| Nimaathap | |
|---|---|
| Queen consort of Egypt Mother of a King | |
![Seal impression with the name and title of Nimaathap, found at Abydos.[1]](view_image.php?q=Nimaathap&sq=&lang=&file=File:Nimaathapisiegel1.png) Seal impression with the name and title of Nimaathap, found at Abydos.[2] | |
| Burial | Mastaba K1 at Beit Khallaf (uncertain) |
| Spouse | Khasekhemwy |
| Issue | Djoser |
| Dynasty | 2nd of Egypt 3rd of Egypt |
| Nimaathap in hieroglyphs | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Personal name:
Nimaathap/Nimaat-Hapi nj-m33.t-Ḥp Truth of Hapi | ||||||
Royal title:
Mwt neswt-bity mw.t-nsw.t-btj Mother of a king | ||||||
Honorary title:
Djet-khetneb-iret-nes ḏt -ḫtnb-jr.t-ns She who says something and it is done (for her) immediately | ||||||
Nimaathap (also read as Nima'at-Hapi and Nihap-ma'at[3]) was an ancient Egyptian queen consort at the transition time from 2nd Dynasty to 3rd Dynasty. Nimaathap may have acted as regent for her son Djoser.[4][5]
She is known to have enjoyed a long-lasting mortuary cult.[6]
- ^ see Silke Roth: Die Königsmütter des Alten Ägypten von der Frühzeit bis zum Ende der 12. Dynastie (= Ägypten und Altes Testament, vol. 46). Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2001, ISBN 3-447-04368-7, Obj. 20.
- ^ see Silke Roth: Die Königsmütter des Alten Ägypten von der Frühzeit bis zum Ende der 12. Dynastie (= Ägypten und Altes Testament, vol. 46). Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2001, ISBN 3-447-04368-7, Obj. 20.
- ^ Silke Roth: Die Königsmütter des Alten Ägypten von der Frühzeit bis zum Ende der 12. Dynastie (= Ägypten und Altes Testament, vol. 46). Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2001, ISBN 3-447-04368-7, p. 383.
- ^ Christensen, Martin, K. I. (July 27, 2007). "Women in Power: BC 4500-1000". Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership. Retrieved August 25, 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Joyce A. Tyldesley, Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt: From Early Dynastic Times to the Death of Cleopatra, Thames & Hudson, 2006
- ^ Joyce Tyldesley: Chronicle of the queens of Egypt: from early dynastic times to the death of Cleopatra. Thames & Hudson, London 2006, ISBN 0500051453, p. 25 & 35 - 39.