Nebet
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| Nebet in hieroglyphs | ||
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| Era: Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BC) | ||
Nebet (“Lady”) was created vizier during the late Old Kingdom of Egypt by Pharaoh Pepi I of the Sixth dynasty, her son-in-law. She is the first recorded female vizier in Ancient Egyptian history; the next one was in the 26th Dynasty.[1]
She was the wife of the nobleman Khui.
Her daughters the Queens Ankhesenpepi I and Ankhesenpepi II were respectively the mothers of the Pharaohs Merenre Nemtyemsaf and Pepi II.
Her son Djau born in, and had a tomb in Abydos, became vizier for his nephews. She is mentioned in his tomb.
Vizier Nebet was a contemporary of Weni the Elder.
References
- ^ Naguib Kanawati, Conspiracies in the Egyptian Palace: Unis to Pepy I, London - New York, 2003, p. 173
Sources
- Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2004). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-05128-3., pp. 19, 76-77.