Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt

of modern buildings. When the dedication rituals were completed, workmen began to dig out the various cham- bers, corridors, and ...

Khufu and was positioned in keeping with the astronomi- cal and religious traditions of the era. Originally part of a vast compl ...

Q 324 Qa’a (Qa’a hedjet Bieneches) (d. 2760 B.C.E.)Last ruler of the First Dynasty He reigned c. 2770 B.C.E. until his death. Hi ...

Qasr el-Saghah A site in the western area of the FAIYUM, located at the base of a limestone cliff, Twelfth (1991–1783 B.C.E.) an ...

the Egyptians for the casings of pyramids, was abun- dant at various sites throughout the Nile Valley. Granite was found in Aswa ...

The queens, whether in command of Egypt or serv- ing as a consort to the pharaohs, remain fascinating facets of Egyptian history ...

328 queens QUEENS OF EGYPT First Dynasty Neithotep mother of AHA, possibly consort of NARMER Berenib consort of Aha Hent consort ...

queens 329 Ankhnes-Pepi consort of Pepi II, mother of NEFERKURÉ Neith consort of Pepi II, mother of Merenré II Wedjebten consort ...

QUEENS OF EGYPT (continued) Mentjuhotep consort of Ta’o I Ah’hotep (1) consort of Ta’o II, mother of KAMOSEand ’AHMOSE ’Ahmose-I ...

Twentieth Dynasty Tiye-Mereniset consort of SETHNAKHTE, mother of RAMESSES III Iset consort of Ramesses III, mother of RAMESSES ...

queen’s titles The queens of Egypt of primary rank were called “the Great Wife.” If they were able to bear the pharaoh’s heirs, ...

333 R Rabirius Postumus(fl. first century B.C.E.)Roman of equestrian rank assigned to Egypt by the Roman Senate He managed the f ...

334 Rai Dynasty in the VALLEY OF THE KINGS. Rahotep restored the temples of MINand OSIRISat KOPTOS and ABYDOS. His pyramid was e ...

Ramesses II 335 TAUR(or Pentauret) on the walls of KARNAKand in the SALLIER PAPYRUS III. That particular campaign provided a tem ...

336 Ramesses II Cycle Publishing, 2000; Kitchen, K. A. Ramesside Inscriptions: Ramesses II, His Contemporaries. London: Blackwel ...

Ramesses VII 337 Ramesses IV (Heqama’atre’setepenamun)(d. 1156 B.C.E.) Third ruler of the Twentieth Dynasty He reigned from 1163 ...

338 Ramesses VIII shape of a cartouche but was smashed by robbers. His body was never found, but his tomb had an entrance pas- s ...

Ramose 339 In the southeast, a temple dedicated to Seti I and Queen TUYA, the royal parents of Ramesses II, was erected, and an ...

340 Ra’neferef Ra’neferef See NEFEREFRÉ. Ranofer(fl. c. 24th century B.C.E.) Priestly official of the Fifth Dynasty He served se ...

Re’emkuy 341 AMYRTAIOS, who ruled a small area of the Delta in the reign of ARTAXERXES I(465–424 B.C.E.), survived the Per- sian ...