Nubwenet (sometimes written as Nebuunet) 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

6th dynasty The Sixth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (notated Dynasty VI), along with the Third, Fourth and Fifth Dynasty, constitutes the Old Kingdom of Dynastic Egypt. Pharaohs Known pharaohs of the Sixth Dynasty are listed in the table below. Manetho acc ...

Titles

Her titles were: ''Great one of the hetes-sceptre'' (''wrt-ḥts''), ''She who sees

Horus Horus or Heru, Hor, Har in Ancient Egyptian, is one of the most significant ancient Egyptian deities who served many functions, most notably as god of kingship and the sky. He was worshipped from at least the late prehistoric Egypt until the P ...

and Seth'' (''m33t-ḥrw-stš''), ''Great of Praises'' (''wrt-hzwt''), ''King’s Wife, his beloved'' (''hmt-niswt mryt.f''), ''Beloved King’s Wife of Pepi-Mennefer'' (''ḥmt-niswt-nt-ppy-mn-nfr-mryt.f''), and ''Companion of Horus'' (''smrt-ḥrw'').

Tomb

Nubwenet is buried in a pyramid which is associated with the pyramid complex of

at Saqqara. Nebwenet's pyramid complex lies at the far Eastern part of Pepi I's pyramid complex. Nebwenet had a small pyramid (the sides were about 21 m long and the pyramid was about 21 m high) and a small mortuary complex, which is now mostly destroyed. The pyramid was made from limestone, while the temple was constructed from mudbrick.Verner, M., The Pyramids: The Mystery, Culture and Science of Egypt's great Monuments

References

{{Queens of Ancient Egypt 24th-century BC women 23rd-century BC women Queens consort of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt Pepi I Meryre