Behenu

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Behenu was a queen of the ancient Egyptian 6th Dynasty and related to or married to Pharaoh Pepi I.

tomb

→ Main article Pepi-I.-Pyramid # The pyramid of the Behenu

For Behenu, a queen pyramid was built southwest of the pyramid of Pepi I, which was discovered by French archaeologists in 2007 . In the pyramid itself, pyramid texts were discovered that bore the name of the Behenu and thus made it possible to identify the owner of this structure. A very well-preserved head of a statuette of the queen was found in the remains of the mortuary temple . It measures 7.5 cm and has eyes that are inlaid with colored materials. At the beginning of 2010 the burial chamber was researched and the Behenu sarcophagus was discovered in it.

literature

  • Cathérine Berger el-Naggar, Marie-Noelle Fraisse: Béhénou, "aimée de Pépy", une nouvelle pure d'Egypte . In: Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale , Vol. 108, 2008, pp. 1–27.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Site plan ( Memento of the original from September 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / msaqqara.free.fr
  2. ↑ Photo of the pyramid and its mortuary temple ( memento of the original from September 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / msaqqara.free.fr
  3. ↑ Fragment of the pyramid texts with the name of the Behenu ( Memento of the original from September 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / msaqqara.free.fr
  4. ↑ Photo of the statue head ( Memento of the original from September 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / msaqqara.free.fr
  5. ↑ Egypt State Information Service: Queen Behenu Burial Chamber Unearthed , March 4, 2010 (English)
personal data
SURNAME Behenu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Queen of the ancient Egyptian 6th Dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH 24th century BC BC or 23rd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 23rd century BC BC or 22nd century BC Chr.