Benerib
Appearance
Benerib | |||||
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Queen Consort of Egypt | |||||
Burial | B14, Umm el-Qa'ab | ||||
Spouse | Pharaoh Hor-Aha | ||||
Issue | Unknown | ||||
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Dynasty | 1st Dynasty of Egypt | ||||
Father | Unknown | ||||
Mother | Unknown | ||||
Religion | Ancient Egyptian Religion |
Benerib was a queen consort of ancient Egypt from First Dynasty. Benerib's name means "sweet(bene) of heart(ib)".
Biography
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Benerib [1] in hieroglyphs | |||
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Era: Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BC) | |||
Benerib was a wife of pharaoh Hor-Aha,[2] but she was not the mother of his heir, Djer. The mother of king Djer is named as Khenthap, another wife of Hor-Aha. Benerib is thought to be the wife of Hor-Aha based on ivories found in her tomb at Abydos which show his name. A fragment of an ivory box with the names of Hor-Aha and Benerib was also found at Abydos and is now in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.[3]
Benerib's titles are not known, and neither is the identity of her parents.
Benerib was buried at Umm el-Qa'ab in tomb B14.[4]
References
- ^ J. Tyldesley, Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt, 2006, Thames & Hudson
- ^ Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004), p.46
- ^ B. Porter and R.L.B. Moss. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings, V. Upper Egypt: Sites. Oxford, 1937, pg 88,89
- ^ B. Porter and R.L.B. Moss. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings, V. Upper Egypt: Sites. Oxford, 1937, pg 88,89