Khereduankh
Khereduankh (also spelled Kheredu-ankh) is a goddess who is credited as being the mother of Imhotep in Late Period and Ptolemaic Period Ancient Egyptian texts. There are no texts from the Old Kingdom that mention any woman named Khereduankh so it is likely she was fictional.
↻ synthesized from 4 sources
When
- First attested
- 3000 BCE
- Attested period
- -3000 – 200
- Historical notes
- Attested in Late Period and Ptolemaic Period Ancient Egyptian texts.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Amenhotep, Renpetneferet, Baalat Gebal, Hatmehit, Henet, Pelican, Iabet, Iat, Meret, Nehbet-anet, Ay, Nebtuwi, Ahmose-Nefertari, Ahti, Amathaunta, Amn, Anet, Anhefta, Anit, Anuke, Aperet-Isis, Bairthy, Besna, Esna, Hedetet, Heptet, Heret-Kau, Hert-ketit-s, Hert-Nemmat-Set, Hert-sefu-s, Heru-pa-kaut, Heset, Hetepes-Sekhus, Iaret, Ipy, Iw, Ken, Khefthernebes, Matit, Nakith, Perit, Pesi, Qerhet, Rekhit, Thoth, Ptah, Khnum, Amesemi, Mehit, Qetesh, Astarte, Ammit, Meretseger, Mehet-Weret, Khensit, Mafdet, Meskhenet, Iunit, Raet-tawy, Beset, Anat, Kebechet, Nebethetepet, Iusaaset, Qed-her, Nehmetawy, Abaset, Ištar
- parent of
- Im-ho-tep
- child of
- Banebdjedet
Mentioned by
- Thoth
- Ptah
- Khnum
- Amesemi
- Mehit
- Qetesh
- Astarte
- Ammit
- Meretseger
- Mehet-Weret
- Khensit
- Mafdet
- Meskhenet
- Iunit
- Raet-tawy
- Beset
and 9 more
Sources
Source passages
“Khereduankh was also said to be the daughter of Banebdjedet. A demotic papyrus from the temple of Tebtunis, dating to the 2nd century AD, preserves a long story about Imhotep. Which mentions Khereduankh along with the rest of Imhotep's family.”
#20856 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“his father the god Ptah, his mother Khereduankh, and his younger sister Renpetneferet”
#20880 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The Pharaoh Djoser plays a prominent role in the story, which also mentions Imhotep's family; his father the god Ptah, his mother Khereduankh, and his younger sister Renpetneferet.”
#24237 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Khereduankh – Divine mother of Imhotep”
#24979 · extracted by anthropic/claude-sonnet-4.5