Khenemetneferhedjet
Encyclopedia
Khenemetneferhedjet was an ancient Egypt
ian queenly title during the Middle Kingdom
. It was in use from the 12th
to the early 18th dynasty
. During the 12th dynasty it also occurred as a personal name. Its meaning is “united with the white crown”. The white crown was one part of the double crown of Egypt and is usually interpreted to have represented Upper Egypt
, but it is also possible that while the red crown represented the king's earthly incarnation, the white crown represented the eternal, godlike aspect of kingship.
As a title:
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
ian queenly title during the Middle Kingdom
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
The Middle Kingdom of Egypt is the period in the history of ancient Egypt stretching from the establishment of the Eleventh Dynasty to the end of the Fourteenth Dynasty, between 2055 BC and 1650 BC, although some writers include the Thirteenth and Fourteenth dynasties in the Second Intermediate...
. It was in use from the 12th
Twelfth dynasty of Egypt
The twelfth dynasty of ancient Egypt is often combined with Dynasties XI, XIII and XIV under the group title Middle Kingdom.-Rulers:Known rulers of the twelfth dynasty are as follows :...
to the early 18th dynasty
Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
The eighteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt is perhaps the best known of all the dynasties of ancient Egypt...
. During the 12th dynasty it also occurred as a personal name. Its meaning is “united with the white crown”. The white crown was one part of the double crown of Egypt and is usually interpreted to have represented Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt
Upper Egypt is the strip of land, on both sides of the Nile valley, that extends from the cataract boundaries of modern-day Aswan north to the area between El-Ayait and Zawyet Dahshur . The northern section of Upper Egypt, between El-Ayait and Sohag is sometimes known as Middle Egypt...
, but it is also possible that while the red crown represented the king's earthly incarnation, the white crown represented the eternal, godlike aspect of kingship.
Famous bearers
As a name:- Khenemetneferhedjet IKhenemetneferhedjet IKhenemetneferhedjet I Weret was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 12th dynasty, a wife of Senusret II and the mother of Senusret III.She is likely to be same person who is mentioned as the daughter of Amenemhat I on a seal . This would mean she was the sister of her husband...
, a wife of Senusret II - Khenemetneferhedjet IIKhenemetneferhedjet IIKhenemetneferhedjet II was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 12th dynasty, a wife of Senusret III.She was one of four known wives of Senusret III, the other three were Meretseger, Neferhenut and Sithathoriunet. Her name was also a queenly title used in the era: khenemetneferhedjet means “united...
, a wife of Senusret III - Khenemetneferhedjet IIIKhenemetneferhedjet IIIKhenemetneferhedjet III was an Egyptian queen. She was the wife of the Twelfth Dynasty ruler Amenemhet III and was buried in his pyramid at Dahshur. Her name is so far only known from one object, an alabaster vessel found in her burial. She had the titles king's wife, member of the elite and...
, a wife of Amenemhet III - Khenemetneferhedjet, daughter of Amenemhat IIAmenemhat IINubkhaure Amenemhat II was the third pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. Not much is known about his reign. He ruled Egypt for 35 years from 1929 BC to 1895 BC and was the son of Senusret I through the latter's chief wife, Queen Nefru. His queen is not known; although recently a...
, mentioned on a seal along with her father; conceivably identical with Khenemetneferhedjet I.
As a title:
- 12th dynasty: AatAat (queen)Aat was a queen of the ancient Egyptian 12th dynasty. She was the only wife of Amenemhat III whose name is known with certainty.- Tomb :...
, Hetepti (mother of Amenemhat IV), Khenemet and Itaweret (daughters of Amenemhat II, possible wives of Senusret II), NeferthenutNeferthenutNeferthenut was an Ancient Egyptian queen of the Twelfth Dynasty. She was most likely the wife of Senusret III.Neferthenut was king’s wife, member of the elite and she who sees Horus and Seth. She is so far only known from her sarcophagus and from fragments from the chapel found next to her...
(wife of Senusret III), unknown lady (daughter of Senusret II, wife of Senusret III). - 13th dynasty: IneniIneni (queen)Ineni was an Ancient Egyptian queen who lived during the Thirteenth Dynasty . She is so far only known from 21 scarabs and a seal impression from Kerma. She had the titles Great Royal Wife and she, who is united with the white crown. She is one of the first ancient Egyptian queens whose name was...
(wife of Ay), NubheteptiNubheteptiNubhetepti was an Ancient Egyptian queen with the titles king's wife and king's mother. She is mainly known from scarab seals, which are datable by style to the 13th Dynasty, around 1750 BC. She is also known from a statuette found at Semna. Her husband is unknown. However, king Hor had a daughter...
(wife of HorHorHor was an Egyptian king of the 13th Dynasty. He appears in the Turin King List as Au-ib-Rê. He most likely reigned only for a short time, not long enough to prepare a pyramid, which was in this dynasty still the common burial place for kings.-Burial:...
), Nubkhaes (wife of Sobekhotep VSobekhotep VSobekhotep V was an Egyptian king of the 13th Dynasty. His birth name was Sobekhotep, and his throne name was MerhotepreSobekhotep V appears in the Turin King List as the successor of Sobekhotep IV. According to this document, he only reigned for four years. Sobekhotep IV was perhaps his father, as...
or Sobekhotep VISobekhotep VISobekhotep VI was an Egyptian king of the 13th Dynasty. His birth name was Sobekhotep, and his throne name was Khahotepre. -External links:* from Digital Egypt...
), Senebhenas (wife of Sobekhotep VIIISobekhotep VIIISekhemre Susertawi Sobekhotep VIII was an Egyptian king during the 16th or 17th Theban dynasty of Egypt and is believed to be the successor of Djehuti according to Kim Ryholt. He reigned over Upper Egypt during the time of the Hyksos conquest of Memphis and Lower Egypt...
). - 16th dynasty: MentuhotepMentuhotep (queen)Mentuhotep was an Ancient Egyptian queen of the Second Intermediate Period. Her main title was Great Royal Wife. Another title was Khenemetneferhedjet She is only known from her burial equipment found in the 19th century in Thebes. The inscriptions of her coffin were copied, but the original...
(wife of DjehutiDjehutiDjehuti, Djehuty or Thuty was a pharaoh of Ancient Egypt dating to the Second Intermediate period. Djehuti's prenomen, Sekhemre Sementawy, means "The Power of Re who Establishes the Two Lands."...
), Sobekemsaf (wife of Sekhemre-Wepmaat Intef). - 18th dynasty: Pharaoh HatshepsutHatshepsutHatshepsut also Hatchepsut; meaning Foremost of Noble Ladies;1508–1458 BC) was the fifth pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of Ancient Egypt...
and an unknown lady.