Nebty-tepites
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Nebty-tepites (nebty = "Two Ladies
Two Ladies
In Ancient Egyptian texts, Two Ladies is a religious euphemism for Wadjet and Nekhbet, the deities who were the patrons of the Ancient Egyptians and worshiped by all after the unification of its two parts, Lower Egypt, and Upper Egypt...
") was a Princess
Princess
Princess is the feminine form of prince . Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or his daughters....
of Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
. She is mentioned in the tomb of her mother, Meresankh II
Meresankh II
Meresankh II was a Queen of Egypt who lived during 4th dynasty.-Family:Meresankh II's parents are assumed to be King Khufu and Queen Meritites I given that they are mentioned in Meresankh's mastaba. She is never explicitly called their daughter however...
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Biography
Nebty-tepites was a daughter of Prince HorbaefHorbaef
Horbaef was an Ancient Egyptian prince of the 4th dynasty. His title was "king's son". He was named after god Horus.- Biography :...
and his half-sister Meresankh II
Meresankh II
Meresankh II was a Queen of Egypt who lived during 4th dynasty.-Family:Meresankh II's parents are assumed to be King Khufu and Queen Meritites I given that they are mentioned in Meresankh's mastaba. She is never explicitly called their daughter however...
. She had a sister Nefertkau III
Nefertkau III
Nefertkau III was an Ancient Egyptian Princess. She lived during the 4th dynasty. She was possibly a daughter of Meresankh II and Prince Horbaef and thus sister of Nebty-tepites. She was married to an official named Iynefer. She was buried with her husband in G 7820.-Family:Nefertkau was possibly a...
and a brother Djaty
Djaty
Djaty I was a nobleman who lived in the ancient Egypt during the 4th dynasty. He was an Overseer of the expedition.- Biography :...
. After Horbaef's death, Meresankh married one Pharaoh, either Djedefra
Djedefra
Djedefre was an Egyptian pharaoh, the son and immediate successor of Khufu. The mother of Djedefre is unknown. His name means "Enduring like Re." Djedefre was the first king to use the title Son of Ra as part of his royal titulary, which is seen as an indication of the growing popularity of the...
or Khafra
Khafra
Khafra — also Khafre — was an Egyptian pharaoh of the Fourth dynasty, who had his capital at Memphis. According to some authors he was the son and successor of Khufu, but it is more commonly accepted that Djedefre was Khufu's successor and Khafra was Djedefre's...
and she became a Queen. So, Nebty-tepites was a niece and step-daughter of her mother's second husband.