Inetkaes was an ancient Egyptian princess of the Third Dynasty, who reigned during the Old Kingdom.

Inetkaes
King's Daughter
Inetkaes (left) at the feet of her father, Djoser, next to her mother Hetephernebti (center) on one of the boundary stele
Inetkaes (left) at the feet of her father, Djoser, next to her mother Hetephernebti (center), and a third woman whose name is lost on one of the boundary stele
Dynasty3rd of Egypt
FatherDjoser
MotherHetephernebti
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Inetkaes
in hieroglyphs
Era: Old Kingdom
(2686–2181 BC)

Inetkaes was the only known child of Pharaoh Djoser and Queen Hetephernebti, and she was a granddaughter of Khasekhemwy and Nimaethap.[1]

She is mentioned on the boundary stelae surrounding Djoser's step pyramid (these are now to be found in various museums) and is depicted on a relief found in Heliopolis (now in Torino). This shows the enthroned pharaoh accompanied by smaller figures of Inetkaes and Hetephernebti.[2]

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  1. ^ Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2004). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-05128-3., p.48
  2. ^ Dodson & Hilton, pp.42,48