Nimaethap

Also known as Ne-maat Hap

thumb|Fragment of seal impression on clay citing the "mother of the king's sons", Nymaathap. She was the mother of Djoser and wife of Khasekhemwy. Originally from Abydos, Umm el Qaab, tomb V. (Tomb of Khasekhemwy) and now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Nimaathap (also read as '''Nima'at-Hapi and Nihap-ma'at''') was an ancient Egyptian queen consort at the transition time from 2nd Dynasty to 3rd Dynasty. Nimaathap may have acted as regent for her son Djoser.

Key facts

Royalty.name: Nimaathap
Royalty.title: Queen consort of Egypt
Royalty.image: Nimaathapisiegel1.png
Royalty.image_size: 285px
Royalty.alt: Seal impression with the name and title of Nimaathap, found at Abydos.
Royalty.caption: Seal impression with the name and title of Nimaathap, found at Abydos.
Royalty.burial_place: Mastaba K1 at Beit Khallaf (uncertain)
Royalty.spouse: Khasekhemwy
Royalty.issue: Djoser
Royalty.dynasty: 2nd of Egypt 3rd of Egypt
Hieroglyphs.name: Personal name: V28-Aa5:p-n:U2-Aa11:X1
Hieroglyphs.name explanation: Nimaathap/Nimaat-Hapi nj-m33.t-Ḥp Maat belongs to Hapi/Apis
Hieroglyphs.name2: Royal title: G14-M23:X1-L2:X1
Hieroglyphs.name2 explanation: Mwt neswt-bity mw.t-nsw.t-btj Mother of a king
Hieroglyphs.name3: Honorary title: I10:d-Aa1*X1:nb-D4:n-S29
Hieroglyphs.name3 explanation: Djet-khetneb-iret-nes ḏt -ḫtnb-jr.t-ns She who says something and it is done (for her) immediately