Nefermaat II (fl. c. 2550 BC[1]) was a member of the Egyptian royal family during the 4th Dynasty and vizier of Khafre (his cousin).
| Nefermaat II | |
|---|---|
| King's Son, Overlord of Nekheb | |
 Nefermaat's name | |
| Vizier of Egypt | |
| Tenure | c. 2550 BC |
| King | Khafre |
| Burial | mastaba G 7060, Giza |
| Issue | Sneferukhaf |
| Father | An unknown man, maybe Khufu |
| Mother | Nefertkau I |
Nefermaat was a son of a King's Daughter Nefertkau I and a grandson of 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
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c 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/
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
- ^ 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) - ^ Strudwick, Nigel, The Administration of Egypt in the Old Kingdom Routledge, 1985, ISBN 0-7103-0107-3 - PDF from Digital Giza, 20 MB
- ^ Jones, Dilwyn, An Index Of Ancient Egyptian Titles Epithets And Phrases Of The Old Kingdom 1 & 2 BAR, 2000, ISBN 1-84171-069-5.