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Ancient Egypt’s first female king revealed by long-lost royal seals
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Ancient Egypt’s first female king revealed by long-lost royal seals

Here’s a fascinating new clue about Meretneith, a powerful woman buried in Egypt around 5,000 years ago. Researchers digitally enhanced an old photograph of clay seals that had been lost, making their faint hieroglyphs easier to read. One seal appears to show Meretneith’s royal symbol alongside the goddess Neith, pointing to authority as a ruler in her own right. The finding strengthens the case that she was ancient Egypt’s first female king and offers a fresh glimpse of women’s leadership in its earliest royal era.
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