Nubhetepti-khered was an ancient Egyptian ''king's daughter'' of the

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. She is basically only known from her undisturbed burial at

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which was discovered in 1894 by

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, close to the

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of Amenemhat III.Jacques de Morgan: ''Fouilles a Dahchour, Mars-Jiun 1894.'' Vienna 1895, pp. 107–115. Her burial was found at the end of a long corridor. It consisted of two chambers, one above the other. The lower chamber contained the coffin and the

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of the princess. In the upper chamber were placed several burial goods. The body of Nub hetepti-khered was placed in a wooden coffin, decorated with inscribed gold leaf. In the coffin were found the remains of an inner, mummyform, gilded coffin. The body of Nubhetepti-khered was adorned with a broad collar and with armlets and anklets. Next to the body were found several royal insignia, such as a flail and a

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. The wooden canopic chest was also adorned with gold leaf and contained four

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s made of alabaster. In the chamber above the burial chamber were found several pottery vessels. There was a box with ointment jars and a second, long box with further royal insignia. Nubhetepti-khered is so far not yet known outside her burial. She was most likely related to king

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, who was buried next to her., p.102 Otherwise,

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believes that she was a daughter of Amenemhat III of the previous

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, who was the original owner of the whole funerary complex.Verner, Miroslav. The Pyramids: The Mystery, Culture, and Science of Egypt's Great Monuments. Grove Press. 2001 (1997). , p. Since the ''khered'' part of the name means child, it is possible that her mother was called Nubhetepti, and indeed there is a Great Royal Wife from this period, who is called Nubhetepti on a few scarabs.

Gallery

File:AmenemhatIII-Dahchour-plan-souterrains2.jpg, Pyramid complex of Amenemhat III; the tomb of Nubhetepti-khered is on the right labeled "2." File:Awibre Hor 4.jpg, counterpiece from her broad collar File:Awibre Hor 7.jpg, flail File:Awibre Hor 3.jpg, armlets File:Awibre Hor 2.jpg File:Awibre Hor 5.jpg, broad collar

Literature

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nubhetepti-Khered 19th-century BC Egyptian women 1894 archaeological discoveries Princesses of the Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt Children of Amenemhat III