 396.
personal data
SURNAME Chamerernebti II.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION ancient Egyptian queen, daughter Cheops
DATE OF BIRTH 26th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 26th century BC Chr.