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Khentkaus II (2475 BC – 2445 BC) was a Queen of Egypt. She was a wife of Egyptian Pharaoh Neferirkare Kakai of the Fifth Dynasty. She was the mother of Pharaohs Neferefre and Nyuserre Ini.〔Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004), p.66〕 ==Biography== Khentkaus II was the wife of Neferirkare Kakai. Her pyramid complex was started during the reign of her husband, when her title was still that of king's wife (''hmt nswt''). The construction of her tomb was halted, possibly when her husband died, and was later resumed during the reign of her son. After the building was resumed her title was ''king's mother'' (''mwt nswt'').〔M. Verner, Abusir III: The Pyramid Complex of Khentkaus, Czech Institute of Egyptology, Praha, 1995〕 Khentkaues is shown on a block with her husband Neferirkare and a son named Ranefer (B).〔 A limestone fragment was found in the pyramid complex mentioning a King's Daughter Reputnebty, who is followed by a King's Son Khentykauhor. From context, Reputnebty was a daughter of Nyuserre and hence a granddaughter of Khentkaus. A further King's Son Irenre Junior (''nedjes'') is mentioned.〔 Titles: Khentkaus' titles held several titles including the title ''Mwt-neswt-bity-neswt-bity'' which she has in common with Khentkaus I. This title is not well understood and could mean either mother of the dual kings, or dual king and mother of the dual king. Other titles held by Khentkaus II include great one of the hetes-sceptre (''wrt-hetes''), she who sees Horus and Seth (''m33t-hrw-stsh''), great of praises (''wrt-hzwt''), king’s wife (''hmt-nisw''), king’s wife, his beloved (''hmt-nisw meryt.f''), priestess of Bapef (''hmt-ntr-b3-pf''), priestess of Tjazepef (''hmt-ntr-t3-zp.f''), directress of the butchers in the acacia house (''khrpt-sshmtiw-shndt''), attendant of Horus (''kht-hrw''), God’s daughter (''s3t-ntr''), companion of Horus (''smrt-hrw'' and ''tist-hrw'').〔Grajetzki, Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary, Golden House Publications, London, 2005, ISBN 978-0-9547218-9-3〕 The King's Mother Khentkaus is mentioned in the ''Abusir Papyri''.〔("The Abusir Papyri", University College, London )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Khentkaus II」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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