Royal woman of the Twelfth Dynasty The mother of amenemhet i (r. 1991-1962 b.c.e.), Nefret was a commoner, supposedly of Nubian descent and from thebes. When Amenemhet I usurped the throne upon the death of montuhotep iv, founding the Twelfth Dynasty, Nefret received the title of King’s Mother. she was mentioned in nefer-rohu’s prophecy. Nefrusheri […]