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 )
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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. |