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Khamerernebty I was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 4th dynasty. She was probably a wife of King Khafre and the mother of King Menkaure and Queen Khamerernebty II. It is possible that she was a daughter of Khufu, based on the fact that inscriptions identify her as a King's daughter.
Identified on entrance lintel as [mwt nswt-bjtj sAt nswt-bjtj sAt nTr] mother of the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, daughter of the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, daughter of the god; found above entrance to G 8978, possibly not in situ.
Egyptian queen Khamerernebty I was the daughter of the builder of the great pyramid at Giza, King Khufu of the Fourth Dynasty. As he had more than one principal queen during his lifetime, it is not certain which gave birth to Khamerernebty who was destined to carry on the royal line.
A journal article by Michel Baud that describes and analyzes the tombs of two officials named Khamerernebty in the Central Field at Giza. The article includes information on the owners, inscriptions, decorations, and burials of the tombs, as well as their historical and social context.
Khamerernebty I of the 4th dynasty was the wife of Pharaoh Khafra and the mother of Menkaura. Khamerernebty II, possible daughter of the former, was the wife of Menkaura. Princess Khamerernebty was the only known child of Pharaoh Niuserre of the 5th dynasty.
Two uninscribed statues: one fragmentary wearing pleated robe (JE 48828), the other seated (JE 48856), probably represent Khamerernebty II (or possibly her mother Khamerernebty I); JE 48828 found in serdab ("room B") of G 8978, JE 48856 found in pillared outer hall ("room C") of G 8978.
Reisner suggested that the woman was Queen Khamerernebty II, the only of Menkaura's queens known by name. She, however, had only a mastaba tomb, while two unidentified queens of Menkaura had small pyramids.
