Ankhesenpepi I (also Ankhenespepi I or Ankhenesmeryre I) was a queen consort during the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt.
| Ankhesenpepi I | |
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| Queen consort of Egypt | |
| Burial | Unknown |
| Spouse | Pharaoh Pepi I |
| Issue | Merenre Nemtyemsaf I |
| Dynasty | Sixth dynasty of Egypt |
| Father | Khui |
| Mother | Nebet |
| Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion |
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| Era: Old Kingdom (2686–2181 BC) | ||||||||||||||
Biography
editAnkhesenpepi was a daughter of the female vizier Nebet and her husband Khui, nomarch of Abydos. Ankhesenpepi's sister was Ankhenespepi II, and her brother was Vizier Djau.[1]
Both sisters – Ankhesenpepi I and II – were married to Pharaoh Pepi I whose throne name was Meryre; their name was probably taken when the marriage took place, since it means "Her life belongs to Pepi/Meryre". Both queens gave birth to successors of Pepi: the son of Ankhesenpepi I was Merenre Nemtyemsaf I, who ruled only for a few years; the son of Ankhenespepi II was Pepi II, who succeeded after Nemtyemsaf's death.[2]
She is mentioned together with her sister on their brother's stela in Abydos, also, at her pyramid, on an inscription now in Berlin, and a decree in Abydos.[3]
Her titles were: King's Wife, King's Mother, Great of Sceptre.[3]