Ahaneith

Ahaneith (also Aha-Neith ) is the ancient Egyptian name of a member of the royal family who lived during the reign of the king ( pharaoh ) Wadji ( 1st dynasty ).

supporting documents

Her name, which is based on the goddess Neith , appears on a badly damaged grave stele together with the determinative of a seated woman. It has no title. The stele is made of limestone , is 35.5 cm high and 23 cm wide. It is not known whether Ahaneith was the king's wife, a royal servant or a relative of the king.

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After the death of Wadji, Ahaneith was buried in side grave No. 57 in the king's necropolis ( Tomb Z ) in Abydos . Until the beginning of the 2nd dynasty , it was an ancient Egyptian tradition that some members of the royal family had to follow the ruler to their death.

literature

Harry M. Stewart: Egyptian Stelae, Reliefs and Paintings from the Petrie Collection. Aris & Phillips, Warminster 1979, ISBN 0-8566-8026-5 , p. 3, cf. panel V., object 15.
William Matthew Flinders Petrie : The royal tombs of the earliest dynasties: 1901. Part II (= Memoir of the Egypt Exploration Fund. Volume 21). Egypt Exploration Fund et al., London 1901 ( digitization ), plate 26, object 57.

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Ahaneith stele

personal data
SURNAME	Ahaneith
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	ancient Egyptian members of the royal family
DATE OF BIRTH	around 29th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	around 29th century BC Chr.