Neith (wife of Pepi II)
Neith in hieroglyphs | ||||
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N.t Neith |
Neith was an
Family
Neith is thought to have been a daughter of the pharaoh
Titles
Her titles as a royal daughter include: King’s Daughter (zȝt-nswt), Eldest King’s Daughter of his body (zȝt-nswt-smswt-n-ẖt.f), Eldest King’s Daughter of his body of Mennefer-Meryre (zȝt-nswt-smswt-n-ẖt.f-mn-nfr-mry-rˁ), and Hereditary Princess (jryt-pˁt),
As a wife of the pharaoh she used the titles: King’s Wife (hmt-nisw), Beloved King’s Wife of Men-ankh-Neferkare (ḥmt-nsw mryt.f-mn-ˁnḫ-nfr-kȝ-rˁ), Great of Praises (wrt-ḥzwt), Great one of the hetes-sceptre (wrt-hetes), She who sees Horus and Seth (mȝȝt-ḥrw-stẖ), Attendant of Horus (ḫt-ḥrw), Consort and beloved of the Two Ladies (smȝyt-mry-nbty), Companion of Horus (tjst-ḥrw), and Companion of Horus (smrt-ḥrw)
Neith's title King’s Mother (mwt-nswt) shows that she was the mother of a pharaoh.[4]
Burial
Of the three small pyramid complexes built around that of the chief pyramid of Pepi II, Neith's is the largest.[1] Neith's pyramid may have been the first one constructed among the queen's pyramids associated with
The remains of at least part of her mummy were uncovered and were once housed in the Qasr el-Aini Medical School.[3]
Sources
- ^ ISBN 0-500-05145-3
- ISBN 0-8021-3935-3, pg 359
- ^ ISBN 0-500-05128-3., p.77
- ISBN 978-0-9547218-9-3, p.25
- ^ M. Lehner, The Complete Pyramids, 1997, Thames and Hudson