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thumb|Relief of Ashayet from her limestone sarcophagus Ashayet or Ashait () was an ancient Egyptian queen consort, a wife of Mentuhotep II in the 11th Dynasty. Her tomb (DBXI.17) and small decorated chapel were found in Mentuhotep II's Deir el-Bahari temple complex. The shrine and burial of Ashayet was found along with the tombs of four other women in their 20s, Henhenet, Kawit, Kemsit, Sadeh, and a young girl, Mayet. However, it is likely that there were three other additional shrines that were destroyed in the expansions of Mentuhotep II's burial complex. The nine shrines were built in the F

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Royalty.name
Ashayet
Royalty.title
King's Beloved WifeKing's Sole OrnamentPriestess of Hathor
Royalty.image
Shrine Ashayet Naville Cropped.png
Royalty.succession
Queen consort of Egypt
Royalty.reign
c. 2025 BC
Royalty.regent
Mentuhotep II
Royalty.reg type
King
Royalty.burial_place
Deir el-Bahari, Luxor, Egypt
Royalty.consort
yes
Royalty.spouse
Mentuhotep II
Royalty.dynasty
11th Dynasty of Egypt

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Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
Ancient Egypt
Occupation
politician
Position held
queen consort
Noble title
queen consort
Image
Queen Ashit relief.jpg
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Commons category
Aashyt
date of birth
2060-00-00
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