Nefertkau II
| Nefertkau in hieroglyphs | |||||
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Nefertkau Nfr.t kau | |||||
Nefertkau II was an Ancient Egyptian noble lady, the wife of Prince Khufukhaf I, son of pharaoh Khufu.[1]
Nefertkau and Khufukhaf had several children including two sons named Wetka and Iuenka, as well as an unnamed daughter.[2] Both sons Wetka and Iuenka appear in the tomb of Khufukhaf and Nefertkau offering papyrus. They are both are given the title King's son.[3] An unnamed daughter is depicted behind her seated parents in the inner hall of the mastaba.[4] It is possible that an official named Khufukhaf II is a third son of Khufukhaf I and Nefertkau.
Tomb
Nefertkau was buried in G 7130 in
Nefertkau is depicted in the hall and the inner hall of the mastaba.[4] Fragments of inscriptions remain showing Khufukhaf I was depicted several times in her chapel. Her son Wetka is depicted at least once.[6]
Nefertkau was buried in shaft G 7130 B. The shaft contained fragments of a red granite sarcophagus.
References
- ISBN 0-500-05128-3
- ^ William Kelly Simpson: The Mastabas of Kawab, Khafkhufu I and II
- ^ Giza Pyramids, Page for mastaba 7130-7140
- ^ a b c d Porter, Bertha and Moss, Rosalind, Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Statues, Reliefs and Paintings Volume III: Memphis, Part I Abu Rawash to Abusir. 2nd edition; revised and augmented by Dr Jaromir Malek, 1974. Retrieved from gizapyramids.org
- ^ George A. Reisner, A History of the Giza Necropolis I, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1942, pp 70-74, Retrieved from Giza Digital Library: History of the Giza Necropolis Series
- ^ a b George A. Reisner and William Stevenson Smith, A History of the Giza Necropolis II, Appendix B: Cemetery 7000 by George Reisner, Harvard University Press, 1955, pp. 32-39 Appendix B: Cemetery 7000 by George Reisner
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