Nubchaes

Nubchaes in hieroglyphics
Nubchaes Nwb ḫˁ.s The gold (= Hathor ) appears
Stele of the Nubchaes (Louvre)

Nubchaes was an ancient Egyptian queen. She is the first datable queen to be named Great Royal Wife . Other titles of the queen are " member of the elite " (Iripat - jrt-pˁ.t ), "mistress (mistress) of all women" (Henut Hemut nebet - Ḥnwt Ḥmwt nbt ) and " who is united with the beauty of the white crown " ( Chenmet-nefer-hedjet - ẖnm.t-nfr-ḥḏ.t ).

Nubchaes is best known from a stele that is now in the Louvre . On it she is shown twice in the upper field, as she sacrifices once before Hathor and once before Osiris . Her father was the scribe of the vizier Dedusobek. In the lower part of the stele family members are listed, including many high officials known from other sources. The chief asset manager Nebanch (her father's brother) and the barn manager Sobekemsaf should be mentioned here. Her royal husband is not named on the stele. This gave rise to various speculations , since the wife of Sobekemsaf II ( 17th Dynasty ) was also called Nubchaes and both women were equated. Due to their relationship, however, they can be safely placed in the 13th dynasty . Her royal husband remains uncertain, it is probably a ruler who reigned shortly after Sobekhotep IV , as most of the relatives among them can be dated, but a wife of him is already known. Sobekhotep IV cannot be excluded either.

Sobekhotep (father: head of the house)

Hapyu (mother)

Nebanch

Dedusobek

Duanofret

king

Queen Nubchaes

Sobekemsaf

Chons

Iy (vizier)

literature

• Kim SB Ryholt : The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period. Museum Tusculanum Press, Copenhagen 1997, ISBN 87-7289-421-0 , pp. 239–242.