Nakhtneith | |||||
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Queen consort of Egypt | |||||
![]() Stela with name of Nakhtneith. | |||||
Burial | |||||
Spouse | Pharaoh Djer | ||||
Issue | Merneith? Djet? | ||||
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Dynasty | 1st Dynasty of Egypt | ||||
Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion |
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Nakhtneith in hieroglyphs | |||
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Era:
Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BC) | |||
Nakhtneith was a queen consort of ancient Egypt. She lived during the 1st Dynasty. Her name means "strong is (the goddess) Neith".
Nakhtneith ( Nḫt Nj.t) was the wife of Pharaoh Djer. She is known from a stela found in Abydos (stela 95) [1] where she was buried near her husband. [2] [3] On the stela she holds the titles "Great one of the hetes scepter" ( Wr.t-ḥts) [4] and "she who carries Horus" (Rmn- Ḥr.(w)). The stela is currently in the Cairo Museum (JE 35005). It measures 31.6 cm high by 18.5 cm wide.