Benerib
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Ancient Egyptian Religion |
Benerib was a queen consort of ancient Egypt from First Dynasty. Benerib's name means "sweet(bene) of heart(ib)".
Biography
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| Benerib [1] in hieroglyphs | |||
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| Era: Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BC) | |||
Benerib was a wife of
Boston Museum of Fine Arts.[3]
Egyptologist John Romer argued that Benerib's name, which can be translated to "sweetheart" or "one who is pleasant at heart", may not even be a name at all but rather a title or epithet for a person whose sex is also not confirmed by the name.[4]
Benerib's titles are not known, and neither is the identity of her parents.
Benerib was buried at
Umm el-Qa'ab in tomb B14.[5]
References
- ^ J. Tyldesley, Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt, 2006, Thames & Hudson
- ^ Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004), p.46
- ^ B. Porter and R.L.B. Moss. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings, V. Upper Egypt: Sites. Oxford, 1937, pg 88,89
- ISBN 978-0-14139-971-3.
- ^ B. Porter and R.L.B. Moss. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings, V. Upper Egypt: Sites. Oxford, 1937, pg 88,89