Neferu II
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| Neferu II <hiero>nfr-nfr-nfr</hiero> | |
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| File:Figurine Neferu Met.jpg Funerary figurine of Neferu made from wax, from TT319. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. | |
| Queen consort of Egypt | |
| Tenure | c. 2050 BC |
| King | Mentuhotep II |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Mentuhotep II |
| Dynasty | 11th Dynasty |
| Father | Intef III |
| Mother | Iah |
Neferu II (fl. c. 2050 BC)[1][2] was the wife and sister of the ancient Egyptian king Mentuhotep II who ruled in the 11th Dynasty.
Biography
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Neferu II[3] held the titles king's wife and king's daughter.[1] The inscriptions in the tomb mention that she was the daughter of the king's mother Iah who was the mother of king Mentuhotep II.[4] She was therefore his sister. It is known that Mentuhotep II was the son of king Intef III who was most likely the father of Neferu.
Death and burial
[edit | edit source]Neferu is mainly known from her tomb (TT319) at Deir el-Bahari.[5] The tomb was found badly destroyed but the decorated burial chamber was well preserved and many fragments from the reliefs in the tomb chapel were found.[5]
Ancestry
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Wolfram Grajetzki: Ancient Egyptian Queens, a hieroglyphic dictionary, Golden House P. London, 2005, p. 28
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ https://pnm.uni-mainz.de/person/2457
- ^ William C. Hayes: The Scepter of Egypt I, New York 1953, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., p. 160; 327
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Literature
[edit | edit source]- Joyce Tyldesley: Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt. Thames & Hudson. 2006, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., p. 67.
