Senet was an

ancient Egypt Ancient Egypt () was a cradle of civilization concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in Northeast Africa. It emerged from prehistoric Egypt around 3150BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology), when Upper and Lower E ...

ian ''king's wife'' and ''king's mother'', known from three statues, that date to the Middle Kingdom, perhaps to the

12th Dynasty The Twelfth Dynasty of ancient Egypt (Dynasty XII) is a series of rulers reigning from 1991–1802 BC (190 years), at what is often considered to be the apex of the Middle Kingdom (Dynasties XI–XIV). The dynasty periodically expanded its terr ...

. Her husband and royal son are not known for sure. The statues show the queen sitting on a throne. For two of the statues the upper part is missing. A third statue preserves the upper part but the face is heavily damaged. Gae Callender proposed king

Amenemhat II Nubkaure Amenemhat II, also known as Amenemhet II, was the third pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty of ancient Egypt. Although he ruled for at least 35 years, his reign is rather obscure, as well as his family relationships. Family Archaeological fin ...

as her husband, as his wife is not yet identified for sure, while for most other 12th Dynasty kings a wife is known.V. G. Callender: ''review of Silke Roth: Die Königsmütter des Alten Ägypten. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 2001, ISBN 3-447-04368-7'' In: ''Journal of Egyptian Archaeology.'' vol. 91, 2005, p. 212.

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Senet on ''Persons and Names of the Middle Kingdom''
Queens consort of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt 19th-century BC Egyptian women 18th-century BC Egyptian women Senusret III {{AncientEgypt-bio-stub