Weret-hetes
| Weret-Hetes in hieroglyphics | ||||||
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Weret-hetes Wr.t-ḥts Big on Hetes sceptres |
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Weret-hetes is a title of royal women from ancient Egypt , which is especially attested to in the old kingdom with queens . It has been documented since the 1st dynasty, making it one of the oldest queen titles ever. Translation and interpretation, on the other hand, are highly controversial. The translations range from "The great one of the Hetes scepter" to "The beloved one", "The great man of the sedan chair", "The great favorite" to "The great one in relation to the king's chair". The title is still used in the Middle Kingdom , but had lost its importance during this time.
See also
literature
- Wolfram Grajetzki: Ancient Egyptian Queens. A hieroglyphic dictionary. Golden House Publications, London 2005, ISBN 0-9547218-9-6 .
- Dilwyn Jones: An Index of ancient Egyptian titles, epithets and phrases of the Old Kingdom (= British Archaeological Reports. International Series. Volume 866, No. 1). Volume 1. Archaeopress, Oxford 2000, ISBN 1-8417-1069-5 , pp. 402-403, No. 1491 (with the various translation suggestions).
- Silke Roth: The royal mothers of ancient Egypt. From the early period to the end of the 12th Dynasty (= Egypt and Old Testament. Volume 46). Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2001, ISBN 3-447-04368-7 (also: Mainz, Univ., Diss., 1997).