Nimaethap
Also known as Ne-maat Hap
thumb|Fragment of seal impression on clay citing the "mother of the king's sons", Nymaathap. She was the mother of Djoser and wife of Khasekhemwy. Originally from Abydos, Umm el Qaab, tomb V. (Tomb of Khasekhemwy) and now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Nimaathap (also read as '''Nima'at-Hapi and Nihap-ma'at''') was an ancient Egyptian queen consort at the transition time from 2nd Dynasty to 3rd Dynasty. Nimaathap may have acted as regent for her son Djoser.
Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Nimaathap
- Royalty.title
- Queen consort of Egypt
- Royalty.image
- Nimaathapisiegel1.png
- Royalty.image_size
- 285px
- Royalty.alt
- Seal impression with the name and title of Nimaathap, found at Abydos.
- Royalty.caption
- Seal impression with the name and title of Nimaathap, found at Abydos.
- Royalty.burial_place
- Mastaba K1 at Beit Khallaf (uncertain)
- Royalty.spouse
- Khasekhemwy
- Royalty.issue
- Djoser
- Royalty.dynasty
- 2nd of Egypt 3rd of Egypt
- Hieroglyphs.name
- Personal name: V28-Aa5:p-n:U2-Aa11:X1
- Hieroglyphs.name explanation
Article
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- Attestations
- Identity
- Personal name
- Titles
- Family
- Historical role
- Tomb
- See also
- References
thumb|Fragment of seal impression on clay citing the "mother of the king's sons", Nymaathap. She was the mother of Djoser and wife of Khasekhemwy. Originally from Abydos, Umm el Qaab, tomb V. (Tomb of Khasekhemwy) and now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Nimaathap (also read as '''Nima'at-Hapi and Nihap-ma'at''') was an ancient Egyptian queen consort at the transition time from 2nd Dynasty to 3rd Dynasty. Nimaathap may have acted as regent for her son Djoser.
She is known to have enjoyed a long-lasting mortuary cult.