Queen Henutsen

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Queen Henutsen was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th Dynasty, likely a wife of Pharaoh Khufu and associated with one of the subsidiary pyramids at Giza.

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Queen of Egypt 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian queen
royal woman of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
associatedMonument subsidiary pyramid G1-c NERFINISHED
associatedWith Giza pyramid complex NERFINISHED
Great Pyramid of Khufu NERFINISHED
necropolis east of the Great Pyramid
attestedIn inscriptions at Giza
mastaba tomb inscriptions near the Great Pyramid
burial Giza NERFINISHED
burialMonumentLocation eastern side of the Great Pyramid of Giza
burialPlace Pyramid G1-c NERFINISHED
culture ancient Egyptian
dynasty Fourth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
floruit 26th century BC
reign of Khufu
gender female
hasUncertainOffspring true
hasUncertainParentage true
historicalStatus attested but poorly documented
knownFor association with one of the three queen’s pyramids at Giza
being a consort of Khufu
language Egyptian
name Henutsen NERFINISHED
period Old Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED
possibleMotherOf Djedefre NERFINISHED
Khafre NERFINISHED
possibleSpouse Sneferu NERFINISHED
pyramidDesignation G1-c NERFINISHED
pyramidType subsidiary pyramid
region Ancient Egypt NERFINISHED
religion ancient Egyptian religion
royalStatus member of the royal family of Khufu
spouse Khufu NERFINISHED
title king’s mother
king’s wife
queen consort

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Baufra notableRelative Queen Henutsen
Henutsen positionHeld Queen Henutsen
this entity surface form: Queen of Egypt