Khenemetneferhedjet II

Khenemetneferhedjet II (Weret) was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 12th Dynasty, a wife of Senusret III.[1]

Khenemetneferhedjet II
Great Royal Wife
Tenure19th century BC – 1879 BC (reign of Sesostris III)?
BornKhenemetneferhedjet
19th century BC
Died19th century BC
Senusret III
Ancient Egyptian
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Era: Middle Kingdom
(2055–1650 BC)
DynastyTwelfth Dynasty of Egypt
ReligionAncient Egyptian religion

She was one of four known wives of Senusret III, the other three were Meretseger, Neferhenut and (possibly) Sithathoriunet.[2] Her name was also a queen's title used in the era: khenemetneferhedjet means “united with the white crown”. She is mentioned on two of her husband's statues (now located in the British Museum and in the Egyptian Museum, respectively; the latter was found in Herakleopolis). She was buried in Pyramid IX in the Dahshur pyramid complex, where her jewellery was found in 1994.[1]

Her titles were: King's Wife and Great of Sceptre.[1]

According to researchers, the tomb had been thoroughly plundered by the time it was first excavated, the Queen's mummy completely ransacked for jewelry and badly damaged.[3] Analysis of the body revealed Weret was left-handed and the sharp nasal sills indicated a Caucasoid person. Overall, the remains revealed she lived a life of leisure, virtually free of all physical labor, and lived well into her seventies and was buried in a style befitting her royal status.[3]

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  1. ^ a b c Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2004). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-05128-3., p.96
  2. ^ Dodson, Aidan; Hilton, Dyan (2004). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. London: Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0-500-05128-3., pp.92, 96
  3. ^ a b Brier, Bob; Zimmerman, Michael (2000-09-18). "THE REMAINS OF QUEEN WERET". Chungará (Arica). 32 (1): 23–26. doi:10.4067/S0717-73562000000100005. ISSN 0717-7356.