Hedjetnebu

Hedjetnebu
Hedjetnebu
Born	Hedjetnebu
Other names	Hedjetnub
Occupation	Princess of Egypt
Parent(s)	Djedkare Isesi

Last updated April 06, 2019

Hedjetnebu (Hedjetnub) was a Princess of Egypt who lived during the 5th dynasty. Her father was Pharaoh Djedkare.^[1]

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Biography

Hedjetnebu was buried in a tomb in Abusir, south-east of the mortuary temple of Niuserre. The skeletal remains of the princess show that she was a slender woman of 18–19 years when she died. Hedjetnebu was a full sister of princess Kekheretnebti who was buried in a tomb nearby. The examination of the skeletal remains shows that the sisters had some similarities and were both related to Djedkare Isesi. Evidence shows that Kekheretnebti's tomb was constructed first, soon followed by the construction of the tomb of Hedjetnebu. A scribe to the royal children named Idu had a tomb constructed a short time after the tomb construction for the princesses.^[2]

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Kekheretnebti or Khekeretnebty was a Princess of Egypt, who lived during the Fifth Dynasty. Her father was Pharaoh Djedkare Isesi.

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References

↑ Dodson and Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, 2004
↑ Miroslav Verner, Archaeological Remarks on the 4th and 5th Dynasty Chronology, pg 363-418, Archiv orientalni 69 (2001), NO.3

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[1] Dodson and Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, 2004

[2] Miroslav Verner, Archaeological Remarks on the 4th and 5th Dynasty Chronology, pg 363-418, Archiv orientalni 69 (2001), NO.3