Nefermaat II

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Nefermaat II
Nefermaat.jpg
Nefermaat's name
Resting placemastaba G 7060, Giza
TitleKing's Son, Overlord of Nekheb, vizier
Children Sneferukhaf
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).

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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]

TitleTranslationJones Index
imy izhe who is in the iz-bureau, councillor247
iry-pˁthereditary prince/nobleman, 'keeper of the patricians'1157
wr di.w pr ḏḥwtyGreatest of the Five in the temple of Thoth 1471
mniw nḫnprotector/guardian of Nekhen/Hierakonpolis 1597
ḥȝty-ˁcount1858
ḥrỉ-tp nḫbOverlord of Nekheb (El-Kab)2374
ḫrp iȝwt nbwt nṯrwtdirector of every divine office2541
ḫrp ˁḥdirector of the ˁḥ palace2579
ḫtm(ty)-bitysealer of the King of Lower Egypt2775
zȝ nswtking's son2911
zȝ nswt n ẖt.fKing's son of his body2912
smr wˁtysole companion3268
tȝyty zȝb ṯȝtyhe of the curtain, chief justice and vizier 3706

Translations and indexes from Dilwyn Jones. [6]

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