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Nebet (“Lady”; fl. c. 2320 BC) was created vizier during the late Old Kingdom of Egypt by King Pepi I of the Sixth Dynasty, [1] [2] who was her son-in-law (and possibly also her nephew). [3] She is the first recorded female vizier in Ancient Egyptian history; the next was in the 26th Dynasty.
Nebet (fl. c. 2360 BC) was an Egyptian queen, the wife of King Unas. She lived during the time of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt . She is held the mother of the Crown Prince Unas-ankh , though this fact is disputed.
Nephthys or Nebet-Het in ancient Egyptian (Ancient Greek: Νέφθυς) was a goddess in ancient Egyptian religion. A member of the Great Ennead of Heliopolis in Egyptian mythology , she was a daughter of Nut and Geb .
One example of a woman in a high state position is Nebet who became vizier in the Sixth Dynasty. The vizier was the highest state official, second only to the king. [10] Egyptian society of antiquity, like many other civilizations of the time, used religion as a foundation for society.
Sobekneferu was the first confirmed woman to rule Egypt in her own right as 'female king' and the first to adopt the full royal titulary. [ 27 ] [ 28 ] She was also the first ruler associated with the crocodile god Sobek by name, whose identity appears in both her birth and throne names. [ 29 ]
Gynaecopolis was known in Ancient Egypt as 'Per Nebet Imau'. [1] This city was the capital of the Gynaecopolite nome mentioned by Strabo, [2] and coins having its impress in the age of Hadrian are still present. [3]
Nebethetepet (nb.t-ḥtp.t) is an ancient Egyptian goddess. Her name means "Lady of the Offerings" or "Satisfied Lady". She was worshipped in Heliopolis as a female counterpart of Atum.
The terms "Nebty name" and "Two-Ladies-name" derive from the Egyptian word nbtj (Nebty), which is a dual noun meaning "the (two) ladies". As a mere noun it is a religious euphemism designating the goddesses Nekhbet and Wadjet as a deified pair.