09: She Is Foremost

Khenty-kaus, the Lady Ruler. Around 2500 BCE, Menkaure died without an heir. His sister Khenty-Kau-es ("She is Foremost") stepped into the vacuum and governed the state on behalf of her young sons. This was an interesting period, with a lasting impact on royal power...

Date c. 2500 - 2490 BCE

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Barry Kemp, Ancient Egypt: Anatomy of a Civilization, 2005 (Amazon).

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Gay Robins, The Art of Ancient Egypt, 2008 (Amazon).

John Romer, A History of Egypt: from the First Farmers to the Great Pyramid, 2013 (Amazon).

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Release date

Lydbog: 1. april 2013