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Most Queens included on this page did not rule as Pharaohs. However, some did rule in their own right following the deaths of their husbands. Four Queens from the Native Egyptian dynasties are known for certain to have ruled as Female Pharaohs: Sobekneferu (c. 1806–1802 BC) (Possibly wife of Amenemhat IV)
Ancient Egyptian queens consort (24 C, 2 P) F. Female pharaohs (2 C, 20 P) Pages in category "Queens of ancient Egypt"
Female Egyptian pharaoh (reigned c.1335 BC – c.1333 BC) toward the end of the Amarna era during the 18th Dynasty. She was probably a daughter of pharaoh Akhenaten. Neferneferuaten Tasherit: Princess: 18th dynasty: fl. c. mid-14th century BC: Daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and his Great Royal Wife Nefertiti. Neferneferure: Princess: 18th dynasty
Meritites, also spelled Meryetites, Meritates, etc. (mr.t-ỉt=s; “beloved of her father”) was an ancient Egyptian female name. Its notable bearers were: Queen Meritites I, wife of Pharaoh Khufu (4th Dynasty) [1] Princess Meritites II, a daughter of Khufu and Meritites I; she was buried in the Giza with her husband Akhethotep. [1]
Nefertari, also known as Nefertari Meritmut, was an Egyptian queen and the first of the Great Royal Wives (or principal wives) of Ramesses the Great.She is one of the best known Egyptian queens, among such women as Cleopatra, Nefertiti, and Hatshepsut, and one of the most prominent not known or thought to have reigned in her own right.
Neithhotep or Neith-hotep (fl. c. 3050 BC) was an ancient Egyptian queen consort who lived and ruled during the early First Dynasty.She was once thought to be a male ruler: her outstandingly large mastaba and the royal serekh surrounding her name on several seal impressions previously led Egyptologists and historians to the erroneous belief that she might have been an unknown king. [2]
Couple harvesting crops Female musicians Amenhotep III and Queen Tiye. In many of ancient Egypt's artistic approaches, we see women supporting or clasping their husband, maybe even protecting them. So in some sense, the woman could be the protector, probably associated with the concept of protective goddesses.
In fact, Cyril Aldred proposed that her unusual name is actually a variant of the Ancient Egyptian word for "monkey," making it unnecessary to assume a foreign origin for her. [ 6 ] In inscriptions, Kiya is given the titles of "The Favorite" and "The Greatly Beloved," but never of "Heiress" or " Great Royal Wife ", which suggests that she was ...