Nebet in hieroglyphs
[1] Nebet Wife of Unas

Nebet was an Egyptian Queen , the wife of King Unas . She lived during the time of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt . She is held the mother of the Crown Prince Unas-ankh , though this fact is disputed. In addition to Unas Anch, Nebet may also be the mother of Khentkaues, Neferut, and Nefertkaues. ^[2]

Tomb [ edit ]

Nebet was buried in a double mastaba with another queen, Khenut , next to the Pyramid of Unas in Saqqara . ^[3] The mastaba was excavated by Peter Munro. ^[4]

Titles [ edit ]

Nebet's titles are: "Great One of the hetes-sceptre " ( wrt-hetes ), "She who sees Horus and Seth" ( m??t-?rw-st? ), "Great of Praises" ( wrt-?zwt ), "King's Wife, his beloved" ( ?mt-nsw mryt.f ), "Consort and Beloved of the Two Ladies " ( sm?yt-mry-nbty ), "Attendant of the Great One" ( ?tt-wr ), "Companion of Horus" ( smrt-?rw ), "Companion of Horus, his beloved" ( smrt-?rw-mryt.f ) and "Companion of Horus" ( tist-?rw ).

Even though she bears the titles of a queen, she is depicted in her tomb as a high-ranking woman without any of the insignia of a queen.

She had her own estates, which were administered by women. ^[5]

References [ edit ]