Neferu I

{{Short description|Egyptian queen consort}}

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| name = Neferu I
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| succession = Queen consort

| reign = c. 2135 BC

| regent = Possibly Mentuhotep I

| reg-type = King

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| spouse = Possibly Mentuhotep I

| issue = Intef I

Intef II

| dynasty = 11th dynasty

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Neferu I ("the beauty"; {{fl.|{{circa}} 2135 BC}}) was the first queen consort of ancient Egyptian Eleventh dynasty. She may have been a wife of the King Mentuhotep I.[http://euler.slu.edu/~bart/egyptianhtml/kings%20and%20Queens/Dynasty11.html Dynasty 11]

Her sons were Intef I and Intef II and she was a grandmother of Intef III and Queen Iah, his wife. She was also a great-grandmother of Neferu II.Dodson, A., Hilton, D., The Complete Royal Families of Ancient Egypt, Thames & Hudson, 2004

She is mentioned on one stela.

It is possible that she is the same as the Queen Neferukayet, who is thought to be the wife of Intef II. Her titles would be then: "King's wife, his beloved", "King's daughter" and "Royal Ornament".[http://euler.slu.edu/~bart/egyptianhtml/kings%20and%20Queens/Intef_II_Wahankh.html Intef II]