Henutsen

Henutsen is the name of an ancient Egyptian queen who was the second wife of King ( Pharaoh ) Cheops in the 4th Dynasty during the Old Kingdom . She was the mother of Chephren , Chaefchufu (if this is not identical with Chephren) and Minchaef . Henutsen is mentioned by name on the so-called inventory stele from the 26th dynasty , but referred to there as the “daughter of the king” ( Sat-nesut ). Her grave is possibly the third of the three secondary pyramids (pyramid G1-c ) of the pyramid necropolis of Cheops in Giza .

literature

Joyce A. Tyldesley : Chronicle of the queens of Egypt: from early dynastic times to the death of Cleopatra . Thames & Hudson, London 2006, ISBN 0500051453 , pp. 45 & 46ff.
Michael Haase : A place for eternity. The pyramid complex of Cheops from a structural, architectural and cultural-historical point of view . von Zabern, Mainz 2004, ISBN 3-8053-3105-3 .
Rainer Stadelmann : The Egyptian pyramids. From brick construction to the wonder of the world (= cultural history of the ancient world . Volume 30). 2nd, revised and expanded edition. Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 1991, ISBN 3-8053-1142-7 .
Zahi Hawass : The Programs of the Royal Funerary Complexes of the Fourth Dynasty. In: David O'Connor, David P. Silverman: Ancient Egyptian Kingship. Brill, Leiden 1995, ISBN 9004100415 .
Aidan Dodson , Dyan Hilton: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt . Thames & Hudson, London 2004, ISBN 0-500-05128-3 , p. 57.

personal data
SURNAME	Henutsen
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Queen of the ancient Egyptian 4th Dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH	27th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	26th century BC Chr.