We know almost nothing about King's Mother Hotepti, except that she may have been the mother of king Amenemhat IV. While holding the title King's Mother, she is not known to hold titles like King's Daughter, King's Sister, or King's Wife, indicating she was part of the royal family. Instead, the title indicate that she came from a non-royal and formed a new branch of the royal line.
The relationship between Amenemhat III and his successor Amenemhat IV, who was born to King's Mother Hotepti, is unclear. Amenemhat III is not known for his sons, but his daughters. Amenemhat IV does not seem to be a first rank son of Amenemhat III, but he may have been a son-in-law which created the title King's Mother for Hotepti when Amenemhat IV was appointed junior coregent in the final year of Amenemhat III.
Attestationedit
She is only known from a depiction in the temple of Medinet Madi, that was built and decorated under Amenemhat III and his successor Amenemhat IV. There she is simply king's mother, united with the white crown, lady of the two lands and noble lady (iry-pat) in a context where it is clear that she was the mother of Amenemhat IV. The inscription is partly destroyed. It is possible that parts of her titles are missing, but also parts of her name might be destroyed.[2]
Block, Amenemhat III temple in Medinet Madi[3] Mentions Amenemhat III {nj-mꜣꜥt-rꜥ jmn-m-ḥꜣt}, Hotepti {jrjt-pꜥt; mwt-nsw; ẖnmt nfr ḥḏt ḥtp.tj} and Neferuptah {jrjt-pꜥt; sꜣt-nsw nfrw-ptḥ}.
Grajetzki, Wolfram (2006). The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt: History, Archaeology and Society. London: Duckworth. ISBN0-7156-3435-6.
Roth, Silke (2001). Die Königsmütter des Alten Ägypten von der Frühzeit bis zum Ende der 12. Dynastie (in German). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. ISBN3-447-04368-7.
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hetepti, king, mother, hetepti, ḥtp, woman, holding, title, king, mother, believed, mother, king, amenemhat, ruled, twelfth, dynasty, middle, kingdom, ancient, egypt, contents, family, attestation, notes, referencesfamily, editwe, know, almost, nothing, about,. Hetepti ḥtp tj is a woman holding the title King s Mother and believed to be the mother of king Amenemhat IV who ruled at the end of the Twelfth Dynasty of the Middle Kingdom in Ancient Egypt 1 Contents 1 Family 2 Attestation 3 Notes 4 ReferencesFamily editWe know almost nothing about King s Mother Hotepti except that she may have been the mother of king Amenemhat IV While holding the title King s Mother she is not known to hold titles like King s Daughter King s Sister or King s Wife indicating she was part of the royal family Instead the title indicate that she came from a non royal and formed a new branch of the royal line The relationship between Amenemhat III and his successor Amenemhat IV who was born to King s Mother Hotepti is unclear Amenemhat III is not known for his sons but his daughters Amenemhat IV does not seem to be a first rank son of Amenemhat III but he may have been a son in law which created the title King s Mother for Hotepti when Amenemhat IV was appointed junior coregent in the final year of Amenemhat III Attestation editShe is only known from a depiction in the temple of Medinet Madi that was built and decorated under Amenemhat III and his successor Amenemhat IV There she is simply king s mother united with the white crown lady of the two lands and noble lady iry pat in a context where it is clear that she was the mother of Amenemhat IV The inscription is partly destroyed It is possible that parts of her titles are missing but also parts of her name might be destroyed 2 Block Amenemhat III temple in Medinet Madi 3 Mentions Amenemhat III nj mꜣꜥt rꜥ jmn m ḥꜣt Hotepti jrjt pꜥt mwt nsw ẖnmt nfr ḥḏt ḥtp tj and Neferuptah jrjt pꜥt sꜣt nsw nfrw ptḥ Notes edit Grajetzki 2006 p 58 Roth 2001 p 511 512 https pnm uni mainz de inscription 15880References editGrajetzki Wolfram 2006 The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt History Archaeology and Society London Duckworth ISBN 0 7156 3435 6 Roth Silke 2001 Die Konigsmutter des Alten Agypten von der Fruhzeit bis zum Ende der 12 Dynastie in German Wiesbaden Harrassowitz Verlag ISBN 3 447 04368 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hetepti king 27s mother amp oldid 1189381560, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
