- Nebty-tepites
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Nebty-tepites Born Nebty-tepites Resting place unknown Other names Nebtytepites Title Princess of Egypt Religion Ancient Egyptian religion Parents Prince Horbaef and Queen Meresankh II Relatives Pharaoh Khufu and Queen Meritites I (grandparents)
Princess Nefertkau III (sister)
Prince Djaty (brother)Nebty-tepites (nebty = "Two Ladies") was a Princess of Ancient Egypt. She is mentioned in the tomb of her mother, Meresankh II.[1]
Biography
Nebty-tepites was a daughter of Prince Horbaef and his half-sister Meresankh II. She had a sister Nefertkau III and a brother Djaty. After Horbaef's death, Meresankh married one Pharaoh, either Djedefra or Khafra and she became a Queen. So, Nebty-tepites was a niece and step-daughter of her mother's second husband.[2]
References
- ^ Giza pyramids a website maintained by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts; G 7410-7420
- ^ Aidan Dodson & Dyan Hilton, The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson (2004)
Categories:- Fourth dynasty of Egypt
- Ancient Egyptian princesses
- 3rd-millennium BC births
- 3rd-millennium BC deaths
- 27th-century BC women
- 26th-century BC women
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