Khensa

Egyptian queen

Khensa

Queen consort of Nubia and Egypt
King's Wife, King's Sister, King's Daughter, etc
Burial|

Pyramid in Kuru, Nubia

Spouse| Pharaoh Piye
Issue| unknown
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Khensa
Dynasty| 25th Dynasty of Egypt
Father| possibly Kashta
Mother| possibly Queen Pebatjma
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Khensa
in hieroglyphs
Era: 3rd Intermediate Period
(1069–664 BC)

Khensa (Khenensaiuw) was a Nubian queen dated to the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.[1]

Khensa is named as a King's Wife and King's Sister together with King Piye. This suggests she is the sister-wife of the Pharaoh and hence likely a daughter of Kashta and Pebatjma.

Her full titles include: Noble Lady (iryt p't), Great of Praises (wrt hzwt), Sweet of Love (bnrt mrwt), Beloved one of Wadjet (mryt w3Dt), Mistress of Grace (nbt im3t), Lady of all Woman (hnwt hmwt nbwt), King's Wife (hmt niswt), Great King's Wife (hmt niswt wrt), Lady of Upper and Lower Egypt (hnwt Sm'w mhw), Lady of the Two Lands (hnwt t3wy), King's Daughter (s3t niswt), King's Sister (snt niswt), and the one who pacifies the King every day (shtp niswt m hrt hrw).[2]

Khensa is attested on a statue Louvre E 3915 - with Piye - dedicated to the goddess Bastet. She was buried in a pyramid at el-Kurru (Ku4). The tomb still contained parts of the funerary equipment such as an offering table, vases, canopic jars, etc.[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson, 2004, ISBN 0-500-05128-3, p.234-240
2. ^ a b Grajetski Ancient Egyptian Queens: a hieroglyphic dictionary Golden House Publications. p.88

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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
* Meresankh IV
* Setibhor
* Nebet
* Khenut
* Nimaethap 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

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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
* Twosret
* 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
* Patareshnes
* 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
* Cleopatra II
* Cleopatra III
* Cleopatra IV
* Cleopatra Selene
* Berenice III
* Cleopatra V
* Cleopatra VI
* Berenice IV
* Cleopatra VII
* Arsinoe IV

Dynastic genealogies

* 1st
* 2nd
* 3rd
* 4th
* 11th
* 12th
* 18th
* 19th
* 20th
* 21st to 23rd
* 24th
* 25th
* 26th
* 27th
* 30th
* 31st
* Ptolemaic

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