Khentkaus I
E213014
Khentkaus I was an influential ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th–5th Dynasty transition, often associated with Giza and thought to have held an unusually powerful, possibly kingly, status.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khentkaus I canonical | 4 |
| Khentkaus I (possible) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian queen
ⓘ
royal woman of the Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | G8400 tomb complex at the central field of Giza ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Giza Pyramids
ⓘ
surface form:
Giza pyramid complex
end of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ rise of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| burialMonument |
so‑called “Pyramid of Khentkaus I” at Giza
ⓘ
tomb G8400 at Giza ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Giza ⓘ |
| category |
Female rulers of Ancient Egypt
ⓘ
Queens of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ Meresankh III ⓘ
surface form:
Queens of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
|
| child |
Neferirkare Kakai
ⓘ
surface form:
Neferirkare Kakai (possible)
Sahure ⓘ
surface form:
Sahure (possible)
|
| civilization |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egyptian civilization
|
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancient Egypt
|
| cult | posthumous funerary cult at Giza ⓘ |
| depictedAs |
seated on a throne in her Giza chapel reliefs
ⓘ
wearing the royal uraeus (serpent) on the forehead ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Selim Hassan (excavations in the 1930s) ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Fifth Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
Fourth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| era | Old Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| floruit | late 26th century BCE to early 25th century BCE (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
boat pits near her monument at Giza
ⓘ
tomb complex with its own valley temple and causeway ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Old Egyptian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being mother or ancestress of early Fifth Dynasty kings
ⓘ
holding unusually powerful status for a queen in the Old Kingdom ⓘ inscriptions suggesting she may have ruled as king ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
king’s mother
ⓘ
possibly female king of Egypt ⓘ queen of Egypt ⓘ |
| possibleIdentity |
daughter of Menkaure (hypothesis)
ⓘ
mother of Userkaf’s successors (hypothesis) ⓘ wife of Shepseskaf (hypothesis) ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| residence |
Giza
ⓘ
surface form:
Giza necropolis area
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse |
Shepseskaf
ⓘ
Userkaf ⓘ
surface form:
Userkaf (possible)
|
| studiedIn | Egyptology ⓘ |
| timePeriod | transition between the Fourth and Fifth Dynasties of Egypt ⓘ |
| title |
King of Upper and Lower Egypt (disputed)
ⓘ
King’s Mother ⓘ King’s Wife ⓘ Mother of Two Kings of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.