Khenemetneferhedjet-Weret | ||||||
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Great Royal Wife,Khenemetneferhedjet | ||||||
![]() Statue of Khenemetneferhedjet-Weret, Louvre Museum | ||||||
Born | 20th century BC | |||||
Died | 19th century BC | |||||
Burial | ||||||
Spouse | Senusret II | |||||
Issue | Senusret III | |||||
Egyptian name | ẖnm.t nfr-ḥḏ.t-Wrt
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Dynasty | 12th Dynasty | |||||
Father | Amenemhat II? | |||||
Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion |
Khenemetneferhedjet I Weret was anancient Egyptian queen of the12th Dynasty, a wife ofSenusret II and the mother ofSenusret III.[1]
She is likely to be same person who is mentioned as the daughter ofAmenemhat II on a seal (now located in New York). This would mean she was the sister of her husband. She andNofret II have been definitely identified as two of the queen consorts of Senusret II; two other possible wives are Khenemet andItaweret. All were also his sisters. Her name was also a queenly title used in the era:khenemetneferhedjet means “united with the white crown”. Her additional nameWeret means “great” or “the elder” and was probably used to differentiate her from others with this name. She is mentioned on a seal found inKahun (now located in Tonbridge), a papyrus from Kahun (now located in Berlin), a statue (now located in theBritish Museum) and in her son's pyramid complex. She was probably buried in the Kahun pyramid complex built by her husband.[1][2]
Her titles were:King's Wife; King's Mother; Lady of the Two Lands; King's Daughter (the latter only if she is the same person as the princess named on the seal of Amenemhat II).[1]