Neferu II

Neferu II (fl. c. 2050 BC^[1][2]) was the wife and sister of the ancient Egyptian king Mentuhotep II who ruled in the 11th Dynasty.

Neferu II
Funerary figurine of Neferu made from wax, from TT319. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Queen consort of Egypt
Tenure	c. 2050 BC
King	Mentuhotep II
Burial	TT319
Spouse	Mentuhotep II
Dynasty	11th Dynasty
Father	Intef III
Mother	Possibly Iah

Biography

Relief of a woman carrying a sunshade, found in Neferu's tomb TT319. Walters Art Museum.

Neferu II ^[3] held the titles king's wife and king's daughter.^[1] The inscriptions in the tomb mention that she was the daughter of a person called Iah,^[4] most likely the king's mother Iah who was the mother of king Mentuhotep II. She was therefore his sister. It is known that Mentuhotep II was the son of king Intef III who was most likely the father of Neferu.

Death and Burial

Neferu is mainly known from her tomb (TT319) at Deir el-Bahari.^[5] The tomb was found badly destroyed but the decorated burial chamber was well preserved and many fragments from the reliefs in the tomb chapel were found.^[5]