Mutnedjmet

Mutnedjmet
Queen consort of Egypt
Great Royal Wife
chantress of Hathor
Mutnedjmet, detail of the double statue of pharaoh Horemheb and queen Mutnedjmet, from Karnak, Museo Egizio, Turin, Italy
Burial
Tomb of Horemheb in Saqqara
SpousePharaoh Horemheb
Egyptian name
Dynasty18th Dynasty
Fatherpossibly Ay
Motherpossibly Tey
ReligionAncient Egyptian religion

Mutnedjmet, also spelled Mutnodjmet, Mutnedjemet, etc. (Ancient Egyptian: mw.t-nḏm.t), was an ancient Egyptian queen, the Great Royal Wife of Horemheb, the last ruler of the 18th Dynasty. The name, Mutnedjmet, translates as: "The sweet Mut" or "Mut is sweet." She was the second wife of Horemheb after Amenia who died before Horemheb became pharaoh.

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