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Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt (ancient Egyptian: ḥnw.t šmꜥw mḥw) or transliterated Henutshemaumehu was an ancient Egyptian honorific title held exclusively by the King's Great Wife.

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Mistress of the Two Lands (ancient Egyptian: hnwt-tꜣwy) or transliterated Henuttawy is a variation of the same title. Henuttawy, one of the daughter-wives Pharaoh Ramesses II, was named after the title. She also held the title "Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt" once she was elevated to queenship.

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