Udjebten
| Udjebten | |
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| Queen consortofEgypt | |
| Burial | Pyramid inSaqqara |
| Spouse | Pepi II |
| Dynasty | Sixth Dynasty |
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| Udjebten inhieroglyphs | ||||
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| Era:Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BC) | ||||
UdjebtenorWedjebtenwas anancient Egyptianqueen consort, a wife of PharaohPepi IIof theSixth Dynasty.[1]
Titles
[edit]Her titles include that ofHereditary Princess(ỉrỉỉ.t-pˁt), which indicates she was of noble birth.
All other titles known for Wedjebten are related to her role as wife of the king:She who sees Horus and Seth(m33.t-ḥrw-stš),Great one of the hetes-sceptre(wr.t-ḥts),King's Wife(ḥm.t-nỉswt),Beloved King's Wife of Men-ankh-Neferkare(ḥm.t-nỉswt mrỉỉ.t=f mn-ˁnḫ-nfr-k3-rˁ),Attendant of Horus(ḫt-ḥrw),Consort of the Beloved of the Two Ladies(zm3.t mrỉỉ-nb.tỉ).[2]
None of her titles state that she was a King's Daughter, so she may not have been a sister to pharaohPepi IIlike his other wivesNeithandIput II.
Burial
[edit]Wedjebten was buried in a pyramid inSaqqara.[3]Her pyramid complex included a pyramid, a small mortuary temple and a cult pyramid. Wedjebten's complex was surrounded by two perimeter walls. An inscription found at the sites mentions that the top of Wedjebten's pyramid was encased in gold.[4]The walls of her burial chamber were lined with a set ofPyramid Texts.[5]
References
[edit]- ^Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2004).The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt.London: Thames & Hudson.ISBN0-500-05128-3.,p.78
- ^Grajetzki, Wolfram:Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary,p.25
- ^Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan.The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt.
- ^Verner, M., The Pyramids: The Mystery, Culture and Science of Egypt's Great Monuments
- ^Allen, James P. (1986). "The Pyramid Texts of Queens Ipwt and WDbt-.n.".JARCE.23:1–26.doi:10.2307/40001088.JSTOR40001088.
Further reading
[edit]Gustave Jéquier,La Pyramide d'Oudjebten,1928.
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