Khenemetneferhedjet II
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| Queen consort of Egypt | ||||||
| King | Senusret III | |||||
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| Spouse | Senusret III | |||||
| Dynasty | 12th Dynasty of Egypt | |||||
| Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion | |||||
Khenemetneferhedjet II(Weret) was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 12th Dynasty, a wife of Senusret III. [1]
She was one of 3 known wives of Senusret III. The other 2 were Neferthenut and Itakayt. [2] Her name was also a queen's title used in the era: khenemetneferhedjet means “united with the white crown”. She is mentioned on two of her husband's statues (now located in the British Museum and in the Egyptian Museum, respectively; the latter was found in Herakleopolis). She was buried in Pyramid IX in the Dahshur pyramid complex, where her jewellery was found in 1994. [1]
Her titles were: King's Wife and Great of Sceptre. [1]
According to researchers, the tomb had been thoroughly plundered by the time it was first excavated, the Queen's mummy completely ransacked for jewelry and badly damaged. [3] Analysis of the body revealed Weret was left-handed and the sharp nasal sills indicated a Caucasoid person. Overall, the remains revealed she lived a life of leisure, virtually free of all physical labor, and lived well into her seventies and was buried in a style befitting her royal status. [3]
