King’s Mother

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King’s Mother is an ancient Egyptian royal title bestowed upon the woman who bore the reigning pharaoh, signifying her high status and influence within the royal court.

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Surface form Occurrences
queen mother 1

Statements (32)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian royal title
court title
appearsOn statues and stelae
temple inscriptions
tomb inscriptions
associatedWith royal family of Egypt
connectedToReligion royal cult practices
veneration of royal ancestors
gender female
grants potential political influence
prestige at court
hasRole mother of the reigning pharaoh
hasSymbolicMeaning protector of the king
source of the king’s legitimacy
heldBy biological mother of the king
occasionally adoptive or ceremonial mother of the king
languageOfTitle ancient Egyptian
mayIncludeHonorifics epithets praising the king’s birth
partOf ancient Egyptian titulary system
relatedTitle King’s Daughter
King’s Wife
signifies close kinship to the king
high status in the royal court
socialRank among the highest-ranking women at court
timePeriod Late Period of ancient Egypt NERFINISHED
Middle Kingdom NERFINISHED
New Kingdom NERFINISHED
Old Kingdom NERFINISHED
Pharaonic Egypt NERFINISHED
usedFor emphasizing royal lineage
legitimizing the king’s rule
usedInCulture ancient Egypt NERFINISHED

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Queen Regent canBeHeldBy King’s Mother
this entity surface form: queen mother
Mutemwia hasTitle King’s Mother
Iput I title King’s Mother
Iset title King’s Mother
Tuya title King’s Mother