Inenek, also called Inti, was an ancient Egyptian queen consort, a wife of

Pharaoh Pharaoh (, ; Egyptian: ''pr ꜥꜣ''; cop, , Pǝrro; Biblical Hebrew: ''Parʿō'') is the vernacular term often used by modern authors for the kings of ancient Egypt who ruled as monarchs from the First Dynasty (c. 3150 BC) until the an ...

Pepi I Pepi I Meryre (also Pepy I) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, third king of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt, who ruled for over 40 years at the turn of the 24th and 23rd centuries BC, toward the end of the Old Kingdom period. He was the son of ...

of the

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Titles

Inti's titles were: ''Hereditary Princess'' (''iryt-p`t''), ''Foremost of the Elite'' (''ḥ`tit-p`t''), ''King’s Wife'' (''hmt-niswt''), ''King’s Wife, his beloved'' (''ḥmt-niswt mryt.f''), ''Daughter of Merehu'' (''z3t-Mrḥw''), and ''Daughter of

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'' (''z3t-Gb'').

Burial

Inenek-Inti was buried in a

pyramid A pyramid (from el, πυραμίς ') is a structure whose outer surfaces are triangular and converge to a single step at the top, making the shape roughly a pyramid in the geometric sense. The base of a pyramid can be trilateral, quadrilat ...

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. Her pyramid is part of the pyramid complex of her husband Pepi I. Her complex is located just west of that of Queen

Nubwenet Nubwenet (sometimes written as Nebuunet) was an ancient Egyptian queen consort, a wife of Pharaoh Pepi I of the 6th dynasty. Titles Her titles were: ''Great one of the hetes-sceptre'' (''wrt-ḥts''), ''She who sees Horus and Seth'' (''m33t- ...

. Inenek-Inti may have been slightly more important than Nubwenet as her pyramid and mortuary temple are slightly larger than those of Nubwenet's. Inenek-Inti's complex is surrounded by a perimeter wall. Her mortuary temple was built so that the building wound around a corner. The mortuary temple included a small pillared hall and an open courtyard which featured several offering tables.Verner, M., ''The Pyramids: The Mystery, Culture and Science of Egypt's great Monuments''

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