Benerib

Benerib in hieroglyphics
	The name Beneribs on an ivory plaque next to the Horus name of Aha

According to Walter Bryan Emery, Benerib (also Bener-ib ) was the daughter of the ancient Egyptian king ( Pharaoh ) Narmer and the wife of King Aha during the 1st Dynasty .

Benerib is documented mainly on ivory labels and vessel fragments from the tomb of King Aha in Abydos . Your name is the subject of controversy , it is often read as Imaib (also Ima-ib ). There is uncertainty about her family position, as there are no titles attached to her name . Therefore, it remains to be clarified whether she was not more like Narmer's and Ahaz's wife or even just Ahaz's daughter. Generally, however, Benerib is led as the wife of King Aha. Peter Kaplony reads the name as Ima (t) -ib and considers her to be a daughter of Aha.

literature

Joyce Tyldesley : The Queens of Ancient Egypt. From the early dynasties to the death of Cleopatra. Koehler & Amelang, Leipzig 2008, ISBN 978-3-7338-0358-2 , p. 29.

Individual evidence

↑ Walter Bryan Emery: Egypt: History and Culture of the Early Period, 3200-2800 BC. Chr. Fourier, Munich 1964, ISBN 3-921695-39-2 . P. 47f.
^ Toby AH Wilkinson: Early Dynastic Egypt - Strategy, Security and Society. Routledge, London 1999, ISBN 0-415-18633-1 , p. 70.
↑ Michael Rice: Who's who in Egypt. Routledge, London / New York 1999, ISBN 0-415-15448-0 , p. 36.
↑ Peter Kaplony: The inscriptions of the early Egyptian times. Volume 1 (= Ägyptologische Abhandlungen. Vol. 8) Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1963, pp. 72, 417f.

personal data
SURNAME	Benerib
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Imaib
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Wife of King Aha (1st Dynasty)
DATE OF BIRTH	around 30th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	around 30th century BC Chr.

[1] Walter Bryan Emery: Egypt: History and Culture of the Early Period, 3200-2800 BC. Chr. Fourier, Munich 1964, ISBN 3-921695-39-2 . P. 47f.

[2] Toby AH Wilkinson: Early Dynastic Egypt - Strategy, Security and Society. Routledge, London 1999, ISBN 0-415-18633-1 , p. 70.

[3] Michael Rice: Who's who in Egypt. Routledge, London / New York 1999, ISBN 0-415-15448-0 , p. 36.

[4] Peter Kaplony: The inscriptions of the early Egyptian times. Volume 1 (= Ägyptologische Abhandlungen. Vol. 8) Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1963, pp. 72, 417f.