Courage-netjer

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Courage-netjer in hieroglyphics
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Mut-netjer
Mw.t-nṯr
Mother of God

Mut-netjer , in German " Mother of God ", was an ancient Egyptian title reserved for queens and raised them to the symbolic divinity of the king ( Pharaoh ). It was directly related to the title Mother of the King . The title " Mut-netjer " is attested for the first time under Pepi I from his pyramid temple.

literature

  • Silke Roth: The royal mothers of ancient Egypt. From the early period to the end of the 12th Dynasty (= Egypt and Old Testament. Vol. 46). Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2001, ISBN 3-447-04368-7 , pp. 267-272 (also: Mainz, Univ., Diss., 1997).