Benerib
Queen Consort of First Dynasty Egypt
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Benerib (fl. c. 3050 BC) was a queen consort of ancient Egypt from First Dynasty. Benerib's name means "sweet(bene) of heart(ib)".
| Benerib | |
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Names of Benerib and Hor-Aha, British Museum | |
| Queen consort of Egypt | |
| Tenure | c. 3050 BC |
| Died | c. 3050 BC |
| Burial | B14, Umm el-Qa'ab |
| Spouse | Pharaoh Hor-Aha |
| Dynasty | 1st Dynasty of Egypt |
| Religion | Ancient Egyptian Religion |
Biography
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| Benerib [1] in hieroglyphs | |||
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| Era: Early Dynastic Period (3150–2686 BC) | |||
Benerib was a wife of pharaoh Hor-Aha,[2] but she was not the mother of his heir, Djer. The mother of king Djer is named as Khenthap, another wife of Hor-Aha. Benerib is thought to be the wife of Hor-Aha based on ivories found in her tomb at Abydos which show his name. A fragment of an ivory box with the names of Hor-Aha and Benerib was also found at Abydos and is now in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.[3]
Egyptologist John Romer argued that Benerib's name, which can be translated to "sweetheart" or "one who is pleasant at heart", may not even be a name at all but rather a title or epithet for a person whose sex is also not confirmed by the name.[4]
Benerib's titles are not known, and neither is the identity of her parents.
Benerib was buried at Umm el-Qa'ab in tomb B14.[5]