Neithhotep biography for kids
Biography for 2nd graders.
Neithhotep
Ancient Egyptian queen consort
| Neithhotep | |
|---|---|
Alabaster fragment with the name of queen Neith-hotep | |
| Tenure | c.Neithhotep biography for kids3050 BC |
| Died | c. 3050 BC |
| Burial | Naqada, Qena, Egypt |
Neithhotep or Neith-hotep (fl. c. 3050 BC) was an ancient Egyptianqueen consort who lived and ruled during the early First Dynasty.
She was once thought to be a male ruler: her outstandingly large mastaba and the royal serekh surrounding her name on several seal impressions previously led Egyptologists and historians to the erroneous belief that she might have been an unknown king.[2] As the understanding of early Egyptian writings developed, scholars learned that Neithhotep was in fact a woman of extraordinary rank.
She was subsequently considered to be the wife of unified Egypt's first pharaoh, Narmer, and the mother of Hor-Aha.[2]
Archeological evidence may indicate that she may have ruled as pharaoh in her own right, and as such would have been the earli