Haaheru

Haaheru (" Horus descends", originally erroneously read Mehaa ) was a queen of the ancient Egyptian 6th dynasty . She was the wife of Pharaoh Pepi I. The only known child from this marriage is a son named Hornetjerichet .

For Haaheru was south pyramid of her husband, a Queens pyramid built, which is now almost completely destroyed. In the burial chamber, however, remnants of the wall decoration and some inscriptions could still be found.

literature

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. 70-78.

Web links

The Pepis I family ( Memento from July 19, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
The queen pyramids of the pyramid Pepis I. ( Memento from June 27, 2009 in the Internet Archive )

personal data
SURNAME	Haaheru
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Mehaa
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.