Iput

Ancient Egyptian queen consort

For the river, see Iput (river). For the late 6th dynasty queen, wife of Pepi I, see Iput II.

Iput I

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Queen consort of Egypt
Tenure| c. 2360 BC
King| Teti

Born| c. 2375 BC
Died| c. 2325 BC (aged c. 50)
Burial|

Badrashin, Giza, Egypt

Spouse| Teti
Issue|

* Pepi I
* Nebkauhor
* Seshseshet
* Seshseshet
* Seshseshet
* Seshseshet

Iput I (c. 2375 BC - c. 2325 BC)[1] was a queen of ancient Egypt, a daughter of King Unas, the last king of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt. She married Teti, the first King of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt. Their son was Pepi I.[2] She possibly ruled as regent for her son Pepi I.[3]

## Life

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Iput may have been a daughter of the Fifth Dynasty King Unas. Her mother was Nebet or Khenut. She married King Teti, who was the first king of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt. Their son was King Pepi I. Iput is depicted with her son Pepi on a decree-stela from Koptos.[2] The skeletal remains found at her pyramid show she died as a middle-aged woman.[1]

Iput had another son, Nebkauhor.[4] She had several daughters: Seshseshet Waatetkhethor, Seshseshet Idut, Seshseshet Nubkhetnebty and Seshseshet Sathor.[5]

### Titles of Iput I

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Iput I held several titles[1] because she was the daughter of a king: Daughter of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt (s3t-niswt-biti), King's Daughter of his body (s3t-niswt-nt-kht.f), God's Daughter (s3t-ntr), This God's Daughter (s3t-ntr-wt).

Other titles are because she was married to a pharaoh: King's Wife, his beloved (hmt-nisw meryt.f), Companion of Horus (smrt-hrw), Great one of the hetes-sceptre (wrt-hetes), She who sees Horus and Seth (m33t-hrw-stsh), and Great of Praises (wrt-hzwt).[1]

Iput gained even more titles when her son Pepi I took the throne: King's Mother (mwt-niswt), Mother of the Dual King (mwt-niswt-biti) and King's Mother of the pyramid Mennefer-Pepy (mwt-niswt-mn-nfr-ppy).[1]

Pyramid of Iput I

## Burial

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Iput was buried in Saqqara, in a pyramid near that of Teti. The pyramids of Iput and Khuit were discovered between July 1897 and February 1899 by Victor Loret.[6] Iput's tomb was originally a mastaba, but was transformed into a pyramid on the accession of her son Pepi to the throne.[7]

The burial chamber contained a limestone sarcophagus, and a cedar coffin. Remains of a middle-aged woman were found. Some of her funerary equipment has survived. These include canopic vessels, a headrest, and a gold bracelet.[8] Her remains are in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. The gold bracelet was found on Iput's arm. The chamber further contained several vessels including polished red pottery and a rock crystal cup. Model vessels and tools were included in the burial as well. Some of these had originally been covered in gold.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f Grajetzki, Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary, Golden House Publications, London, 2005, ISBN 978-0-9547218-9-3
2. ^ a b Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, Dyan. The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson. 2004. ISBN 0-500-05128-3
3. ^ Tyldesley, Joyce (2006). Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt. United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson. p. 57. ISBN 0-500-05145-3.
4. ^ N. Kanawati, Mereruka and King Teti. The Power behind the Throne, 2007, p. 14 et 50
5. ^ N. Kanawati, Mereruka and King Teti. The Power behind the Throne, 2007, p. 21-22 et 50
6. ^ Lauer, Jean Phillipe. Saqqara: The Royal Cemetery of Memphis, Excavations and Discoveries since 1850. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1976. ISBN 0-684-14551-0
7. ^ Jánosi, Peter (1992). "The Queens of the Old Kingdom and their Tombs". The Bullentin of the Australian Center for Egyptology. 3: 51–57.
8. ^ Verner, Miroslav. The Pyramids: The Mystery, Culture, and Science of Egypt's Great Monuments. Grove Press. 2001 (1997). ISBN 0-8021-3935-3

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Queens of ancient Egypt

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

Period

Dynasty

* Pharaoh
* uncertain

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Early Dynastic
(3150–2686 BC)|

| I|

* Neithhotep
* Benerib
* Khenthap
* Herneith
* Nakhtneith
* Penebui
* Merneith
* Seshemetka
* Semat
* Serethor
* Betrest

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II|

* Menka
* Nimaathap

Old Kingdom
(2686–2181 BC)|

| III|

* Hetephernebti
* Djeseretnebti
* Djefatnebti
* Meresankh I

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IV|

* Hetepheres I
* Meritites I
* Henutsen
* Khentetka
* Meresankh II
* Hetepheres II
* Meresankh III
* Khamerernebty I
* Persenet
* Hekenuhedjet
* Khamerernebty II
* Rekhetre
* Bunefer

* 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

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Middle Kingdom
(2040–1802 BC)|

| XI|

* Neferu I
* Neferukayet
* Iah
* Tem
* Neferu II
* Ashayet
* Henhenet
* Sadeh
* Kawit
* Kemsit

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XII|

* Neferitatjenen
* Neferu III
* Keminub
* Senet
* Khenemetneferhedjet I
* Nofret II
* Khenmet
* Khenemetneferhedjet II
* Neferthenut
* Meretseger
* Aat
* Khenemetneferhedjet III
* Sobekneferu

2nd Intermediate
(1802–1550 BC)|

| XIII|

* Nofret
* Nubhetepti
* Senebhenas
* Neni
* Senebsen
* Tjan
* Ineni
* Nubkhaes
* Aya
* Abetni
* Satsobek
* Ameny

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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

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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

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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

3rd Intermediate
(1069–664 BC)|

| XXI|

* Tentamun
* Mutnedjmet
* Karimala

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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

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Late
(664–332 BC)|

| XXVI|

* Mehytenweskhet
* Khedebneithirbinet I
* Takhuit
* Tentkheta
* Nakhtubasterau
* Ladice

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XXVII|

* Atossa
* Artystone
* Parmys
* Amestris
* Damaspia
* Parysatis

XXXI|

* Stateira I

Hellenistic
(332–30 BC)|

| Argead|

* Roxana
* Stateira II
* Parysatis II
* Eurydice II of Macedon

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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

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* 4th
* 11th
* 12th
* 18th
* 19th
* 20th
* 21st to 23rd
* 24th
* 25th
* 26th
* 27th
* 30th
* 31st
* Ptolemaic

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