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Misplaced Citation for Neithhotep Serekh

Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Speaking of this sentence and reference:

She was once thought to be a male ruler: her outstandingly large mastaba and the royal serekh surrounding her name on several seal impressions previously led Egyptologists and historians to the erroneous belief that she might have been an unknown king.^[1]

I own this book, Early Dynastic Egypt, by Wilkinson, the 2000 reprint. The mention of Neithhotep's tomb is on page 6, but it does not mention the royal serekh surrounding her name on several seal impressions. There are no mentions of Neithhotep on page 26 or 174, nor on the five pages before or after either. I suggest updating the reference to correct the page numbers. But perhaps this information was actually in the first printing. It would be good to confirm it first.Cadwallader (talk) 22:34, 27 September 2023 (UTC)Reply

References

↑ Toby A. H. Wilkinson: Early Dynastic Egypt - Strategy, Security and Society. Routledge, London 1999, ISBN 0-415-26011-6, p. 5,p.26 & 174.

Narmer macehead

Latest comment: 16 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Material has been removed without discussion (e.g. the mention of the Narmer macehead. If this is not restored I shall do a revert. --Michael C. Price ^talk 18:39, 27 May 2010 (UTC)Reply

In fiction

Latest comment: 13 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Neithotep is the villain in Lincoln Child's novel (set in the present day), The Third Gate. 108.28.100.3 03:44, 5 July 2013 (UTC)Reply

Errr.....

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

When was she demoted, when found not male? seems weird, modern evidence suggest Pharaoh and old sensibilities says she cant be King? 121.98.30.202 (talk) 13:36, 23 December 2024 (UTC)Reply

Titles cited seem problematic

Latest comment: 3 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The titles "Foremost of the Women (Egypt. Khenty wat) and Consort of the Two Ladies (Egypt. Semat Nebty)" are problematic for several reasons:

(1) The Egyptian versions given are not found in the cited source (Tyldesley) - the "wat" part seems to be fantasy: could not find any reference to it outside of Wikipedia / derivatives and I am not aware of any word wat / wAt that would fit the meaning "of women", watj comes to mind (sole) as a possible source, but would need to see an attestation of that combination by itself and for Neithhotep.

(2) The title xnt(.j) "foremost" does exist, but there are several sources that do NOT include Neithhotep among the attested holders of this title - currently collecting the sources, will add shortly.

(3) The title zmA.t-nb.tj has also been read as zmA.t-nb.wj, so we should at least include both versions. Same thing, will add as soon I have my ducks in a row for the citations.

Only took out the Egyptian versions for the moment, if that irks you, let's discuss here first. Thanks!

MikuChan39 (talk) 02:20, 24 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

[TAWE-1] Toby A. H. Wilkinson: Early Dynastic Egypt - Strategy, Security and Society. Routledge, London 1999, ISBN 0-415-26011-6, p. 5,p.26 & 174.

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Misplaced Citation for Neithhotep Serekh

Narmer macehead

In fiction

Errr.....

Titles cited seem problematic