Senet (King's Wife)

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Senet in hieroglyphics
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Senet , or Zenet , was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 12th dynasty in the Middle Kingdom (approx. 2000–1700 BC).

Senet is so far only known of two statues that were found in the Nile Delta . Both statues show her seated, with the upper half lost. Senet is known as the " king's wife " and " king mother ". The identification of her husband is difficult because he is not mentioned on the statues. Amenemhet II in particular has recently been proposed, as no other queen is known of him. Your royal son would then be Sesostris II.

literature

  • Silke Roth: The royal mothers of ancient Egypt. Wiesbaden 2001, ISBN 3-447-04368-7 , pp. 242–245, plates 3-4.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ VG Callender: Review by Roth, op. Cit. in Journal of Egyptian Archeology, 2005, No. 91, p. 212
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SURNAME Senet
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Zenet
BRIEF DESCRIPTION ancient egyptian queen
DATE OF BIRTH between 20th century BC BC and 18th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH between 20th century BC BC and 18th century BC Chr.