Sheretnebty
Sheretnebty
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| Born | c. 2430 BC | |||||
| Died | c. 2400 BC (aged c. 30) | |||||
| Burial place | Giza, Egypt | |||||
Sheretnebty[1] (c. 2430 BC - c. 2400 BC)[2] was an ancient Egyptian princess of the Fifth Dynasty, with the title king's daughter of his body, his beloved. She is believed to be the daughter of Nyuserre Ini. Her name means nose of the two Ladies[3]
Tomb
In 2012, Archaeologists from the Czech Institute of Egyptology unearthed her tomb located in the Abusir region, south of Cairo.[4][5] Her burial was found within the rock-cut tomb, which most likely belonged to her husband, whose name is unknown. He may have been related to the Shepseskafankh Family.
The tomb complex contained six burial shafts. The biggest one most likely belonged to the princess's husband. The second shaft, approximately 10 meters deep, with an unfinished burial chamber on the west. Inside this chamber, human remains of a woman, likely Sheretnebty were found. She was around 25 to 40 years old at the time of her death.[2]
References
- ^ "Ground breaking discoveries in Abusir South". Czech Institute of Egyptology. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ a b Hana Vymazalová: Exploration of the burial apartements in tomb complex AS 68, Preliminary report of the 2013 fall season, in Prague Egyptological Studies, XV (2015), p. 50-57
- ^ Photo of Sheretnebty's name Archived 2012-12-12 at the Wayback Machine at the Charles University, Faculty of Arts website
- ^ "More news on tomb of fifth-dynasty Egyptian princess near Cairo". prehist.org. 8 November 2012.
- ^ "Pharaonic princess's tomb found near Cairo, Egypt". Fox News. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.