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The remnants of her pyramid were first discovered in 2007, and news of the discovery of her burial chamber was made public in March 2010. The complex was discovered in the vicinity of the pyramid of the Pepi II, and it is thought that she was "most probably" the wife of this pharaoh, but no
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was uncovered along with the burial chamber. This is only the second known instance of these ancient religious texts being used in association with a queen instead of the pharaoh.
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inscription has been uncovered that would positively link her to him.
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This biography of a member of an African royal house is a
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ancient Egyptian
Sixth Dynasty
Pepi I
Pepi II
Pyramid Texts
"Press Release - Burial Chamber of Queen Behenu Discovered"
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"Discovery.com: Ancient Egyptian Queen's Burial Chamber Discovered"


"Al-Masry Al-Youm: Ancient queen's pyramid discovered in Saqqara"
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"Al-Ahram Weekly: Momentous new finds"
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"Ancient Egyptian queen's burial chamber unearthed"
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