Nefermaat II
Nefermaat's name
Nefermaat's name
Resting placemastaba G 7060, Giza
TitleKing's Son, Overlord of Nekheb, vizier
ChildrenSneferukhaf
Parent(s)Nefertkau I and unknown man, maybe Khufu
Relativestwo grandsons

Nefermaat II was a member of the Egyptian royal family during the 4th Dynasty and vizier of Khafre (his cousin).

Nefermaat was a son of a King's Daughter Nefertkau I and a grandson of Pharaoh Sneferu.[1]

Nefermaat was buried in mastaba G 7060 at Giza.[1] His tomb is part of a group of tombs including those of Nefertkau I (G 7050) and his son Sneferukhaf (G 7070). Nefermaat's tomb is located near the Pyramid of Khufu, who may not only have been his uncle, but also his father (according to George Andrew Reisner).[2] This last point is rejected by Strudwick[3] and Baud.[4] He was nevertheless considered close enough family to be elevated to the vizierate, a title reserved to close family member during the 4th Dynasty.

Titles

The full list of titles of Kawab were:[5]

Title Translation Jones Index
imy iz he who is in the iz-bureau, councillor 247
iry-pˁt hereditary prince/nobleman, 'keeper of the patricians' 1157
wr di.w pr ḏḥwty Greatest of the Five in the temple of Thoth 1471
mniw nḫn protector/guardian of Nekhen/Hierakonpolis 1597
ḥȝty-ˁ count 1858
ḥrỉ-tp nḫb Overlord of Nekheb (El-Kab) 2374
ḫrp iȝwt nbwt nṯrwt director of every divine office 2541
ḫrp ˁḥ director of the ˁḥ palace 2579
ḫtm(ty)-bity sealer of the King of Lower Egypt 2775
zȝ nswt king's son 2911
zȝ nswt n ẖt.f King's son of his body 2912
smr wˁty sole companion 3268
tȝyty zȝb ṯȝty he of the curtain, chief justice and vizier 3706

Translations and indexes from Dilwyn Jones.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Porter, Bertha, and Rosalind L.B. Moss. Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, and Paintings 3: Memphis (Abû Rawâsh to Dahshûr). Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1931. 2nd edition. 3: Memphis, Part 1 (Abû Rawâsh to Abûsîr), revised and augmented by Jaromír Málek. Oxford: The Clarendon Press, 1974. Available online at www.gizapyramids.org/
  2. ^ Flentye, Laurel. "The Development of the Eastern and GIS Cemeteries at Giza during the Fourth Dynasty." In Miroslav Bárta, ed. The Old Kingdom Art and Archaeology. Proceedings of the Conference held in Prague, May 31-June 4, 2004. Prague: Czech Institute of Egyptology, 2006, pp. 133-143.
  3. ^ Strudwick, Nigel, The Administration of Egypt in the Old Kingdom Routledge, 1985, ISBN 0-7103-0107-3, p 110, - PDF from Digital Giza, 20 MB
  4. ^ Baud, Michel (1999). Famille royale et pouvoir sous l'Ancien Empire Egyptien 1 & 2 IFAO (PDF). ISBN 2-7247-0248-4. ((cite book)): |website= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Strudwick, Nigel, The Administration of Egypt in the Old Kingdom Routledge, 1985, ISBN 0-7103-0107-3 - PDF from Digital Giza, 20 MB
  6. ^ Jones, Dilwyn, An Index Of Ancient Egyptian Titles Epithets And Phrases Of The Old Kingdom 1 & 2 BAR, 2000, ISBN 1-84171-069-5.
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