Keminebu

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Keminebu was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 13th Dynasty . So far she is only known from her burial next to the pyramid of Amenemhet II in Dahshur . Her only surviving title is the king's wife .

The queen was buried in a burial complex that consisted of a long corridor and two burial chambers extending from it. The burial of the Keminebu was found in one of the burial chambers, and that of the treasurer Amenhotep in the other . Both burials were found robbed and could only be assigned to their owners on the basis of labeled coffin fragments.

In earlier literature, Keminebu was considered the wife of Amenemhat II. However, recent research has shown that it dates to the 13th dynasty. Above all, all animal hieroglyphs on her coffin are depicted mutilated. This is typical of the 13th Dynasty and the Second Intermediate Period . The inscriptions on the coffin are of some importance as they bear parts of the Book of the Dead 151, which has the mummy mask as its theme. This is the earliest evidence for the section of this chapter so far.

literature

  • Jacques de Morgan : Fouilles à Dahchour en 1894-1895. Vienna 1903, p. 70, ill. 117.
  • Peter Jánosi : Keminub - a wife of Amenemhet II? In: Manfred Bietak (ed.): Between the two eternity. Festschrift Gertrud Thausing. Pp. 94-101.
personal data
SURNAME Keminebu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Queen of the ancient Egyptian 13th Dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH 17th century BC BC or 16th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 17th century BC BC or 16th century BC Chr.