Inenek-Inti

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Inenek-Inti
Resting placePyramid in Saqqara
Occupation Queen of Egypt
Spouse Pepi I

Inenek, also called Inti, was an ancient Egyptian queen consort, a wife of Pharaoh Pepi I of the 6th Dynasty. [1]

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Era: Old Kingdom
(2686–2181 BC)
Egyptian hieroglyphs

Titles

Inti's titles were: Hereditary Princess (iryt-p`t), Foremost of the Elite (ḥ`tit-p`t), King’s Wife (hmt-niswt), King’s Wife, his beloved (ḥmt-niswt mryt.f), Daughter of Merehu (z3t-Mrḥw), and Daughter of Geb [2] (z3t-Gb). [3]

Burial

Inenek-Inti was buried in a pyramid at Saqqara. Her pyramid is part of the pyramid complex of her husband Pepi I. Her complex is located just west of that of Queen Nubwenet. Inenek-Inti may have been slightly more important than Nubwenet as her pyramid and mortuary temple are slightly larger than those of Nubwenet's. Inenek-Inti's complex is surrounded by a perimeter wall. Her mortuary temple was built so that the building wound around a corner. The mortuary temple included a small pillared hall and an open courtyard which featured several offering tables. [4]

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References

  1. Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt
  2. Geb is the god of the Earth in the religion of the ancient Egyptians.
  3. Grajetzki, Wolfram Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary
  4. Verner, M., The Pyramids: The Mystery, Culture and Science of Egypt's great Monuments