Khenut
Ancient Egyptian queen consort
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Khenut (fl. c. 2360 BC) was the queen consort of Egypt as the wife of King Unas. She lived during the time of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt. She was a suspected mother of Queen Iput.
Burial
Khenut was buried in a double mastaba with another queen named Nebet next to the Pyramid of Unas in Saqqara.[1] The mastaba was excavated by Peter Munro.[2]
The pyramid of the Queen mother Sesheshet lies near the pyramid which belong to Khenut.
Titles
Khenut’s titles are: "Great One of the hetes-sceptre" (wrt-hetes), "She who sees Horus and Set" (mȝȝt-ḥrw-stẖ), "Great of Praises" (wrt-ḥzwt), "King’s Wife, his beloved" (ḥmt-nisw mryt.f), "Companion of Horus, his beloved" (smrt-ḥrw-mryt.f), "Consort and Beloved of the Two Ladies" (smȝyt-mry-nbty), and "Companion of Horus" (tist-ḥrw). Khenut may have been mentioned in the mortuary temple of Unas. Her tomb, unlike that of Queen Nebet, has suffered extensive damage.[3]