Mutnedjmet
Sign in to savethumb|Scarab attributed of Mutnodjmet prior to becoming queen. Brooklyn Museum, acc. no. 37.715E Mutnedjmet, also spelled Mutnodjmet, Mutnedjemet, etc. (), was an ancient Egyptian queen, the Great Royal Wife of Horemheb, the last ruler of the 18th Dynasty. The name, Mutnedjmet, translates as: "The sweet Mut" or "Mut is sweet." She was the second wife of Horemheb after Amenia who died before Horemheb became pharaoh.
Key facts
- Monarch.name
- Mutnedjmet
- Monarch.title
- Queen consort of EgyptGreat Royal Wife chantress of Hathor
- Monarch.image
- Detail of the statue of king Horemheb and queen Mutnedjemet - Museo Egizio (Turin).jpg
- Monarch.caption
- Mutnedjmet, detail of the double statue of pharaoh Horemheb and queen Mutnedjmet, from Karnak, Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy
- Monarch.native_lang1
- Egyptian name
- Monarch.native_lang1_name1
- G15:t-M29-t-Aa29-B1
- Monarch.burial_place
- Tomb of Horemheb in Saqqara
- Monarch.spouse
- Pharaoh Horemheb
- Monarch.dynasty
- 18th Dynasty
- Monarch.father
- possibly Ay
- Monarch.mother
- possibly Tey
- Monarch.religion
- Ancient Egyptian religion
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Ancient Egypt
- Place of death
- Thebes
- Spouse
- Horemheb
- Father
- Ay
- Mother
- Tey
- Noble title
- Great Royal Wife
- Image
- Detail of the statue of king Horemheb and queen Mutnedjemet - Museo Egizio (Turin).jpg
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- date of birth
- 1400-01-01
- date of death
- 1400-01-01
- Commons category
- Mutnedjemet
- cause of death
- puerperal disorders
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Titles
- Mutnedjmet as Nefertiti's sister
- Monuments and inscriptions
- Death and burial
- In popular culture
- References
thumb|Scarab attributed of Mutnodjmet prior to becoming queen. Brooklyn Museum, acc. no. 37.715E Mutnedjmet, also spelled Mutnodjmet, Mutnedjemet, etc. (), was an ancient Egyptian queen, the Great Royal Wife of Horemheb, the last ruler of the 18th Dynasty. The name, Mutnedjmet, translates as: "The sweet Mut" or "Mut is sweet." She was the second wife of Horemheb after Amenia who died before Horemheb became pharaoh.
==Titles== Mutnedjmet's titles include: Hereditary Princess (jryt-pʿt), Great King’s Wife (ḥmt-nswt-wrt), Great of Praises (wrt-ḥswt), Lady of Charm (nbt-jmʒt), Sweet of Love (bnrt-mrwt), Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt (ḥnwt-šmʿw -mḥw), Songstress of Hathor (ḥsyt-nt-ḥwt-ḥrw), and Songstress of Amun (smʿyt-nt-jmnw).
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