Neferhetepes (princess)

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Neferhetepes ({{fl.|{{circa}} 2420 BC}}) was an Ancient Egyptian king's daughter who is only known from her mastaba tomb at Giza (G 4714). She bears the title king's daughter of his body. She most likely lived in the 5th Dynasty (c. 2498 BC - c. 2345 BC).

The mastababa of Neferhetepes was discovered and published by the expedition under Karl Richard Lepsius who published the door lintle providing her name and title.Karl Richard Lepsius: Denkmäler aus Ägypten und Äthiopien nach den Zeichnungen der von Seiner Majestät dem Könige von Preußen Friedrich Wilhelm IV nach diesen Ländern gesendeten und in den Jahren 1842–1845 ausgeführten wissenschaftlichen Expedition. Tafelwerke, Abtheilungen 1–6 in 12 Bänden. Nicolaische Buchhandlung, Berlin 1849.here Zweite Abteilung, Band 4, Tafel 82e ([http://gizamedia.rc.fas.harvard.edu/images/MFA-images/Giza/GizaImage/full/library/LD_plates_II_4_giza.pdf Volltext als PDF; 16,4 MB]). In 1915, the tomb was excavated again by George Reisner. By now the inscription was gone.

The parents of Neferhetepes are not known. Her burial is not far from that of queen Nimaathap II. A connection of these two women is possible but there is no firm evidence for it.Michel Baud: Famille royale et pouvoir sous l’Ancien Empire égyptien. Band 2 (= Bibliothèque d’Étude. Band 126/2). Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale, Kairo 1999, ISBN 2-7247-0250-6, S. 493 [122] ([http://gizamedia.rc.fas.harvard.edu/images/MFA-images/Giza/GizaImage/full/library/baud_famille_2.pdf Volltext als PDF; 16,7 MB]).