10 Facts About Nimaathap

Nimaathap was an ancient Egyptian queen consort at the transition time from 2nd Dynasty to 3rd Dynasty.

Nimaathap is known to have enjoyed a long-lasting mortuary cult.

Nimaathap's name appears on clay seal impressions discovered mostly in the tomb of king Khasekhemwy, the last ruler of the 2nd dynasty.

The relief is evaluated as proof that Nimaathap was still alive at that time and that she participated in at least one Hebsed ceremony.

Nimaathap's name appears in a tomb inscription of the high official Metjen, who held office under the kings Huni and Sneferu.

Egyptologists take this as a proof of how famous Nimaathap must have been during the Old Kingdom period.

Nimaathap is generally viewed as the queen consort of pharaoh Khasekhemwy.

Outdated theories once held that Nimaathap was the daughter of Khasekhemwy, that she married a king Nebka and that Djoser was the "first rightful king" from that bloodline.

When Khasekhemwy fought the Northern royal house at Upper Egypt and was victorious, Nimaathap was handed over as some kind of trophy.

Scholars are now convinced that Djoser was indeed a founder of a new dynasty because Djoser and Nimaathap buried Khasekhemwy at the Thinite cemetery of Abydos, but Djoser founded a new Memphite cemetery at Saqqara.