Iynefer
Iynefer can refer to: *Iynefer I, an Egyptian prince of the Fourth Dynasty, son of Sneferu *Iynefer II Iynefer II ("the beautiful one has come"; the name is also spelled as Iy-nefer) was an ancient Egyptian prince, likely a son of Pharaoh Khufu. He was named after his uncle Iynefer I. Iynefer II’s wife was Nefertkau III; she was likely his niece, ...

Iynefer I
Iynefer (''i(i)-nfr'', “the beautiful/good one has come”) was a Fourth Dynasty ancient Egyptian prince, a son of Pharaoh Sneferu. He was thus a brother of Nefertkau I and Khufu and his title was “King’s Son”. Iynefer had a tomb in Dahshur, and parts of the tomb are now located in the Egyptian Museum. In contrast with the wish of nobles in the Third Dynasty, many nobles during Sneferu’s time appear in relief Relief is a sculptural method in which the sculpted pieces are bonded to a solid background of the same material. The term '' relief'' is from the Latin verb ''relevo'', to raise. To create a sculpture in relief is to give the impression that th ... with a particularly youthful and pleasant demeanor, and Iynefer is one of them.John P O'Neill (1999). ''Egyptian Art in the Age of the Pyramids''. See also * Iynefer II, his nephew References {{Reflist Princes of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt Sneferu ...
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