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Neithhotep (or Hetepu-Neith) was the first queen of ancient Egypt, cofounder of the First dynasty, and is the earliest woman in history whose name is known. The name Neithhotep means "(Goddess ) Neith is satisfied". == Biography == Neithhotep's dynastic marriage to Narmer, which could represent the start of the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt, with the unification of Lower and Upper Egypt, may be represented on the Narmer Macehead.〔Walter B Emery, Archaic Egypt, Pelican Books,1961, ISBN 0-14-020462-8〕 Indeed, in this view Neithhotep was originally a princess of Lower Egypt, before marriage to Narmer (Thinite king of Upper Egypt). An alternative theory, based on the location of her tomb, holds that Neithhotep was a member of the royal line of Naqada . Neithhotep was the wife of Narmer〔J. Tyldesley, Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt, 2006, Thames & Hudson〕〔Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004)〕 or wife〔Grajetski Ancient Egyptian Queens: a hieroglyphic dictionary Golden House Publications, pg. 2〕 or mother of Hor-Aha and possibly the mother of Benerib, Hor-Aha's wife. Neithhotep's name have been found in several locations: * Clay sealing in the tomb at Naqada with the names of Hor-Aha and Neithhotep.〔〔Porter and Moss Topographical Bibliography; Volume V Upper Egypt Griffith Institute, pg 119〕 * Clay sealing with the name of Neithhotep alone, also from the royal tomb in Naqada. Some of these are now in the Cairo Museum.〔Porter and Moss, pg 119〕 * Two inscribed vases were found in the tomb of Djer, Neithhotep's grandson.〔Porter and Moss, pg 78〕 * Ivory fragments with the name of Neithhotep were discovered in the subsidiary tombs near Djer's funerary complex.〔 * A fragment of an alabaster vase with the name of Neithhotep was found in the general vicinity of the royal tombs in Umm el-Qaab.〔Porter and Moss, pg 89〕 * On labels from Helwan.〔 Her titles were: ''ḫntỉ'' (Foremost of Women), ''sm3ỉ.t nb.tỉ'' (Consort of the Two Ladies). Both were titles given to queens during the First dynasty.〔 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「Neithhotep」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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