Neferu II
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 Funerary figurine of Neferu made from wax, from TT319.Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. | |||||
| Queen consort ofEgypt | |||||
| Tenure | c. 2050 BC | ||||
| King | Mentuhotep II | ||||
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| Spouse | Mentuhotep II | ||||
| Dynasty | 11th Dynasty | ||||
| Father | Intef III | ||||
| Mother | Iah | ||||
Neferu II (fl. c. 2050 BC)[1][2] was the wife and sister of theancient Egyptian kingMentuhotep II who ruled in the11th Dynasty.
Neferu II[3] held the titlesking's wife andking's daughter.[1] The inscriptions in the tomb mention that she was the daughter of theking's motherIah who was the mother of king Mentuhotep II.[4] She was therefore his sister. It is known that Mentuhotep II was the son of kingIntef III who was most likely the father of Neferu.
Neferu is mainly known from her tomb (TT319) atDeir el-Bahari.[5] The tomb was found badly destroyed but the decorated burial chamber was well preserved and many fragments from the reliefs in the tomb chapel were found.[5]
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