Seshemetka

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Seshemetka was an early ancient Egyptian queen consort of the 1st Dynasty, known primarily as a wife of King Djer.

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Surface form Occurrences
She who is beloved of Horus 1

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian queen consort
human
associatedDynast Djer NERFINISHED
associatedWith tomb complex of Djer at Abydos
attestedIn archaeological evidence from Abydos
inscriptions from the reign of Djer
burialPlace Abydos NERFINISHED
burialSite Umm el-Qaab necropolis NERFINISHED
country Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
culture Ancient Egyptian culture
dynasty First Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
era Early 1st Dynasty of Egypt
fieldOfStudy Egyptology NERFINISHED
floruit c. 30th century BCE
historicalStatus semi-legendary early dynastic queen
knownFor being a wife of King Djer
monarchServed Djer NERFINISHED
nameLanguage Ancient Egyptian
notableFact one of the earliest historically attested Egyptian queens
positionHeld Queen consort of Egypt
possibleBurialType subsidiary tomb near royal tomb of Djer
relativeChronology pre-Old Kingdom period
religion ancient Egyptian religion
sexOrGender female
spouse Djer NERFINISHED
spouseOfPosition King of Upper and Lower Egypt
timePeriod Early Dynastic Period of Egypt NERFINISHED
title king’s wife
queen

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

Djer spouse Seshemetka
Inenek-Inti title Seshemetka
this entity surface form: She who is beloved of Horus