Neferitatjenen

Neferitatjenen
Queen consort of Egypt
Tenurec. 1980 BC
KingMentuhotep II
SpouseAmenemhat I
IssueSenusret I

Neferitatjenen (fl.c. 1980 BC) was the wife of Amenemhat I, the king of the 12th Dynasty in ancient Egypt, and the mother of Senusret I.[1][2] The documentation of her relationships is preserved on a statuette depicting her son.

She held the title "King's Mother" (mwt-niswt).[1]

While specific dates of her birth, marriage, and death are not available, she lived during the 20th century BC.

See also

References

  • Dodson; Hilton (2004). The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. ISBN 978-0500051283.
  • Grajetzki, Wolfram (2005). Ancient Egyptian Queens: A hieroglyphic Dictionary. ISBN 978-0954721893.
  1. ^ a b Venning, Timothy (2023-06-30). A Compendium of World Sovereigns: Volume I Ancient. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-86850-0.
  2. ^ "The king's mother in the Old and Middle Kingdoms". Taylor & Francis. 2020-11-09. doi:10.4324/9780429434105-4/king-mother-old-middle-kingdoms-lisa-sabbahy. Archived from the original on 2025-07-09.