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Nebtu inhieroglyphs | ||||
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Era:New Kingdom (1550–1069 BC) | ||||
Nebtu was anancient Egyptian, the wife ofThutmose III.[1]
She was depicted on a pillar in Thutmose's tombKV34 where the pharaoh leads a procession of his family members – his twoGreat Royal WivesMerytre-Hatshepsut andSatiah, his wife Nebtu and his daughter Nefertari. The names of Satiah and Nefertari are followed bymaa kheru, showing that they were already deceased when the tomb was made. Unlike the name of the other two wives, Nebtu's name is not enclosed in acartouche.[2]
She had an estate, the steward of which, Nebamun was buried inTT24.[3]