| Rededjet in hieroglyphs | ||||||||
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Rededjet[1] rwḏdt | ||||||||
Rededjet (also read as Ruddedet[2]) is the name of a fictitious ancient Egyptian woman appearing as the heroic character in a story told in the legendary Westcar Papyrus. She is said to have fulfilled a prophecy by giving birth to three future kings that was forecast during the reign of Khufu (Fourth Dynasty) by a magician named Dedi.