See also: Neith (homonymy)

Neith is the Grande royal wife of Pépi {{II}}, Pharaon of.

Genealogy

See also: Family tree of the Life Egyptian dynasty

Royal princess, it is the girl of Pépi {{Ier}} and of Ânkhésenpépi {{Ire}}. As for the queens of this time it receives the privilege to be made build its tomb with Saqqarah in the royal necropolis of her husband. It will give him a son who will reign under the name of Mérenrê {{II}}.

Certain authors think that Neith reigned following his/her son died prematurely and with this fact associate it with the queen Nitocris mentioned by Manéthon de Sebennytos in its Histoire of Egypt, the Ægyptiaca , that he wrote for the account of Ptolémée {{Ier}} Sôter. Many legends contribute to make of this character a colourful and legendary figure whose Greek public was fond of delicacies.

At all events, Neith was an important queen whose titles of wife of the king and mother of the king , associated with a small complex pyramidal complete show the influence and the importance that she exerted over her time.

Burial

Its pyramid was found among the necropolis of her husband and half-brother Pépi {{II}}.

In addition to vestiges of the funerary money which accompanied it in its voyage in beyond, the vault of the queen was decorated on her western wall with a reason with frontage with palate and for the other walls with texts with the pyramids. Neith would be thus the second large royal wife to receive the privilege to reach immortality by means of these crowned texts formerly reserved to the only sovereign and to Master of Egypt.