Reptynub (; also written as Repytnub and Reputnebu; ) was a

queen consort A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king, and usually shares her spouse's social Imperial, royal and noble ranks, rank and status. She holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles and may be crowned and anointed, but hi ...

during the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt. She was the wife of King

Nyuserre Ini Nyuserre Ini (also Niuserre Ini or Neuserre Ini; in Greek language, Greek known as Rathurês, ''Ῥαθούρης''; died 2422 BC) was an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh, king, the sixth ruler of the Fifth dynasty of Egypt, Fifth Dynasty during the Ol ...

. She was possibly a mother of

Menkauhor Kaiu Menkauhor Kaiu (also known as Ikauhor and in Ancient Greek, Greek as Mencherês, Μεγχερῆς; died 2414 BC) was an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh, king of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, Old Kingdom period. He was the seventh ruler of the Fifth Dynas ...

(if he was Nyuserre’s son).M. Verner, ''The Pyramids'', 1997 Reptynub is identified as the wife of Nyuserre based on the discovery of a fragment of a statue in his mortuary

temple A temple (from the Latin ) is a place of worship, a building used for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. By convention, the specially built places of worship of some religions are commonly called "temples" in Engli ...

. A smaller

pyramid A pyramid () is a structure whose visible surfaces are triangular in broad outline and converge toward the top, making the appearance roughly a pyramid in the geometric sense. The base of a pyramid can be of any polygon shape, such as trian ...

next to that of Nyuserre likely belonged to his wife and the pyramid may have belonged to Reptynub.Dodson, Aidan and Hilton, Dyan. ''The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt''. Thames & Hudson. 2004. pp. 62-69, Grajetzki, ''Ancient Egyptian Queens: A Hieroglyphic Dictionary'', Golden House Publications, London, 2005, Fragments of a statue of a queen were found in the

tomb A tomb ( ''tumbos'') or sepulchre () is a repository for the remains of the dead. It is generally any structurally enclosed interment space or burial chamber, of varying sizes. Placing a corpse into a tomb can be called '' immurement'', alth ...

of the

vizier A vizier (; ; ) is a high-ranking political advisor or Minister (government), minister in the Near East. The Abbasids, Abbasid caliphs gave the title ''wazir'' to a minister formerly called ''katib'' (secretary), who was at first merely a help ...

Ptahshepses Ptahshepses () was the vizier and son-in-law of king Nyuserre Ini during the Fifth Dynasty. As such he was one of the most distinguished members of the royal court. Ptahshepses' mastaba complex in Abusir is considered by many to be the most ...

and his wife, the king’s daughter Khamerernebty. No name was found on the statue fragments, but the statue is assumed to depict Reptynub. Reputnebu

She could be a mother of the princess Reputnebty, who is mentioned on a limestone fragment found in the pyramid complex of the queen

Khentkaus II Khentkaus II ( 2475 BC – c. 2445 BC) was a royal woman who lived in ancient Egypt. She was a wife of Egyptian Pharaoh, king Neferirkare Kakai of the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt, Fifth Dynasty. She was the mother of two kings, Neferefre and Nyuserre ...

. She was named after

Two Ladies In Ancient Egyptian texts, the "Two Ladies" (, sometimes anglicized ''Nebty'') was a religious epithet for the goddesses Wadjet and Nekhbet, two deities who were patrons of the ancient Egyptians and worshiped by all after the unification of its ...

. Another probable child of Reptynub was Prince Khentykauhor.He is mentioned together with Reputnebty on a limestone fragment and is called "King’s son". The father-in-law of Reptynub was King

Neferirkare Kakai Neferirkare Kakai (also known as Raneferirka Kakai and in Greek as Nefercherês, Νεφερχέρης; died 2460 BC) was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh, the third king of the Fifth Dynasty. Neferirkare, the eldest son of Sahure with his consor ...

, and her brother-in-law was King

Neferefre Neferefre Isi (also known as Raneferef, Ranefer and in Greek as , ; 2480 BC - 2458 BC) was an ancient Egyptian king of the Fifth Dynasty during the Old Kingdom period. He was the eldest son of king Neferirkare Kakai and queen Khentkaus II. ...

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