Neithhotep

E132880

Neithhotep was an early ancient Egyptian queen, likely of the First Dynasty, who played a significant political and religious role during the unification period of Egypt.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Neithhotep canonical 3
Nakhtneith 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf First Dynasty of Egypt person
ancient Egyptian queen
historical figure
archaeologicalEvidence seal impressions
stone vessel inscriptions
tomb inscriptions
archaeologicalSite Naqada
associatedWith unification of Upper and Lower Egypt
associatedWithDeity Neith
attestedIn inscriptions bearing serekh of early kings
seal impressions of Aha
burialPlace Naqada
Naqada archaeological area
surface form: Naqada tomb complex
burialType mastaba tomb
child Aha
country Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
culture ancient Egyptian
discoveredBy Jacques de Morgan
dynasty Early Dynastic Egypt
surface form: First Dynasty of Egypt
gender female
historicalSignificance evidence for female political authority in early Egypt
one of the earliest historically attested Egyptian queens
nameMeaning Neith is satisfied
notableFor political role during the unification of Egypt
religious role in early dynastic Egypt
politicalStatus high-ranking royal woman
positionHeld queen consort of Egypt
queen regent of Egypt
possibleChild Aha
possibleOrigin Sais cult of Neith
possibleSpouse Aha
Narmer
region Upper Egypt
religiousAssociation cult of Neith
religiousStatus prominent religious figure
role elite woman in early state formation
possible regent for a young king
spouse Aha
Narmer
timePeriod Early Dynastic Egypt
surface form: Early Dynastic Period of Egypt

c. 31st century BCE
c. 32nd century BCE
title king’s wife
mother of a king
queen
tombDiscovered 1897
tombLocation Naqada cemetery

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Narmer spouse Neithhotep
Hor-Aha mother Neithhotep
Aha mother Neithhotep
Djer spouse Neithhotep
this entity surface form: Nakhtneith