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Nebet

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Children
  
Ankhesenpepi I

Grandchild
  
Merenre Nemtyemsaf I

Great grandchildren
  
Pepi II Neferkare, Ankhesenpepi III

Similar
  
Pepi I Meryre, Merenre Nemtyemsaf I, Teti

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Nebet (“Lady”) was created vizier during the late Old Kingdom of Egypt by Pharaoh Pepi I of the Sixth dynasty, her son-in-law. She is the first recorded female vizier in Ancient Egyptian history; the next one was in the 26th Dynasty.

She was the wife of the nobleman Khui.

Her daughters the Queens Ankhesenpepi I and Ankhesenpepi II were respectively the mothers of the Pharaohs Merenre Nemtyemsaf and Pepi II.

Her son Djau born in, and had a tomb in Abydos, became vizier for his nephews. She is mentioned in his tomb.

Vizier Nebet was a contemporary of Weni the Elder.

References

Nebet Wikipedia