Hetephernebti
Hetephernebti was a queen of the Third Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt. She was the only known wife of Pharaoh Djoser.[1]
Hetephernebti | |
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| Occupation | Queen consort of Egypt |
| Spouse(s) | Djoser |
| Children | Inetkaes, Princess of Egypt |
| Parent(s) | Khasekhemwy, Pharaoh of Egypt? Nimaethap? |
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| Hetephernebti ḥtp-ḥr-nb.tỉ in hieroglyphs |
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Hetephernebti and a King’s Daughter Inetkaes were named on stelae found around Djoser’s Sakkara pyramid complex and on a Heliopolis relief showing Djoser accompanied by the two of them.[2]
Among her titles were “one who sees Horus” (m33.t-ḥrw-) and “great of sceptre” (wr.t-ht=s), both common for important queens in this period, also, she was called “King's Daughter”, which means she was possibly a daughter of Djoser's predecessor Khasekhemwy and Nimaethap, thus a sister or half-sister of her husband.[3]
Sources
- Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, (London: Thames & Hudson, 2004) ISBN 0-500-05128-3, p.48
- Dodson & Hilton, pp.46-48
- Dodson & Hilton, p.48
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