Khenemetneferhedjet II
Khenemetneferhedjet II | |||||||||||
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Great Royal Wife | |||||||||||
Tenure | 19th century BC– 1879 BC (reign ofSesostris III)? | ||||||||||
Born | Khenemetneferhedjet 19th century BC | ||||||||||
Died | 19th century BC | ||||||||||
Senusret III | |||||||||||
Ancient Egyptian |
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Dynasty | Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt | ||||||||||
Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion |
Khenemetneferhedjet II(Weret)was anancient Egyptianqueen of the12th Dynasty,a wife ofSenusret III.[1]
She was one of four known wives of Senusret III, the other three wereMeretseger,Neferhenutand (possibly)Sithathoriunet.[2]Her name was also a queen's title used in the era:khenemetneferhedjetmeans “united with the white crown”. She is mentioned on two of her husband's statues (now located in theBritish Museumand in theEgyptian Museum,respectively; the latter was found inHerakleopolis). She was buried in Pyramid IX in theDahshurpyramid complex, where her jewellery was found in 1994.[1]
Her titles were:King's WifeandGreat of Sceptre.[1]
According to researchers, the tomb had been thoroughly plundered by the time it was first excavated, the Queen's mummy completely ransacked for jewelry and badly damaged.[3]Analysis of the body revealed Weret was left-handed and the sharp nasal sills indicated a Caucasoid person. Overall, the remains revealed she lived a life of leisure, virtually free of all physical labor, and lived well into her seventies and was buried in a style befitting her royal status.[3]
Sources
[edit]- ^abcDodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2004).The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt.London: Thames & Hudson.ISBN0-500-05128-3.,p.96
- ^Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2004).The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt.London: Thames & Hudson.ISBN0-500-05128-3.,pp.92, 96
- ^abBrier, Bob; Zimmerman, Michael (2000-09-18)."THE REMAINS OF QUEEN WERET".Chungará (Arica).32(1): 23–26.doi:10.4067/S0717-73562000000100005.ISSN0717-7356.