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Menet

1900 BC – 1800 BC

Ancient Egyptian princess

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About Menet

Lived 1900 BC – 1800 BC.

Menet (Egyptian: mnt) was an ancient Egyptian king's daughter living in the Twelfth Dynasty most likely under the kings Senusret III and Amenemhat III.

Biography Menet had the titles king's daughter and the one united with the white crown (Khenemetneferhedjet). She is only known from her sarcophagus and burial in a gallery tomb buried with other members of the royal family next to the pyramid of Senusret III at Dahshur. From the position of the tomb it seems likely that she was the daughter of the latter king. There are several tomb equipments.

Tomb equipment Cairo CG 4005 | At Dahshur, a calcite canopic jar. Tomb equipment Cairo CG 4006 | At Dahshur, a calcite canopic jar. Tomb equipment de Morgan, Dahchour I, 56 fig. 122 | At Dahshur, a stone sarcophagus.

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Important facts

Born
1900 BC
Birth century
Died
1800 BC

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Menet's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Menet?

ancient Egyptian princess

When was Menet born?

Menet was born in 1900 BC.

When did Menet die?

Menet died in 1800 BC.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Menet

· Wikidata: Q1920432

· DBpedia: Menet (princess)

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