Ankhesenpepi II or Ankhesenmeryre II was a queen consort during the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt. She was the wife of Kings Pepi I and Nemtyemsaf I, and the mother of Pepi II. She likely served as regent du
Profile of Ankhnespepy II from her funerary temple
Brewer's Vat of Queen Mother Ankhenesnpepi II
Ankhesenpepi (II) as depicted at Wadi Maghara (Sinai)
Statuette of Queen Ankhesenpepi II and her son, Pepi II, c. 2288–2224 or 2194 BC. Egyptian alabaster, Brooklyn Museum.
Merenre Nemtyemsaf was an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh and the fourth king of the Sixth Dynasty. He ruled Egypt for six to eleven years in the early 23rd century BC, toward the end of the Old Kingdom peri
Ankhesenpepi II
…Ankhesenpepi II or Ankhesenmeryre II (fl. c. 2310 BC) was a queen consort during the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt. She was the wife of Kings Pepi I and Nemtyemsaf I, and the mother of Pepi II. She likely served as regent during the minority of her son. She was buried in a pyramid in Saqqara. Ankhesenpepi II was the…
A small box of hippopotamus ivory inscribed with the royal titulary of Merenre Nemtyemsaf, Musée du Louvre
Merenre's cartouche on the Abydos King List
The smaller copper statue from Hierakonpolis, representing Merenre or a young Pepi I
The smaller copper statue from Hierakonpolis, representing Merenre or a young Pepi I