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New excavations of the ancient Egyptian queen Meret-Neith's tomb have yielded riches, suggesting she may have been Egypt's first female ruler, archaeologists say. However, some experts question whether she actually reigned.
Meret-Neith, whose name means"beloved of the goddess Neith," was the wife of King Djet — the third king of the first dynasty of ancient Egyptian rulers, according to Leprohon — and the mother of his heir, King Den. Her tomb complex includes the graves of 41 courtiers and servants and was made with mud bricks, clay and wood over several construction phases.
Others are not so sure, arguing that women rarely reigned in ancient Egypt, especially this early on. Even if Meret-Neith did rule over Egypt 5,000 years ago, she probably wasn't considered a"pharaoh," Leprohon said. The term — meaning"great house" in ancient Egyptian — likely only came into use much later and referred to monarchs from the 18th dynasty onward, he said.
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