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Nedjeftet

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Nedjeftetis a queen mentioned on reliefs discovered near the pyramid complex ofPepi I(close to the pyramid complex of QueenInenek-Inti).[1]She was a wife of Pepi.[2]Her name was also that of the 20thnome,later known as theHerakleopolisnome, inUpper Egypt;[1]it is possible her family came from there and the marriage was to strengthen the king's position as opposed to the local lords.[3]

Titles

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Her titles were:Great one of the hetes-sceptre(wrt-ḥts),She who seesHorusand Seth(m33t-hrw-stsh),Great of Praises(wrt-ḥzwt),King's Wife(ḥmt-niswt),King's Wife, his beloved(ḥmt-niswt meryt.f), andAttendant of Horus(ḫt-ḥrw).[3]

References

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  1. ^abDobrev, Vassil and Leclant, Jean.Nedjeftet. Une nouvelle reine identifiée à Saqqara-Sud.BIFAO 97 (1997). p. 149-156.
  2. ^Verner, M.The Pyramids: The Mystery, Culture and Science of Egypt's great Monuments.
  3. ^abGrajetzki, WolframAncient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary