Nefermaat II | |
|---|---|
 Nefermaat's name | |
| Burial place | mastaba G 7060, Giza |
| Years active | c. 2530 BC |
| Title | King's Son, Overlord of Nekheb, vizier |
| Children | Sneferukhaf |
| Parent(s) | Nefertkau I and unknown man, maybe Khufu |
| Relatives | two grandsons |
Nefermaat II (fl. c. 2530 BC[1]) 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 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.
- ^ 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.
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