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Sobekneferu or Neferusobek (Ancient Egyptian: Sbk-nfrw meaning 'Beauty of Sobek') was the first confirmed queen regnant (or 'female king') of ancient Egypt and the last pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of the Middle Kingdom.
Ahhotep I (Ancient Egyptian: jꜥḥ-ḥtp, alternatively Anglicized Ahhotpe or Aahhotep, "Iah (the Moon) is satisfied") was an ancient Egyptian queen who lived c. 1560–1530 BCE, [1] during the end of the Seventeenth Dynasty and beginning of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Her titles include King's Daughter, King's Sister, Great (Royal) Wife ...
The latter date refers to the reign of either Amenemhat IV or Sobekneferu. [138] There is one other hieratic text and also a limestone table on which Ahy-seneb Ankh-ren is attested. [136] The other brother, Ahy-seneb Wah (Wꜣḥ), was a wab-priest and 'superintendent of priestly orders of Sepdu, lord of the East'. [133] [139]
The Statue of Sobekneferu was a sculpture of the ancient Egyptian queen Sobekneferu (about 1800 BC), who reigned during the 12th Dynasty. This bust is the first known statue of the queen with her face preserved. There are several statues known belonging to this ruling queen, however, all others are headless.
Queen Elizabeth I's grandfather, King Henry VII, is Queen Elizabeth II's 12-times great-grandfather, connecting them through the broader royal lineage. Universal History Archive/Getty Queen ...
The chronology of the Twelfth Dynasty is the most stable of any period before the New Kingdom.The Turin Royal Canon gives 213 years (1991–1778 BC). Manetho stated that it was based in Thebes, but from contemporary records it is clear that the first king of this dynasty, Amenemhat I, moved its capital to a new city named "Amenemhat-itj-tawy" ("Amenemhat the Seizer of the Two Lands"), more ...
In the 32nd year of Ramesses III's reign, the Harem Conspiracy took place, a coup d'état aimed at replacing the legitimate heir, the future Ramesses IV, son of Queen Iset, with Prince Pentawer, son of Queen Tiye, a secondary wife. This affair is documented by a series of writings, including the Judicial Papyrus of Turin and the Papyrus Harris.
The Funerary apron of Neferuptah. An exquisite pectoral of Neferuptah. Neferuptah is one of the first royal women whose name was written inside a cartouche.Although she never had the title 'king's wife', she must have had a special status; it is possible she was regarded as a future ruler.