Chentkaus (daughter of Unas)

Chentkaus was an ancient Egyptian princess at the transition from the 5th to the 6th dynasty . She was a daughter of Pharaoh Unas and had the title of eldest birth king's daughter.

Origin and family

Chentkaus was a daughter of Pharaoh Unas, the ninth and last ruler of the 5th dynasty. Unas had two royal wives: Nebet and Chenut . Which of the two was the mother of the Chentkaus is unknown. Several siblings or half-siblings of Chentkaus are known: her brother Unasanch and another brother, whose name has not been passed down, as well as her sisters Hemetre Hemi , Iput I (who later became the wife of Pharaoh Teti ) and Seschseschet Idut . Other possible sisters were Neferetkaus Iku and Neferut . Chentkaus was probably married, but her husband's name is not known.

tomb

Chentkaus was buried in a mastaba near the Unas pyramid in Saqqara . A male mummy , presumably her husband's, was found in the sarcophagus chamber. A false door and remains of wall painting were discovered in the sacrificial room .

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. 555–556 ( PDF; 16.7 MB ).
Aidan Dodson , Dyan Hilton: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt . The American University in Cairo Press, London 2004, ISBN 977-424-878-3 , pp. 62-69.
Bertha Porter , Rosalind LB Moss , Ethel W. Burney: Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings. Volume III: Memphis. Part 2: Ṣaqqâra to Dahshûr. 2nd edition, revised and expanded by Jaromír Málek . Griffith Institute / Ashmolean Museum , Oxford 1981, ISBN 0-900416-23-8 , p. 614 ( PDF; 33.5 MB ); Retrieved from The Digital Topographical Bibliography .

Individual evidence

↑ 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 , p. 397ff.

personal data
SURNAME	Chentkaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Princess of the ancient Egyptian 5th dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH	25th century BC BC or 24th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	24th century BC Chr.

[1] 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 , p. 397ff.