Schepsetkau

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Schepsetkau in hieroglyphics
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Schepsetkau
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Schepsetkau was a princess of the ancient Egyptian 4th dynasty and a daughter of Pharaoh Chephren . She is only known from the names given in the grave of her brother Nebemachet ( rock grave LG 86 on the Central Field of the necropolis of Giza ). It is unclear whether she was buried there or in her own tomb.

Origin and family

Schepsetkau was a daughter of Pharaoh Chephren, the fourth ruler of the 4th dynasty and his royal wife Meresanch III. She had several full siblings: her brothers Cheneterka , Duaenre , Nebemachet and Niuserre as well as two sisters whose names have not been passed down. Numerous half-siblings come from other marriages of Chephren, including the later Pharaoh Mykerinos .

title

Schepsetkau bore the title of a natural king's daughter.

literature

  • Michel Baud : Famille royale et pouvoir sous l'Ancien Empire égyptien. Tome 2 (= Bibliothèque d'Étude. Volume 126/2). Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale, Cairo 1999, ISBN 2-7247-0250-6 , p. 582 ( PDF; 16.7 MB ).
  • Aidan Dodson , Dyan Hilton: The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt . The American University in Cairo Press, London 2004, pp. 52-61, ISBN 977-424-878-3
  • Selim Hassan : Excavations at Gîza 4: 1932-1933. Government Press, Cairo 1943, Pl. 76, 81, 84 ( PDF; 73.4 MB ).
  • Karl Richard Lepsius : Monuments from Egypt and Ethiopia. 12 table volumes, 5 text volumes, Nicolaische Buchhandlung, Berlin 1849–1859 ( online version )
    • First volume of text: Lower Egypt and Memphis . Pp. 30–32, 102–104 ( PDF; 19 MB )
    • Second section: Monuments of the Old Kingdom. Volume III. Plates 12a, 14a ( PDF; 16.4 MB )
  • Bertha Porter , Rosalind LB Moss , Ethel W. Burney: Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings. Volume III: Memphis. Part 1: Abû Rawâsh to Abûṣîr. 2nd edition, revised and expanded by Jaromír Málek . The Clarendon Press / Griffith Institute / Ashmolean Museum , Oxford 1974, pp. 230–232, Map XXI, Plan XXXII ( PDF; 19.5 MB ); Retrieved from The Digital Topographical Bibliography .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Michel Baud: Famille royale et pouvoir sous l'Ancien Empire égyptien. Tome 2. 1999, p. 582.
personal data
SURNAME Schepsetkau
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Princess of the ancient Egyptian 4th Dynasty
DATE OF BIRTH 26th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 26th century BC BC or 25th century BC Chr.