Behenu
Sign in to saveBehenu () was an ancient Egyptian queen of the Sixth Dynasty. She is thought to have been the wife of either Pepi I or of Pepi II.
Key facts
- Monarch.name
- Behenu
- Monarch.succession
- Queen consort of Egypt
- Monarch.reign
- c. 2280 BC
- Monarch.reg type
- King
- Monarch.burial_place
- Egypt
- Monarch.consort
- yes
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Spouse
- Pepi II
- Occupation
- politician
- Noble title
- queen consort
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- date of birth
- 2400-00-00
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Behenu () was an ancient Egyptian queen of the Sixth Dynasty. She is thought to have been the wife of either Pepi I or of Pepi II.
The remnants of her pyramid were first discovered in 2007, and news of the discovery of her burial chamber was made public in March 2010. The complex was discovered in the vicinity of the pyramid of the Pepi II, and it is thought that she was most likely the wife of this king, but no inscription has been uncovered that would positively link her to him.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Behenu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.