Nubhetepti

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Egyptian queen

Nubhetepti
in hieroglyphs

Era: Middle Kingdom
(2055–1650 BC)

Nubhetepti (nb-ḥtp.tỉ, "Gold [=Hathor] is satisfied")^[1] was an ancient Egyptian queen during the early 13th dynasty in the late Middle Kingdom.

Her husband is unknown. However, king Hor had a daughter called Nubhetepti-khered. This translates as Nubhetepti-the-child and indicates that there was another (older) Nubhetepti around at the same time. For that reason it has been argued that Nubhetepti was the wife of king Hor and perhaps the mother of the princess Nubhetepti-khered.

Ryholt (1997:218) divides scarabs with titles belonging Queen Nubhotepti into Type A (King's Wife, King's Mother) and Type B (Great King Wife, She who is united with the White Crown). The scarabs of Type A, seems to be in use prior to the scarabs of Type B. The question is if there is only one Queen Nubhotepti, or two queens Nubhotepti A and Nubhotepti B. In addition there is the king's daughter Nubhotepti-Khered (Nubhotepti-the child/minor). It has been suggested that king Hor was married to a queen Nubhotepti, and that Nubhotepti-Khered may have been his daughter.

Attestations

She is also known from a statuette found at Semna.

Scarabs Type A: King's Wife, King's Mother

Boston 24.2079 | At Kumma, a statue of woman standing/striding (119 mm) belonging to King's Wife and King's Mother, Nubhotepti (cartouche).^[2]

She is mainly known from scarab seals, which are datable by style to the 13th Dynasty. They refer to the King's Wife and King's Mother.^[3]

Scarabs Type B: Great Royal Wife, United with the White Crown

Drouot, 10.11.1990, no. 152 | At statue base with the name of Great King's Wife and United with the White Crown, Nubhotepti.^[4]

There are other scarabs of a queen Nubhetepti with the titles Great Royal Wife and she united with the white crown.^[5] These scarabs belong perhaps to another queen with the same name.

References

K.S.B. Ryholt, The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period (Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications, vol. 20. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, 1997), 38-39

References

↑ Hermann Ranke: Die ägyptischen Persönennamen. Verlag von J. J. Augustin in Glückstadt, 1935., vol. I. p.192
↑ "Boston 24.2079 | Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom and early New Kingdom". pnm.uni-mainz.de. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
↑ "Person ḥmt-nsw; mwt-nsw nbw-ḥtp.tj | Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom and early New Kingdom". pnm.uni-mainz.de. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
↑ "Drouot, 10.11.1998, no. 152 | Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom and early New Kingdom". pnm.uni-mainz.de. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
↑ "Person ḥmt-nsw wrt; ẖnmt nfr ḥḏt; mwt-nsw nbw-ḥtp.tj | Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom and early New Kingdom". pnm.uni-mainz.de. Retrieved 2025-08-30.

Queens of ancient Egypt

Protodynastic Period to First Intermediate Period (<3150–2040 BC)

Period

Dynasty	Pharaoh uncertain

Early Dynastic
(3150–2686 BC)

I	Neithhotep Benerib Khenthap Herneith Nakhtneith Penebui Merneith Seshemetka Semat Serethor Betrest
II	Menka Nimaathap

Old Kingdom
(2686–2181 BC)

III	Hetephernebti Djeseretnebti Djefatnebti Meresankh I
IV	Hetepheres I Meritites I Henutsen Khentetka Meresankh II Hetepheres II Meresankh III Khamerernebty I Persenet Hekenuhedjet Khamerernebty II Rekhetre Bunefer
V	Khentkaus I Neferhetepes Meretnebty Khentkaus II Khentkaus III Reptynub Khuit I Nebunebty Meresankh IV Setibhor Nebet Khenut Nimaathap II
VI	Iput I Khuit II Ankhesenpepi I Ankhesenpepi II Nubwenet Meritites IV Inenek-Inti Nedjeftet Neith Iput II Udjebten Ankhesenpepi III Ankhesenpepi IV Nitocris

Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period (2040–1550 BC)

Period

Dynasty	Pharaoh uncertain

Middle Kingdom
(2040–1802 BC)

XI	Neferu I Neferukayet Iah Tem Neferu II Ashayet Henhenet Sadeh Kawit Kemsit
XII	Neferitatjenen Neferu III Keminub Senet Khenemetneferhedjet I Nofret II Khenmet Khenemetneferhedjet II Neferthenut Meretseger Aat Khenemetneferhedjet III Sobekneferu

2^nd Intermediate
(1802–1550 BC)

XIII	Nofret Nubhetepti Senebhenas Neni Senebsen Tjan Ineni Nubkhaes Aya Abetni Satsobek Ameny
XIV	Tati
XVI	Mentuhotep
XVII	Nubemhat Sobekemsaf Haankhes Tetisheri Ahhotep I Ahmose Inhapy Sitdjehuti Ahhotep II

New Kingdom and Third Intermediate Period (1550–664 BC)

Period

Dynasty	Pharaoh uncertain

New Kingdom
(1550–1070 BC)

XVIII	Ahmose-Nefertari Ahmose-Sitkamose Ahmose-Henuttamehu Ahmose-Meritamun Ahmose Mutnofret Hatshepsut Iset Satiah Merytre-Hatshepsut Nebtu Menhet, Menwi and Merti Nebsemi Tiaa Nefertari Iaret Mutemwiya Tiye Gilukhipa Sitamun Iset Tadukhipa / Kiya Nefertiti Meritaten Neferneferuaten Ankhesenamun Tey Mutnedjmet Nebetnehat
XIX	Sitre Tuya Tanedjemet Nefertari Isetnofret Henutmire Maathorneferure Meritamen Bintanath Nebettawy Merytre Isetnofret II Takhat Tausret Tiaa Anuketemheb
XX	Tiy-Merenese Iset Ta-Hemdjert Tyti Tiye Duatentopet Henutwati Tawerettenru Nubkhesbed Baketwernel Tentamun

3^rd Intermediate
(1069–664 BC)

XXI	Tentamun Mutnedjmet Karimala
XXII	Karomama Penreshnes Maatkare Tashedkhonsu Nesitaudjatakhet Nesitanebetashru Kapes Karomama I Tadibast III
XXIII	Karomama II
XXV	Pebatjma Tabiry Abar Khensa Peksater Arty Qalhata Tabekenamun Takahatenamun Naparaye Atakhebasken Malaqaye

Late Period and Hellenistic Period (664–30 BC)

Period

Dynasty	Pharaoh uncertain

Late
(664–332 BC)

XXVI	Mehytenweskhet Khedebneithirbinet I Takhuit Tentkheta Nakhtubasterau Ladice
XXVII	Atossa Artystone Parmys Amestris Damaspia Parysatis
XXXI	Stateira I

Hellenistic
(332–30 BC)

Argead	Roxana Stateira II Parysatis II Eurydice II of Macedon
Ptolemaic	Eurydice Berenice I Arsinoe I Arsinoe II Berenice II Arsinoe III Cleopatra I Syra Cleopatra II Cleopatra III Cleopatra IV Cleopatra Selene Berenice III Cleopatra V Cleopatra VI Berenice IV Cleopatra VII Arsinoe IV

Dynastic genealogies
1^st 4^th 5^th 6^th 11^th 12^th 17^th 18^th 19^th 20^th 21^st, 22^nd and 23^rd 24^th 25^th 26^th 27^th 30^th 31^st Argead Ptolemaic

Scarabs Type A: King's Wife, King's Mother

Scarabs Type B: Great Royal Wife, United with the White Crown

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