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09: She Is Foremost (Khenty-kaus Queen of Egypt)

The History of Egypt Podcast

Ancient Egypt, from Creation to Cleopatra. This podcast tells the story of pharaonic Egypt "in their own words." Using archaeology, ancient texts, and up-to-date scholarship, we uncover the world of the Nile Valley and its people. Hosted on the Airwave Media Network.

Dominic Perry

King but not a King. Around 2500 BCE, King Menkaure died without an heir. His sister Khenty-Kau-es ("She is Foremost") stepped into the vacuum and governed the state on behalf of her young son, Shepses-ka-ef. This was an interesting period, with a lasting impact on royal power... Date c. 2500 - 2490 BCE <a href="https://egyptianhistorypodcast.com/episodes/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://egyptianhistorypodcast.com/episodes/</a>, Support the Show at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/egyptpodcast</a>, Follow the show on social media <a href="http://www.facebook.com/egyptpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/egyptpodcast</a> and <a href="http://www.twitter.com/egyptianpodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.twitter.com/egyptianpodcast</a>, Music by Keith Zizza <a href="http://www.keithzizza.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.keithzizza.com</a> <hr> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

Khenty-kaus, the Lady Ruler. Around 2500 BCE, Menkaure died without an heir. His sister Khenty-Kau-es ("She is Foremost") stepped into the vacuum and governed the state on behalf of her young sons. This was an interesting period, with a lasting impact on royal power...

Date c. 2500 - 2490 BCE 

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Music by Keith Zizza www.keithzizza.com.

Select Bibliography:

Vivienne Gae Callender, In Hathor’s Image: the Wives and Mothers of Egyptian Kings from Dynasties I-VI, 2012.

Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, 2010.

Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, 1994.

Erik Hornung, Conceptions of God in Ancient Egypt: the One and the Many, 1996.

Barry Kemp, Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilization, 2005.

Mark Lehner, The Complete Pyramids, 2008.

Lehner, M., & Hawass, Z. A. (2017). Giza and the Pyramids.

Gay Robins, The Art of Ancient Egypt, 2008.

John Romer, A History of Egypt: from the First Farmers to the Great Pyramid, 2013.
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