Burial Unknown Father Khui Spouse Pepi I Meryre Children Merenre Nemtyemsaf I | Parents Khui, Nebet | |
Grandchildren Pepi II Neferkare, Ankhesenpepi III Great grandchildren Merenre Nemtyemsaf II, Nitocris Similar Pepi I Meryre, Ankhesenpepi II, Pepi II Neferkare, Merenre Nemtyemsaf I, Teti | ||
Ankhenespepi I or Ankhenesmeryre I was a queen consort during the sixth dynasty of Egypt.
Biography
Ankhesenpepi was a daughter of Nebet the female vizier and her husband Khui. Ankhesenpepi's sister was Ankhenespepi II, and her brother was Vizier Djau.
Both sisters - Ankhesenpepi I and II - were married to Pharaoh Pepi I whose throne name was Meryre; their name was probably taken when the marriage took place, since it means "Her life belongs to Pepi/Meryre". Both queens gave birth to successors of Pepi: the son of Ankhenespepi I was Merenre Nemtyemsaf I, who ruled only for a few years; the son of Ankhenespepi II was Pepi II, who succeeded after Nemtyemsaf's death.
She is mentioned together with her sister on their brother's stela in Abydos, also, at her pyramid, on an inscription now in Berlin, and a decree in Abydos.
Her titles were: King's Wife, King's Mother, Great of Sceptre.