Khenemetneferhedjet III was an Egyptian queen. She was the wife of the Twelfth Dynasty ruler

Amenemhet III :''See Amenemhat, for other individuals with this name.'' Amenemhat III ( Ancient Egyptian: ''Ỉmn-m-hꜣt'' meaning 'Amun is at the forefront'), also known as Amenemhet III, was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and the sixth king of the Twelfth Dy ...

and was buried in his

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at Dahshur. Her name is so far only known from one object, an alabaster vessel found in her burial. She had the titles ''king's wife'', ''member of the elite'' and ''mistress of the two countries''. She was buried in a decorated, but uninscribed sarcophagus. Her burial was found looted and only few remains were found. Dieter Arnold, who found her burial, originally interpreted her name as the queen's title

Khenemetneferhedjet Khenemetneferhedjet ''(ẖnm.t nfr-ḥḏ.t)'' was an ancient Egyptian queenly title during the Middle Kingdom. It was in use from the 12th to the early 18th Dynasty. During the 12th Dynasty it also occurred as a personal name. Its meaning is � ...

and believed that the ritual vessel from her tomb did not bear any proper name. However, more recent researchers draw attention to the fact that it is not common just to give the title of an individual and not the proper name, especially on rituals objects in a tomb chamber. Therefore, Khenemetneferhedjet is most likely the proper name of this queen.Silke Roth: ''Die Königsmütter des Alten Ägypten von der Frühzeit bis zum Ende der 12. Dynastie'', Wiesbaden 2001, p. 440

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Khenemetneferhedjet 03 Queens consort of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt 19th-century BC women