Below you will find a list of various feminine titles that were used in Ancient Egypt during its various time periods. They are divided into four categories - Royal Titles (those used by the Royal Family), Occupational Titles, Religious Titles and Honorary Titles. I would again like to stress that this is not a complete list and will be added to as time, and research, permits. A particular note regarding the Royal Titles - several of these were used by Queens and Princesses alike so I will not specifically designate who used those titles that were shared.

For those designations that have multiples, the variations will be shown in brackets. Not all of these designations were used throughout Egypt's history, in some cases they were used in the earlier periods, some in later periods and others sporadically throughout all the periods. You might be surprised to find a title that was for the larger part of Egyptian history a masculine title being reflected on this page such as Vizier and Scribe (Female Scribe). In both cases, and any others, there is historical documentation that a woman, at some point in history, did hold the title and therefore, it is being included in the lists of feminine titles. Also being included are those titles usually held by the King that women like Hatshepsut, Sobekneferu, Twosret and Nitocris would have held when they took the throne of Egypt. (You can find the masculine titles on THIS page)

Royal Titles

• King of Upper and Lower Egypt (King)
• King of Lower Egypt (King)
• King of Upper Egypt (King)
• Lord of the Two Lands (King)
• Protector of Egypt (King)
• Female Chieftain of Upper and Lower Egypt (Queen)
• God's Hand (Queen)
• Great Royal Wife [King's Great Wife] (Queen)
• Mistress of the Land (Queen)
• Mistress of the Two Lands [Lady of the Two Lands] (Queen)
• United with the White Crown (Queen)
• Eldest Daughter of the King (Princess)
• Great Princess (Princess)
• Hereditary Princess (Princess)
• King's Daughter
• King's Sister
• King's Mother (mother of the King)
• Royal Mother of the Chief Wife of the King (King's mother-in-law)
• King's Mother of the Great Royal Wife (possibly the same as the one above, though it seems more likely to apply to the mother of a great royal wife that is a sibling of the king)
• Child of the Palace [Child of the Palace of the Royal Harem] (Young princess)

 

Occupational Titles

• Clothmaker
• Female Scribe
• Keeper of the Chamber
• Lady-in-Waiting
• Lady of the House
• Mistress of the Dining Hall
• Mistress of the Wig Workshop
• Nurse of the King's Great Wife
• Overseer of the Kitchen
• Royal Wet-Nurse
• Sole Lady-In-Waiting
• Superintendent of Cloth
• Superintendent of Ornaments
• Superintendent of Treasure
• Vizier
• Weaver

 

Religious Titles

• Chief Concubine of ___
• Chief Priestess
• Concubine of ___
• Divine Adoratice (in the Cult of ___)
• Female Servant of the God
• First Chief Concubine of ___
• God's Wife of Amen
• Overseer of Funerary Priests
• Overseer of the Musicians
• Player of the Sistrum of ___
• Prophetess of ___
• Ritual Dancer for ____
• Second Prophet of Amen
• Singer in the Temple of ___
• Songstress of ___
• Wa'bt Priestess

 

Honorary Titles

• Beloved of the Lord of the Two Lands
• Favourite of the Good God
• Known to the King [Royal Acquaintance]
• Magnificent in the Palace
• Ornament of the King
• Superior of the Harem of Amun-Re