Neferuptah
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(Neferu Ptah) Nfrw Ptḥ Perfect ones of Ptah |
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 ( Egyptian Museum Cairo , JE 90199) |
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Neferuptah , also Neferu-Ptah , was an ancient Egyptian "king's daughter" from the end of the 12th Dynasty (approx. 1800 BC).
Hints
Neferuptah is known from relatively many sources and was probably a daughter of Amenemhet III. She is pictured in her father's temple in Medinet Madi and her name is written several times in a cartouche . She is the first royal woman of whom this has been proven with certainty, which underlines her special status, but whose origin and meaning can no longer be reconstructed with certainty.
Burial place
→ Main article: Neferuptah pyramid
A funeral was arranged for her in her father's pyramid in Hawara , where she was never buried. Instead, they did not get far from the pyramid of her father away its own pyramid, which was found non-robbed and even the large sarcophagus made of granite , a gold-studded second coffin numerous jewelry, three silver vases, ceramic contained and other offerings. All organic materials were destroyed by the moisture in the grave and there were hardly any remains of her corpse.
literature
- Aidan Dodson , Dyan Hilton: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt. Thames & Hudson, London 2004, ISBN 0-500-05128-3 , p. 98.
- Nagib Farag, Zaky Iskander: The Discovery of Neferwptah . General Organization for Government Printing Offices, Cairo 1971.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ WM Flinders Petrie : Kahun, Gurob, and Hawara. Kegan Paul / Trench / Trubner, London 1890, DT73.K3P5 cop1 ( full text online ).
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| SURNAME | Neferuptah |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Neferu-Ptah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Egyptian king daughter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th century BC BC or 18th century BC Chr. |