Djefatnebti
Djefatnebti in hieroglyphs | |||||||
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Djefatnebti Ḏf3t(.j) Nbty (My) food are the Two Ladies[1] |
Djefatnebti (also Djefatnebty) was an ancient Egyptian queen consort. She lived at the end of the 3rd Dynasty and may have been a wife of the last king of that dynasty, Huni.[1][2]
Identity
Djefatnebti’s name appears in one single, black
Datation
The inscription assigns to Djefatnebti the female title "Weret-hetes" (meaning "the great one of the Hetes sceptre"), which was a common title for queens of the Old Kingdom period. Thus it is at least secure that Djefatnebti was a queen of the late 3rd dynasty. Egyptologist Günter Dreyer is convinced, that Djefatnebti was married to Huni, since no other king of the 3rd dynasty is proven to have ruled longer than 22 years. His theory is not commonly accepted, though, because the ink inscription doesn't mention Huni by name.[1][3]
Tomb
Djefatnebti's burial is unknown.[1][3]
References
- ^ ISBN 3-447-04368-7, p. 385.
- ^ Francesco Raffaele: Royal Women (queens, princesses) in early Egypt (Dynasty 0–3)
- ^ a b c Günter Dreyer: Drei archaisch-hieratische Gefässaufschriften mit Jahresnamen aus Elephantine. In: G. Dreyer, J. Osing (Hrsg.): Form und Maß - Beiträge zur Literatur, Sprache und Kunst des Alten Ägypten. (= Festschrift G. Fecht). Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1987, p. 98-109.