Khuit
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Khuit II was a wife of King Teti
, the first pharaoh
of the Sixth dynasty of Egypt
.
Khuit may have been the mother of King Userkare
(according to Jánosi and Callender), but this is not at all certain and some would have a queen named Khent[kaues?] as the mother of Userkare. Khuit's daughter could be Seshseshet Sheshit.
According to her monuments Khuit held the titles:
just north of Teti's pyramid complex at Saqqara.
Loret initially thought Khuit's tomb was a mastaba. Excavations in the 1960s by Maragioglio and Rinaldi first suggested that Khuit had been buried in a pyramid. Remains of masonry belonging to the ruins of a small mortuary temple were found as well. Further excavations in 1995 by Hawass have confirmed that Khuit's tomb was a pyramid. Excavations of the pyramid itself revealed a burial chamber with a pink granite sarcophagus. The mortuary temple associated with her funerary complex is located to the east of the pyramid. The temple included an offering room with a false door and an altar. The temple walls were decorated and showed scenes of offering bearers.
Teti
Teti, less commonly known as Othoes, was the first Pharaoh of the Sixth dynasty of Egypt and is buried at Saqqara. The exact length of his reign has been destroyed on the Turin King List, but is believed to have been about 12 years.-Biography:...
, the first pharaoh
Pharaoh
Pharaoh is a title used in many modern discussions of the ancient Egyptian rulers of all periods. The title originates in the term "pr-aa" which means "great house" and describes the royal palace...
of the Sixth dynasty of Egypt
Sixth dynasty of Egypt
The sixth dynasty of ancient Egypt is often combined with Dynasties III, IV and V under the group title the Old Kingdom.-Pharaohs:...
.
Biography
Khuit may have been the first prominent royal wife from the reign of Teti. If so, her position would later be taken over by Iput I.Khuit may have been the mother of King Userkare
Userkare
Userkare was the second king of the Sixth Dynasty. He is generally seen as one of the leaders who opposed his predecessor, Teti's royal line and was most likely an usurper to the throne...
(according to Jánosi and Callender), but this is not at all certain and some would have a queen named Khent[kaues?] as the mother of Userkare. Khuit's daughter could be Seshseshet Sheshit.
According to her monuments Khuit held the titles:
- King’s Wife (ḥmt-niswt) and King’s Wife, his beloved (ḥmt-niswt mryt.f)
- Companion of Horus (smrt-ḥrw)
Burial
The pyramids of Iput I and Khuit were discovered between July 1897 and February 1989 by Victor LoretVictor Loret
Victor Clement Georges Philippe Loret was a French Egyptologist.-Biography:Loret studied with Gaston Maspero at the École des Hautes Études. In 1897 he became the head of the Egyptian Antiquities Service. In March 1898, he discovered KV35, the tomb of Amenhotep II in the Valley of the Kings...
just north of Teti's pyramid complex at Saqqara.
Loret initially thought Khuit's tomb was a mastaba. Excavations in the 1960s by Maragioglio and Rinaldi first suggested that Khuit had been buried in a pyramid. Remains of masonry belonging to the ruins of a small mortuary temple were found as well. Further excavations in 1995 by Hawass have confirmed that Khuit's tomb was a pyramid. Excavations of the pyramid itself revealed a burial chamber with a pink granite sarcophagus. The mortuary temple associated with her funerary complex is located to the east of the pyramid. The temple included an offering room with a false door and an altar. The temple walls were decorated and showed scenes of offering bearers.