Nimaathap | |
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Queen consort of Egypt Mother of a King | |
![]() Seal impression with the name and title of Nimaathap, found at Abydos.[2] | |
Burial | Mastaba K1 at Beit Khallaf (uncertain) |
Spouse | Khasekhemwy |
Issue | Djoser |
Dynasty | 2nd of Egypt 3rd of Egypt |
Nimaathap in hieroglyphs | ||||||
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Personal name:
Nimaathap/Nimaat-Hapi nj-m33.t-Ḥp Truth of Hapi | ||||||
Royal title:
Mwt neswt-bity mw.t-nsw.t-btj Mother of a king | ||||||
Honorary title:
Djet-khetneb-iret-nes ḏt -ḫtnb-jr.t-ns She who says something and it is done (for her) immediately |
Nimaathap (also read as Nima'at-Hapi and Nihap-ma'at[3]) was an ancient Egyptian queen consort at the transition time from 2nd Dynasty to 3rd Dynasty. Nimaathap may have acted as regent for her son Djoser.[4][5]
She is known to have enjoyed a long-lasting mortuary cult.[6]
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