Weret hesut
Weret-hesut in hieroglyphics | ||||||
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title |
Weret-hesut / Weret-hezut Wr.t-ḥsw.t Which is great in favor |
Weret-hesut , also Weret-hezut ("The one who is great in favor"), was an ancient Egyptian title reserved for queens. It is first attested in the 4th dynasty and from then on it was part of the common canon of titles for queens.
See also
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. 40 & 72 (also: Mainz, Univ., Diss., 1997).