Ineni
Great Royal Wife,Khenemetneferhedjet
Scarab with the cartouche of Ineni in theBritish Museum.[1]
Spouse	KingMerneferre Ay?
Egyptian name
Dynasty	13th Dynasty
Religion	Ancient Egyptian religion

Ineni (orIni,Inni) was anancient Egyptian queen who lived during theThirteenth Dynasty (around 1700 BC).

She had the titlesGreat Royal Wife andshe, who is united with the white crown.^[1] She is one of the first ancient Egyptian queens whose name was written within acartouche. This approach to writing a name was previously only used for kings' names and some kings' daughters holding special positions. The name of Ineni's husband is not known with any certainty. It is thought that it was kingMerneferre Ay, as her scarabs are similar in style to that of this king.

She is so far only known from 21scarabs and a seal impression fromKerma.^[2]

• London, British Museum EA 32311 | A green glazed steatite scarab seal () unknown provenance, base inscribed with cartouche and epithet.^[3]

• Jerusalem, Israel Museum 76.31.3888 | Scarab seal (19x12 mm).^[4]
• New York, Met 22.1.418 | A green glazed steatite scarab seal (22x15x9 mm).^[5]

  

• Wolfram Grajetzki:Ancient Egyptian Queens, London 2005, p. 40ISBN 0-9547218-9-6
• Kim Ryholt:The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period c.1800-1550 B.C. by Museum Tuscalanum Press, p. 38 (discussion of dating)ISBN 87-7289-421-0

• 18th-century BC Egyptian women
• Queens consort of the Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt
• Great Royal Wives

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