Hemetre Hemi

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Hemetre Hemi in hieroglyphics
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Hemetre (short form: Hemi ) was an ancient Egyptian princess at the transition from the 5th to the 6th dynasty . She was a daughter of Pharaoh Unas .

Origin and family

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

title

Hemetre bore the titles of a natural king's daughter and a servant of God in the mrt temple of Teti .

tomb

Hemetre's false door made of mastaba D 65 in Saqqara

Hemetre was buried in the Mastaba D 65 northwest of the Djoser pyramid in Saqqara . In this her sarcophagus and a false door were found.

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personal data
SURNAME Hemetre
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hemi
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.