Ankhesenpepi I
- For other Egyptian ladies called Ankhesenpepi see Ankhesenpepi
| Ankhesenpepi I | |
|---|---|
| Queen consort of Egypt | |
| Burial | Unknown |
| Spouse | Pharaoh Pepi I |
| Issue | Merenre Nemtyemsaf I |
| Dynasty | Sixth dynasty of Egypt |
| Father | Khui |
| Mother | Nebet |
| Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion |
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| Ankhenespepi in hieroglyphs |
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Ankhenespepi I or Ankhenesmeryre I was a queen consort during the sixth dynasty of Egypt.
Biography
Ankhesenpepi was a daughter of Nebet the female vizier and her husband Khui. Ankhesenpepi's sister was Ankhenespepi II, and her brother was Vizier Djau.[1]
Both sisters - Ankhesenpepi I and II - were married to Pharaoh Pepi I whose throne name was Meryre; their name was probably taken when the marriage took place, since it means "Her life belongs to Pepi/Meryre". Both queens gave birth to successors of Pepi: the son of Ankhenespepi I was Merenre Nemtyemsaf I, who ruled only for a few years; the son of Ankhenespepi II was Pepi II, who succeeded after Nemtyemsaf's death.[2]
She is mentioned together with her sister on their brother's stela in Abydos, also, at her pyramid, on an inscription now in Berlin, and a decree in Abydos.[3]
Her titles were: King's Wife, King's Mother, Great of Sceptre.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson, 2004, ISBN 0-500-05128-3, pp.16,73
- ↑ Dodson & Hilton, p.71
- 1 2 Dodson & Hilton, p.74