Nimaathap

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Nimaathap was an ancient Egyptian queen of the late 2nd Dynasty, likely a royal consort and mother of early 3rd Dynasty kings.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Nimaathap canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 2nd Dynasty person
3rd Dynasty person
ancient Egyptian queen
queen mother
royal consort
associatedWithKing Djoser
Khasekhemwy
attestedAtSite Abydos
Beit Khallaf
attestedIn inscriptions
seal impressions
burialPlace Abydos (probable)
Beit Khallaf (possible)
child Djoser
culture Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
dynasty 2nd Dynasty of Egypt
3rd Dynasty of Egypt
era Early Dynastic Period of Egypt
gender female
geographicOrigin Upper Egypt (probable)
linked to: Upper Egypt
hasEvidenceType archaeological evidence
epigraphic evidence
nameVariant Nimaat-Hap
linked to: Nimaat-Hapi

Nimaat-Hapi
notableFor being mother of early 3rd Dynasty king(s)
helping legitimize the 3rd Dynasty succession
possibleChild Djoser
Sanakht
Sekhemkhet
possibleSpouse Khasekhemwy
precededBy queens of the 2nd Dynasty
religion ancient Egyptian religion
role link between 2nd and 3rd Dynasties
spouse Khasekhemwy
status royal family member
succeededBy queens of the 3rd Dynasty
timePeriod early 3rd Dynasty of Egypt
late 2nd Dynasty of Egypt
title Great one of the hetes-sceptre
King’s Mother
King’s Wife
Mother of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Djoser possibleMother Nimaathap
Khasekhemwy spouse Nimaathap