Nebettawy
Nebettawy | |
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19th Dynasty of Egypt | |
Father | Ramesses II |
Mother | Nefertari? |
Religion | Ancient Egyptian religion |
Nebettawy (nb.t-t3.wỉ; "Lady of the Two Lands") was an ancient Egyptian princess and queen, the fifth daughter and one of the eight Great Royal Wives of Pharaoh Ramesses II.
Life
Nebettawy may have been the daughter of Ramesses' wife, Nefertari,[1][2] but this is by no means certain. She is shown in the greater Abu Simbel temple. On the second southern colossus in front of the temple Nebettawy is depicted in the regalia of a queen. Nebettawy shown with a cap wig, a fairly simple modius and the double plumes. Bint-Anat (also dressed as a queen) stands by the left leg of the second southern colossus, Nebettawy by the right leg, and princess Isetnofret II stands in front of the colossus.[3]
Nebettawy appears as the fifth princess in a parade of royal daughters as depicted in the great temple at Abu Simbel. She appears behind Bintanath, Bakmut, Nefertari, and Meritamen. The princesses are shown carrying a sistrum.[1]
Nebettawy is not shown on the smaller temple of Abu Simbel. Nefertari is shown with Meritamen and Henuttawy on the facade of this temple.[4]
After
Death and burial
She was buried in the tomb
See also
Sources
- ^ ISBN 0-500-05128-3
- ISBN 0-500-05145-3
- ^ ISBN 0-14-028097-9
- ^ Kitchen, K.A., Ramesside Inscriptions, Translated & Annotated, Translations, Volume II, Blackwell Publishers, 1996
- ISBN 978-0-9547218-9-3
- ^ van Sicklen: A Ramesside Ostracon of Queen Isis; Journal of Near Eastern Studies 1974