Seschseschet Sheschit

Seschseschet Scheschit was a princess of the ancient Egyptian 6th dynasty and a daughter of Pharaoh Teti .

Origin and family

Seschseschet was a daughter of Pharaoh Teti, the first ruler of the 6th Dynasty. It was apparently named after Teti's mother, Seschseschet . Teti had at least three royal wives: Iput I , Chuit and a woman whose name is incomplete and was perhaps Chentkaus. It is not known which of these women was the mother of Seschseschet. Numerous siblings or half-siblings of Seschseschets are known: their brothers Userkare and Pepi I , who both ascended the Egyptian throne after Teti's death, as well as several sisters. One of them was called Inti , other sisters also had the name component Seschseschet ( Nebtinubchet Seschseschet , Seschseschet Scheschti , Seschseschet Watetchethor ).

Seschseschet Scheschit was married to the official Wedjahateti Neferseschemptah , who among other things acted as assessor of the priests of the Teti pyramid .

title

Seschseschet Scheschit had the following titles: King's daughter, natural King's daughter, beloved eldest natural King's daughter.

tomb

Seschseschet Scheschit was buried in her husband's mastaba near the Teti pyramid in Saqqara . There are several pictures of her in the grave.

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 , p. 565 ( PDF; 16.7 MB ).
Bertha Porter , Rosalind LB Moss , Ethel W. Burney: Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings. Volume III: Memphis. Part 2: Ṣaqqâra to Dahshûr. 2nd edition, revised and expanded by Jaromír Málek . Griffith Institute / Ashmolean Museum , Oxford 1981, ISBN 0-900416-23-8 , pp. 515-516, map LII, plan LIV ( PDF; 33.5 MB ); Retrieved from The Digital Topographical Bibliography .

Individual evidence

^ Michel Baud: Famille royale et pouvoir sous l'Ancien Empire égyptien. Tome 2. 1999, p. 440.
^ Michel Baud: Famille royale et pouvoir sous l'Ancien Empire égyptien. Tome 2. 1999, p. 565.

personal data
SURNAME	Seschseschet
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Sheshit
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Princess of the ancient Egyptian 6th Dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH	24th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	23rd century BC Chr.

[1] Michel Baud: Famille royale et pouvoir sous l'Ancien Empire égyptien. Tome 2. 1999, p. 440.

[2] Michel Baud: Famille royale et pouvoir sous l'Ancien Empire égyptien. Tome 2. 1999, p. 565.