Nimaathap
| Nimaathap | |
|---|---|
| Queen consort of Egypt Mother of a King | |
Seal impression with the name and title of Nimaathap, found at Abydos. | |
| Burial | Mastaba K1 at Beit Khallaf (uncertain) |
| Spouse | Khasekhemwy |
| Issue | Djoser |
| Dynasty | 2nd of Egypt 3rd of Egypt |
| Nimaathap in hieroglyphs | ||||||
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| Personal name: Nimaathap/Nimaat-Hapi nj-m33.t-Ḥp Truth of Hapi | ||||||
| Royal title: Mwt neswt-bity mw.t-nsw.t-btj Mother of a king | ||||||
Honorary title:
Djet-khetneb-iret-nes ḏt -ḫtnb-jr.t-ns She who says something and it is done (for her) immediately | ||||||
Nimaathap (also read as Nima'at-Hapi and Nihap-ma'at) was an ancient Egyptian queen consort at the transition time from 2nd Dynasty to 3rd Dynasty. Nimaathap may have acted as regent for her son Djoser.
She is known to have enjoyed a long-lasting mortuary cult.