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Kemsit () was an ancient Egyptian queen consort, the wife of king Mentuhotep II of the 11th Dynasty. Her tomb (TT308) and small decorated chapel were found in her husband's Deir el-Bahari temple complex, behind the main building, along with the tombs of five other ladies, Ashayet, Henhenet, Kawit, Sadeh and Mayet. Most of them were priestesses of Hathor, so it is possible that they were buried there as part of the goddess's cult, but it is also possible that they were the daughters of nobles the king wanted to keep an eye upon.

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Royalty.name
Kemsit
Royalty.title
King's Beloved WifeKing's Sole OrnamentPriestess of Hathor
Royalty.image
Relief Kemsit Munich.JPG
Royalty.caption
Kemsit on a relief from Deir el-Bahari, now in Staatliche Sammlung für Ägyptische Kunst, Munich
Royalty.succession
Queen consort of Egypt
Royalty.reign
c. 2025 BC
Royalty.regent
Mentuhotep II
Royalty.reg type
King
Royalty.burial_place
TT308, Deir el-Bahari, Egypt
Royalty.consort
yes
Royalty.spouse
Mentuhotep II
Royalty.dynasty
11th Dynasty of Egypt

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