Nubhetepti-khered
| Nubhetepti-khered | ||||||
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| King's Daughter | ||||||
 Skeleton of Nubhetepti-khered, drawn by Georges Legrain | ||||||
| Burial | shaft tomb at Dahshur | |||||
| Egyptian name |
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| Dynasty | 13th Dynasty | |||||
| Father | Hor (possibly) Amenemhat III (possibly) | |||||
| Mother | Nubhetepti (possibly) | |||||
Nubhetepti-khered was an ancient Egyptian king's daughter of the Thirteenth Dynasty. She is only known from her undisturbed burial at Dahshur which was discovered in 1894 by Jacques de Morgan, close to the pyramid of Amenemhat III.[1]
Her burial was found at the end of a long corridor. It consisted of two chambers, one above the other. The lower chamber contained the coffin and the canopic chest of the princess. In the upper chamber were placed several burial goods.
The body of
In the chamber above the burial chamber were found several pottery vessels. There was a box with ointment jars and a second, long box with further royal insignia. Nubhetepti-khered is so far not yet known outside her burial. She was most likely related to king
Since the khered part of the name means child, it is possible that her mother was called Nubhetepti, and indeed there is a Great Royal Wife from this period, who is called Nubhetepti on a few scarabs.[2]
Gallery
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Pyramid complex of Amenemhat III; the tomb of Nubhetepti-khered is on the right labeled "2." -
counterpiece from her broad collar -
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broad collar
Literature
- ^ Jacques de Morgan: Fouilles a Dahchour, Mars-Jiun 1894. Vienna 1895, pp. 107–115.
- ^ ISBN 0-500-05128-3., p.102
- ISBN 0-8021-3935-3, p.