Neith (queen)

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Neith in hieroglyphics
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Jequier Relief fragment of Neith from her pyramid complex.jpg
Relief fragment depicting the Neith from her pyramid complex

Neith ( Egyptian language N.t , actually probably Nr.t / Nj.t ) was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 6th dynasty . She was the wife of Pepi II and the mother of Anchkare, who is probably King Nemtiemsaef II , and the daughter of Pepi I and maybe also the wife of Merenre .

The pyramid of Neith was found next to that of Pepi II in Saqqara . The complex has a mortuary temple and was richly decorated with reliefs, the tomb of the queen is decorated with pyramid texts.

literature

  • Michel Baud : Famille royale et pouvoir sous l'Ancien Empire égyptien. Tome 2 (= Bibliothèque d'Étude. Volume 126/2). Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, Cairo 1999, ISBN 2-7247-0250-6 , pp. 506–507 ( PDF; 16.7 MB ).
  • Gustave Jéquier : Les pyramides des reines Neit et Apouit (= Fouilles à Saqqarah. ). Imprimerie de l'Institut français d'archéologie orientale, Cairo 1933 ( online ).
  • Silke Roth: The royal mothers of ancient Egypt from the early days to the end of the 12th dynasty. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2001, ISBN 3-447-04368-7 , pp. 153-162.
personal data
SURNAME Neith
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Egyptian queen of the 6th dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH 23rd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 23rd century BC Chr.