Itet (fl. c. 2570 BCE) also known as Atet, was a royal woman who lived in
ancient Egypt. She was the wife of
Nefermaat, who was the eldest son of
kingSneferu as well as a
vizier and a religious leader in the royal court who officiated in the worship of
Bastet.[1] She was the mother of three daughters and many sons. Her son,
Hemiunu, succeeded her husband as vizier. She and her husband are buried in
mastaba 16 at
Meidum.[2][3] Their tomb is famous for paintings of geese, and of other animals, as well as depictions of daily family life.[4][5][6]
Family
Fifteen of Itet and Nefermaat's offspring are named in their tomb in Meidum.[7] Daughters Djefatsen and Isesu and sons Hemiunu, Isu, Teta, and Khentimeresh are depicted as adults, while daughter Pageti and sons Itisen, Inkaef, Serfka, Wehemka, Shepseska, Kakhent, Ankhersheretef, Ankherfenedjef, Buneb, Shepsesneb, and Nebkhenet are depicted as children. Her son, Hemiunu, is the vizier who is believed to have helped plan the Great Pyramids for
Khufu and he often is referred to as its architect.[8]
^Petrie, William Matthew Flinders, ed. (2013),
"MEYDUM", Ehnasya, The Labyrinth, Gerzeh and Mazghuneh, Cambridge Library Collection - Egyptology, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
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