Kekheretnebti

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Kekheretnebti
Princess of Egypt
Wooden statue of the Princess Khekeretnebti, found in the mastaba of Abousir - Náprstek Museum in Prague
Burial
Mastaba B at Abusir
IssueTisethor
DynastyFifth Dynasty of Egypt
FatherDjedkare Isesi

Kekheretnebti or Khekeretnebty was a

Fifth Dynasty. Her father was Pharaoh Djedkare Isesi.[1]

Kekheretnebti was buried in a

Niuserre. Her skeletal remains show that she was a slender woman of 30–35 years when she died. Originally the mastaba belonged only to Kekheretnebti but later on the tomb was reconstructed and enlarged on the northern side to include a second burial, that of Kekheretnebti's daughter Tisethor, who had barely reached the age of puberty.[2]

Kekheretnebti was a full sister of princess Hedjetnebu who was buried in a tomb nearby. The examination of the skeletal remains show that the sisters showed some similarities and were both clearly related to Djedkare Isesi. Archaeological evidence shows that Kekheretnebti's tomb was constructed first, soon followed by the construction of the tomb of her sister Hedjetnebu. A scribe to the royal children named Idu had a tomb constructed a short time after the tomb construction for the princesses.[3]

Burial site

The burial mastaba of Kekheretnebti is nineteen meters long and fifteen meters wide and built of limestone and brick. It has a single entry on its eastern side which gives access to a suite of rooms arranged in a row. Despite having been looted by

stelae and inferior wall paintings, including an unfinished painting of Kekheretnebti (sitting in a chair and watching wild animals), leads to the assumption that the death of Kekheretnebti was unexpected.[4]

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-500-05128-3
  2. ^ Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft (1989), Zeitschrift für ägyptische sprache und altertumskunde, Volumes 116-118, p. 72
  3. ^ Miroslav Verner, Archaeological Remarks on the 4th and 5th Dynasty Chronology, pg 363-418, Archiv Orientální 69 (2001), No. 3
  4. ^ Deutsche Morgenländische Gesellschaft (1978), Zeitschrift für ägyptische sprache und altertumskunde, Volumes 105-108, p. 162
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