Nitocris
Short Biography, Information & Facts
about Nitocris, the famous pharaoh and queen of Egypt
Biography, Facts and
information about the life of a Pharaoh
The term
pharaoh was the title of an ancient
Egyptian king who was considered to be a living god and worshipped as a
deity. Nitocris is believed to be the first female Pharaoh of Egypt. The pharaoh was an absolute ruler of Egypt, both the political
and religious leader.
Short Biography of
the life of Nitocris
The history, facts and information about Nitocris, a
famous female pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.
The following biography information
provides basic facts about the life Nitocris:
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Nitocris was also known as Nitiqret
and Nitokris
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Egyptian Period / Kingdom:
Old Kingdom
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Dynasty: Nitocris ruled
jointly with her husband in the Sixth
Egyptian Dynasty
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Name of Previous Pharaoh: Pepi I
(2332BC - 2283 BC)
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Years of Reign: 2283BC -
2278 BC
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Succeeded by: Pepi II - 2278BC - 2184 BC
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Family
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Year of Death: 2184
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Biography and accomplishments or why
Nitocris
was famous: Nitorcris was a queen of Egypt mentioned by the Greek
Herodotus and Manetho. Manetho was the greatest Ancient Egyptian
historian who lived during the 3rd century BC. Manetho recorded
his Aegyptiaca (History of Egypt) in which he includes a chronology of
the reigns of Ancient Egyptian pharaohs, taken from ancient 'King-lists'
which were held by the pharaohs. Manetho described Nitocris as 'the
noblest and loveliest of the women of her time'. She is mentioned by the
Greek Herodotus: From The History of the Persian Wars, c. 430 BC as the
Queen who commissioned works changing part of the course of the River
Euphrates, created lakes and built roads into Media in Babylon. She was
married to Pharaoh Nemtyemsaf Merenre who reigned from 2283BC -
2278 BC and famous as the first female who was given the
title of Pharaoh. She is believed to have committed suicide on the death
of her husband.
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