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Khentkaus I, also referred to as Khentkawes, was a royal woman who lived in ancient Egypt during both the Fourth Dynasty and the Fifth Dynasty. [2] She may have been a daughter of king Menkaure, the wife of both king Shepseskaf and king Userkaf (the founder of the Fifth Dynasty), the mother of king Sahure. [3]
The pyramid of Khentkaus I or step tomb of Khentkaus I is a Fourth Dynasty two-stepped tomb built for the Queen Mother Khentkaus I in Giza. The tomb, built in two phases coinciding with its two steps, was originally known as the fourth pyramid of Giza.
Nov 16, 2021 · Khentkaus I would establish a 35-meter tall pyramid for herself in Giza per the tradition of Fourth Dynasty kings. But she changed the architectural style of the pyramid, as stated by...
- Mildred Europa Taylor
KKhentkaus I was a Queen and mother to two Kings who lived at the end of the 4th and the start of the 5th Dynasties.
Khentkaus I is the owner of a large burial enclosure at Giza which was originally thought to be an unfinished pyramid (designated LG100 and G8400). On the granite doorway to the valley temple of her stepped tomb at Giza there is an image of the queen along with an inscription.
Possible daughter of Menkaure. Chapel entrance door jambs and fragments of false door inscribed for Khentkaus, identified as [mwt nswt-bjtj nswt-bjtj sAt nTr] mother of the two kings of Upper and Lower Egypt, daughter of the god; in situ in G 8400.
Oct 16, 2023 · Khentkaus I, also referred to as Khentkawes, was a royal woman who lived in ancient Egypt during both the Fourth Dynasty and the Fifth Dynasty. She may have been a daughter of king Menkaure, the wife of both king Shepseskaf and king Userkaf (the founder of the Fifth Dynasty), the mother of king Sahure.
